Bond's Corydoras Care Guide
Corydoras bondi is a schooling cory with a dark midlateral stripe, native to the Orinoco region of Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname.
Overview
Corydoras bondi, the blackstripe corydoras, is an armoured catfish of the family Callichthyidae described by Gosline in 1940. It is a schooling species carrying a dark midlateral stripe and was previously known in the hobby as C31 before formal identification.
Taxonomy
- Family: Callichthyidae
- Genus: Corydoras
- Scientific name: Corydoras bondi
Habitat
The species is recorded from the Yuruarí River in Venezuela, the Corantijn and Rupununi River basins in Guyana, and Suriname. It is a tropical freshwater fish living near the bottom.
Tank requirements
- Minimum tank volume: 80 L
- Temperature: 22-26 °C (72-79 °F)
- pH: 6.0-7.5
- GH: 2-12 °dGH
- School size: 6 or more individuals
- Lifespan: 5-10 years
- Substrate: soft sand
Diet
Corydoras bondi is an omnivore that consumes worms, benthic crustaceans, insects and plant matter in the wild. In aquaria it accepts sinking dried foods supplemented with small live and frozen items.
Compatibility
A peaceful bottom-dwelling species best kept in groups of six or more. It suits community aquaria with tetras, rasboras and otocinclus and should not be combined with aggressive cichlids.
Breeding
Spawning follows the typical corydoras pattern: the female holds 2-4 eggs between her pelvic fins for fertilisation, then deposits the adhesive eggs in dense vegetation. The process repeats until about 100 eggs are attached and the adults do not guard them.