Loreto cory
Hoplisoma loretoense
Also known as Corydoras loretoensis, Loreto corydoras
FreshwaterFish
Care at a glance
- Temperature
- 72–77°F
- 22–25°C
- pH
- 6.0–7.2
- Adult size
- 2 in
- 5 cm
- Minimum tank
- 16 gal
- 60 L
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social behavior
- Shoaling
- Swim level
- Bottom
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Breeding
- Medium
- Rarity
- Rare
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Origin
- Upper Amazon in Peru, including the Rio Nanay in the Loreto region.
Overview
Keep Loreto cories in a group of six or more over smooth sand at 22 to 25 C in soft, slightly acidic water. They are peaceful and suit a quiet planted community. Offer sinking pellets and small frozen foods such as bloodworm and daphnia.
In the wild
The Loreto cory lives in soft, slightly acidic tributaries of the upper Amazon in Peru. It forages over sand and fine sediment in slow, shaded water. Groups gather near submerged wood and leaf litter.
Good to know
Males carry a tall, sail like dorsal fin with a long leading spine that stands well above the body. The 2024 revision moved the species to the genus Hoplisoma as Hoplisoma loretoense. That exaggerated dorsal fin separates it from other fine speckled cories.
Did you know
Male Loreto cories grow an oversized, sail like dorsal fin that can stand taller than the body is deep.
Weekly picks
Tank mates
Loreto cory is a peaceful, shoaling species that keeps to the bottom. These picks share a community profile with it, are safe together in both directions, and overlap on water type, temperature and pH.
White spotted rabbit snail
Tylomelania towutica
Freshwater4.3 in (11 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
Checkered barb
Oliotius oligolepis
Freshwater1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Fanning characin
Pyrrhulina rachoviana
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Red-tail dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma erythrura
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Gold rabbit snail
Tylomelania gemmifera
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Cuming's barb
Pethia cumingii
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Common questions
What size tank does a Loreto cory need?
A Loreto cory needs at least 16 gal (60 L). It spends most of its time in the bottom.
What temperature and pH does a Loreto cory need?
A Loreto cory is comfortable at 72–77°F (22–25°C) with a pH of 6.0–7.2.
How big does a Loreto cory get?
An adult Loreto cory reaches about 2 in (5 cm).
Does a Loreto cory need a group?
Yes. A Loreto cory is a shoaling species and should be kept in a group, not singly.
Related species
2 in (5 cm)15 gal (55 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)Blackstripe cory
Hoplisoma bondi
2 in (5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)
2 in (5 cm)16 gal (60 L)70–75°F (21–24°C)Dirty bandit cory
Hoplisoma loxozonum
2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)
2 in (5 cm)20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)Duplicate cory
Hoplisoma duplicareum
2 in (5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)
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Hoplisoma ehrhardti
2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)
2 in (5 cm)16 gal (60 L)70–81°F (21–27°C)Fairy cory
Hoplisoma atropersonatum
2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)
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Hoplisoma melini
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