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Can you please give me some information on the Corydoras Arcuatus?.
Thanks alot.


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Hey Jason, here's some information. I'm pulling/copying it from Aquarium Fishes of The World Great book if you can get a copy I highly suggest it, has tons of information inside. This is a sample of what it covers for each fish, and there are on average 3 fish covered for every 2 pages with a picture generally for each...

Corydoras Arcuatus...also known as Skunk Catfish, and Tabatinga Catfish

Region: Amazon region, above the city of Tefe
Peaceful; being a bottom-feeder makes it especially valuable for finding and eating leftover food.
Water: Neutral to slightly alkaline water; it is important to leave out any salt. Temp about 25*C
Size: about 4.5 cm
Food: Besides food left by other fishs, an occasional feeding of live food should be given.

Probably the most important reason why the common Corydoras species are so seldom bred is because most hobbyists consider them as strictly scavengers and will put one into each of their tanks to eat any food left by the other fishes in that tank. If two are used, no atntion is paid to whether they are a pair or not. We would doubtless hear of many spawnings if pairs were given their own tanks and were well fed wth living foods. Sexing is not the near impossibility it once was considered. Looking at a group of mature fish from above, it will be seen that some of them are wider in their body than the others; these are the females. These catfish do not eat their eggs: all that is required is that there are no other fish in the tank to eat eggs or fry.

OK that is the info from the page on the arcuatus...sorry if there are typos, one of those looking at the book and not at the computer screen as you type, as well as watching the news

Have fun...

Oh and I can tell you my one (only one i've been able to get so far--he was alone in the tank) he tends to school with my metaes, and plays nicely with everyone else...quite a nice looking fish. Almost silverish white in coloring with the black stripes that are seperate down each side, relatively like the no passing stripes on the roads/hwys, but black...

I've had trouble finding anymore of them though Aquarium World by my school recently got some in, though I'm not sure I'm willing to go and drop; nor am I able to go and drop $6 each for another 5 of them right now, and I've had trouble with fish from there, due to too differences in water quality

Heidi

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You can treat them like a typical Corydoras- they like to be kept in groups of at least six, they’ll eat most foods, they enjoy some current, need hiding spots, and all that good stuff. I’ve found (and read) that they are more sensitive to nitrate than other Corydoras, but they aren’t sensitive to the point of death. They just start to lose their barbels when exposed to excessive nitrates.

Is there anything more specific that you’d like to know?

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WOW.......... Thanks alot Heidi. That's great information. I will try & get 6 if the price is right & hope they'll mix well with my other Corydoras.

Thanks Sirbooks, yes, i'll get 6 & mix them with the others. I kept Corydoras & you said they're like the others, so they wouldn't be a problem.

Any other information, is highly appreciated & thanks in advance.


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