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Male
Female
One day old fry
Spawning - female to front with eggs in fins
Seven day old fry
Fry - five weeks (front), six weeks (rear)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Gastrodermus guapore** (Knaack, 1961)
Common Names	Guapore Corydoras Panzerwels (Germany), Svævende Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Main stream of upper Rio Guaporé, Rondônia, Brazil.
Pronunciation	gas trow derr muss - gwa POE ray
Etymology	Named for the Rio Guapore, where this species originated.
Articles	- CotM 2011 March
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: Guaporé River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	21.0-24.0°C or 69.8-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	This species will readily accept 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	Has been bred in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin (N.F.) v. 1 (nos 1-3), pp 135, Figs. 1-2.
Registered Keepers	There are 25 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2005 Jan 29 00:00)