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Scientific Name	**Hoplisoma panda** (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971)
Common Names	Panda Cory Panda Corydoras, Panda-pansermalle (Denmark), Panzerwels (Germany)
Type Locality	Aquas Amarillas, tributary of Río Pachitea, Río Ucayali system, Huanuco State, Peru.
Pronunciation	hop lee so mah - PANN dah
Etymology	Panda in allusion to the Chinese mammal - see ID notes.
Articles	- CotM 2005 May
Species Information
Size	38mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Corydoras panda has a light colored body with black blob covering their eyes (like the panda), a black spot the dorsal fin, and a spot on or near the base of the caudal fin.
Sexing	Females are more rubust. The male has more of a streamlined body while the female is more rounded when viewed fromt he side. Easiest to view from the top. While breeding the female will be carrying the eggs with her ventral fins.
General Remarks	First collected for aquarium hobbyists in 1969 by Foersch and Hanrieder. They were first collected in a mountain brook at the side of the Rio Lullapichis (Ucayali/Peru).
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
pH	6.0 - 7.4
Temperature	22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Soft to moderate hardness - dGH 2-12.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Suggested foods are high quality flake foods, sinking wafers, frozen blood worms, grindal worms, tubificid worms. User data.
Furniture	Sandy bottom with an open swimming space lined with bogwood and plants to retreat into.
Compatibility	Peaceful community fish.
Suggested Tankmates	Small peaceful characins or other non aggressive community fish. Keep in shoals.
Breeding	Not too difficult, will breed as per any Corydoras species giving a good diet and water conditions, and water changes of a lower temperature to induce spawning. Two males to one female or one pair. Setup could be a 18''x12''x12'' tank with sand or bare bottom with Java moss, Java fern and a sponge filter, adding if you like a power filter for extra aeration and circulation of the water all leading to a hopefully successful spawning.
Breeding Reports	There are 34 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Beaufortia v. 18 (no. 239), pp 186, Fig. 2.
Registered Keepers	There are 559 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 143 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:36 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)