Salt and pepper catfish

Salt and pepper catfish
female Corydoras habrosus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Subfamily: Corydoradinae
Genus: Corydoras
Species: C. habrosus
Binomial name
Corydoras habrosus
S. H. Weitzman, 1960

The salt and pepper catfish (Corydoras habrosus) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Upper Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia.

Corydoras habrosus – male on the left, female on the right.
Male Corydoras habrosus

In the wild

The fish will grow in length up to 0.75 inches (2.0 centimeters). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 – 7.5 pH, a water hardness of 2 – 25 dGH, and a temperature of about 77°F. The diet consists of worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. This fish is also a bottom dweller. It doesn't stray too far above the bottom of rivers.

In the aquarium

It is a peaceful fish and can be kept in a community aquarium of smaller fish species such as ember tetras. Salt and pepper catfish can be fed most sinking foods but may eat flakes.

Breeding

In captivity, it deposits eggs in plants near the substrate, particularly on the underside of the leaves. Eggs are rarely placed on the top of the leaves. The spawning male protects the female from other males attempting to spawn with her.

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