Spotted corydoras

The spotted corydoras is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Amazon River basin in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It is named for the Rio Ampiyacu in Peru, where it was first described.
The fish will grow in length up to. It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 – 8.0 pH, a water hardness of 2 – 25 dGH, and a temperature range of. It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter.
The spotted corydoras is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade industry.