Cory Lover
Nov 11th 2007, 03:47 PM
Name: Black Band Cory
Scientific Name: Corydoras zygatus
Origin: Peru
Temperature: 22 - 26C
pH: 6.8-7.2
Colors: Overall a orange hue to the body, unless kept in bad conditions. Black band running from above eye at back of head to upper tail.
Care level: Relatively easy, but not a begginner's fish either.
Temperament: Very peaceful, will never injure or hurt another fish. Don’t keep them with any large or aggressive fish.
Size: Females up to 3in. (7.5cm.), males up to 2.5in (about 6.5cm.).
Diet: Will eat a wide variety of food, but are not scavengers as some people are misled to believe. A good staple diet would be shrimp pellets (Hikari Sinking Wafers work even better if your willing to pay a little more), flakes, and tubifex worms. Should also be given algae/veggie wafers and blood worms sometimes.
Minimum tank size: 20 gallons
Breeding: Breeds in the same fashion as other Corydoras do. Relatively easy to breed.
C. zygatus is a large species of Corydoras that suits a medium to large sized community tank. They are readily available in the hobby, but not common in many stores. Make sure you have many hiding places, preferably driftwood/bogwood and plants. Sand substrate is the best, but smooth gravel also works. Just don’t get rough gravel, since this can hurt your Cories’ barbels (whiskers).
Make sure you always get at least three C. zygatus, since, like other species of Corydoras, they are very social animals and need to be kept in groups. They’ll also be much more entertaining to watch if kept in groups. The females tend to be larger and more plump then males when fully grown.
Like all species of Corydoras, Black Band Cories have protective ‘armor’ and a spine in their dorsal fin to protect them from predators, since, otherwise they would be defenseless. But in the aquarium setting please never put them in a situation where they’ll have to use it.
Overall, Corydoras zygatus are a great, peaceful, and interesting addition to any community tank.
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Scientific Name: Corydoras zygatus
Origin: Peru
Temperature: 22 - 26C
pH: 6.8-7.2
Colors: Overall a orange hue to the body, unless kept in bad conditions. Black band running from above eye at back of head to upper tail.
Care level: Relatively easy, but not a begginner's fish either.
Temperament: Very peaceful, will never injure or hurt another fish. Don’t keep them with any large or aggressive fish.
Size: Females up to 3in. (7.5cm.), males up to 2.5in (about 6.5cm.).
Diet: Will eat a wide variety of food, but are not scavengers as some people are misled to believe. A good staple diet would be shrimp pellets (Hikari Sinking Wafers work even better if your willing to pay a little more), flakes, and tubifex worms. Should also be given algae/veggie wafers and blood worms sometimes.
Minimum tank size: 20 gallons
Breeding: Breeds in the same fashion as other Corydoras do. Relatively easy to breed.
C. zygatus is a large species of Corydoras that suits a medium to large sized community tank. They are readily available in the hobby, but not common in many stores. Make sure you have many hiding places, preferably driftwood/bogwood and plants. Sand substrate is the best, but smooth gravel also works. Just don’t get rough gravel, since this can hurt your Cories’ barbels (whiskers).
Make sure you always get at least three C. zygatus, since, like other species of Corydoras, they are very social animals and need to be kept in groups. They’ll also be much more entertaining to watch if kept in groups. The females tend to be larger and more plump then males when fully grown.
Like all species of Corydoras, Black Band Cories have protective ‘armor’ and a spine in their dorsal fin to protect them from predators, since, otherwise they would be defenseless. But in the aquarium setting please never put them in a situation where they’ll have to use it.
Overall, Corydoras zygatus are a great, peaceful, and interesting addition to any community tank.
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb183/CorydorasLover/124_6885.jpg