Reynolds Bumblebee Corydoras Reynoldsi 4cm Catfish

Description

Corydoras Reynoldsi 4cm Catfish Perfect Specimen

Corydoras Reynoldsi is a pretty cory catfish that was first described in 1960.

It was collected in the Caquetà province, eastern Colombia. It remained unknown in the hobby for quite a long time, as this area is a lot further away from the usual collecting grounds.

In 1997 the cory enthusiasts became aware of another, quite similar species of Corydoras that was exported from Brazil. Although the species looked very much like Corydoras Reynoldsi, there were also many differences between them. So the new fish was called ‘Corydoras sp. aff. Reynoldsi’ (= similar species to reynoldsi). Another used trade name for this fish was Corydoras “Asher“ after the exporter.

It was only in 2004 the real Corydoras Reynoldsi appeared in the hobby. Now it had become clear that we were dealing with two different species.

The “Asher“ in the meantime (2003) had been scientifically described as ‘Corydoras Tukano’. Its natural distribution is the Rio Tique in Brazil, which is a tributary of the Rio Negro basin.

Both Corydoras species are very beautiful, popular Cordoras and stay relative small. They hardly reach 5 cm. However, they should be kept by relitivley experienced aquarists, as they are rather delicate and easily get bacterial infections. It is necessary to keep them at high temperatures (26-28°C), and soft and acidic water.