Synonyms: None

Type Locality: Aquas Amarillas, trib. of Río Pachitea, Río Ucayali system, Huanuco, Peru.

Size: 50mm SL

Identification: Corydoras are identified by their twin rows of armour plates along the flanks and by having fewer than 10 dorsal fin rays. They are most commonly confused with the other genera in the sub-family, namely Brochis, Scleromystax and Aspidoras. Corydoras panda has a light colored body with black blob covering their eyes (like the panda), a black spot the dorsal fin, and a spot on or near the base of the caudal fin.

General Remarks: First collected for aquarium hobbyists in 1969 by Foersch and Hanrieder. They were first collected in a mountain brook at the side of the Rio Lullapichis (Ucayali/Peru).

Feeding: Suggested foods are high quality flake foods, sinking wafers, frozen blood worms, grindal worms, tubificid worms.

Furniture: Sandy bottom with an open swimming space lined with bogwood and plants to retreat into.

Compatibility: Peaceful community fish.

Tankmates: Small peaceful characins or other non aggressive community fish. Keep in shoals.

Registered Keepers: (1) Tamcon83 (k: 2).

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Sexing: Females are more rubust. The male has more of a streamlined body while the female is more rounded when viewed fromt he side. Easiest to view from the top. While breeding the female will be carrying the eggs with her ventral fins.

Breeding: Not too difficult, will breed as per any Corydoras species giving a good diet and water conditions, and water changes of a lower temperature to induce spawning. Two males to one female or one pair. Setup could be a 18''x12''x12'' tank with sand or bare bottom with Java moss, Java fern and a sponge filter, adding if you like a power filter for extra aeration and circulation of the water all leading to a hopefully successful spawning.

Breeding Reports: None.

See also the Corydoras panda page on PlanetCatfish.com.

Last Update: 2006-03-24 00:00:00 (species record created: 2001-04-30 00:00:00)