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Gold Laser Corydoras
Corydoras sp. CW010 (undescribed); listed by Corydoras World as Osteogaster sp. CW010
Also called CW010, Gold laser cory, Osteogaster sp. CW010
At a glance the quick version
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Armoured catfish (bony plates, no scales)
A member of the bronze-cory ('aeneus') group of armoured catfishes; reliable published detail on its exact markings was not found.1
The story where it all began
This fish is known in the hobby by its CW code rather than a scientific name, because it has not been formally described yet. Corydoras World files it in the Osteogaster lineage, the group that also holds the familiar bronze cory.12
Fun facts for the dinner table
- 1
It is one of more than a dozen undescribed fish catalogued by Corydoras World under the Osteogaster lineage, alongside codes such as CW007, CW009 and CW014.1
- 2
Its genus group, Osteogaster, also includes the well-known bronze cory and the fireball cory.3
- 3
Corydoras World splits the corydoras catfishes into ten lineages, including Corydoras, Aspidoras, Scleromystax, Gastrodermus, Osteogaster, Brochis and Hoplisoma.4
Recognised by the official bits
- Corydoras World (CW-number system)
- Listed as CW010 within the Osteogaster ('aeneus' group) lineage; the species has no formal scientific name yet1
- Taxonomy
- Osteogaster corresponds to lineage 5 of Alexandrou et al. (2011) and was resurrected as a genus by Dias et al.1
The care rhythm Furry Diary remembers it for you
A typical home-care rhythm for a Gold Laser Corydoras. It is our own starting plan, not a vet's advice, and you can change every line in the app.
- FeedingSmall amounts once or twice a dayevery day
- Temperature checkevery day
- Water changeAbout 25% of the waterevery week
- Water testevery week
- Glass cleanevery week
- Filter rinseRinse in old tank water, never tap waterevery month
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Where this comes from
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- Corydoras World: Osteogaster lineage corydorasworld.comused for classification, CW code listing
- Corydoras World: Osteogaster sp. CW010 (members-only detail) corydorasworld.comused for existence of CW010 entry
- Wikipedia: Osteogaster en.wikipedia.orgused for related species in the genus
- Corydoras World: Lineages corydorasworld.comused for lineage overview
Checked 2026-09-30. Text is written in our own words from these sources.