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Tank raised juveniles

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Scientific Name	**Hoplisoma tukano** (Britto & Lima, 2003)
Common Names	C064, Bumblebee Cory Asher Cory, Indianerpansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Río Tiquié, communidade de Caruru, beaches in pool below the fall, 0°16'28.9"N, 69°54'53.6"W, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Pronunciation	hop lee so mah
Etymology	Named to honour the Tukano Indian tribe who live along the Rio Tiquié in Brazil.
Species Information
Size	41mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Rio Tiquié and its tributaries in the upper rio Negro Basin, Brazil. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Uaupes, Tiquié (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data.
Furniture	Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 1 (no. 2), pp 84, Figs. 1-5
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2024 Nov 09 00:47 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)