Corydoras – Incolicana

Incolicana Corydoras are named for its locality, the rio Iana in northern Brazil, a rare find in aquarium stores. Corydoras catfishare popular amongst aquarists due to their calm temperaments and unique appearance and personalities.They are great peaceful tank mates for many tropical species, areeasy to breed, and helpful as a clean-up crew.

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Features of Incolicana Corydoras:

• Markings and patterns can be highly variable in Incolicana Corydoras
• Usually neutral base body colour with spots, sometimes forming lines of spots with a dark bar running through the eye
• Short faces, armored bodies with barbels or whiskers around their mouths
• Corydoras catfish are bottom-dwelling fish that spend a lot of time hiding in caves or digging in the substrate
• Females grow larger
• Best kept in groups of 6 or more
• Grows to 7-8cm

The Best Aquarium Size forIncolicana Cory Catfish:

Cory Catfish require a tank size at least 30L. However, if you want toset up a community tank, you have to increase the tank size.

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• Yiding Tanks
• Aqua One Tanks
• Fluval Aquariums
• Oceason Aquariums

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Tank Mate Compatibility:

Incolicana Corydoras are commonly found with Apistogramma’s andsmall characids. will feel safety in numbers, a group of six corydoras or moreinsame species is highly suggested. These peaceful bottom dwellers can be kept with pretty much any community fish.

• Neon Tetras
• Phantom Tetras
• Mollies
• Plecos
• Swordtails
• Apistogramma’s

Diet :

Corydoras will eat anything small or soft enough to fit in their mouths. Feed a quality flake, granule, sinking pellet or wafer. You canfeed themlive blackworms,frozen bloodworms,Hikari Vibra Bites,Hikarisinking wafers, sinking pellets andNutrafin Max bottom-feeder tablets.

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Corydoras CatfishTank Setup:

Aquarium Filtrationfor Incolicana Corydoras

Agoodfiltration systemis necessary for a community tank,lots of oxygen and regular water changes is necessary foryourcorydoras to thrive. This species enjoys clean water.Ensure your filter has an adequate flow rate for your aquarium size to effective remove waste and debris.

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Aquarium Heaterfor Incolicana Corydoras

This fish enjoy temperatures between 22 – 26 C. If you are unable to maintain this temperature naturally, use an aquarium heater. Aquarium heaters also stabilize water temperatures. A thermometer is recommended to monitor the water temperature.

Aquarium Plants for Incolicana Corydoras

To mimic their natural habitat, we recommend adding live aquaticplants to your aquarium. Corydoras catfish are aquarium plant safe and will not consume plant material unless it is decaying.

Here are some great aquarium plants to try:

• Amazon swords
• Penny warts
• Crypts
• Hairgrass
• Anubias on Driftwood
• Floating plants

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Aquarium Decorations forIncolicana Corydoras

Corydoras catfishlove driftwood and enjoy lots of hiding spots to feel safe in an aquarium environment. Incolicana Corydora’s are typically found in soft black waters, therefore adding wood and other tannin releasing natural decorations help soften and darken the water. Other ornaments large enough to swim around and hide around such as caves and pipes are also great options.

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Aquarium Lightingfor Incolicana Corydoras

Incolicana Corydoras enjoy dimly lit aquariums.While, plants need sufficient light to growLED lightingis an excellent choiceto provide adjustable lighting as desired. LED lighting is also more efficient and runs cooler than traditional aquarium lights.

Aquarium Substrate forIncolicana Corydoras

Aquarium sand or fine smooth gravels are a good substrate to mimic their natural environment and provide a suitable bed for aquatic plants to grow.

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