Corydoras
Armored Dwarf Catfish for Sale
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Here is a beautiful Corydoras sterbai. This picture was taken in our
facility by TBK. Click
here
to see a bigger picture of this picture. |
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This picture shows a Panda Corydoras Catfish that is about 1" long. This picture was taken in our
facility by TBK. Click here
to see the list of Cory catfish we offer for sale.
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Here is a Neon Orange Corydoras Catfish. This is the actual coloration of this species.
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Here's a Pink Corydoras Catfish for sale in our
facility. Click here
for more about
buying Cory Catfish from us. These are good scavengers for small aquariums.
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These Catfish are called Armored Catfish because their
bodies are covered with small hard plates to protect their bodies.
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Comments
Armored Catfish including the Corydoras species and the very similar Brochis
species are all very wonderful aquarium fish. Cory Catfish are cute, energetic,
just the right size for
most aquariums, don't hide, and are always hungry, so they are constantly scavenging the gravel for bits of food. But they're not a substitute for cleaning your aquarium and changing some of
the water.
Click
here for more about
aquarium maintenance. All Corydoras Catfish go to the surface of the water from time to time and swallow a bubble of air. They force this bubble of air down into their intestines, where they can
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Click
here
to listen to
Steve Corandan, a
professional fish
breeder and the owner of Corandan's Tropical
Fish in Florence,
NJ, talk about how
to to breed
Corydoras Catfish in
an aquarium. |
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Corydoras Catfish enjoy schooling together. They can easily distinguish members of their species from other species of Corydoras Catfish. Long ago a
friend of mine, named Pat, had a very large aquarium. It was about six feet long with over 100 gallons of water. There were three or four schools of Corydoras species. Maybe ten to twenty Corys
in each school. Once in a while two schools would swim through each other, and none of the Corys would ever get confused and join the group with another species. It was fun to watch and kind
of amazing. |
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Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Max. Size |
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Aeneus Cory Cat
Bronze Cory Cat
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Corydoras aeneus
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3" |
Peppered Cory Cat
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Corydoras paleatus
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3" |
Pink Cory Cat
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Corydoras species
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3" |
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Sterba's
Cory
Cat
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Corydoras
sterbai
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2.5" |
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Panda Cory Catfish
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Corydoras species
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1.25" |
Emerald Green Cat
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Brochis splendens
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4" |
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Max. Size
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Appropriate Home
An aquarium with an
exterior power filter with a BIO-Wheel, a maximum of 1/4
inch of gravel, and an
aquarium heater adjusted to between 78 and 82 degrees F.
Click here for more about warm water aquariums.
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Recommended Diet
Floating
flake food for tropical
fish. Hikari makes
sinking food
specifically for Catfish, but be careful
and do not feed more
than your fish can eat. Be sure your fish eat all
the food you feed them,
because uneaten food will
soon spoil and pollute the aquarium water. Click
here
for more about feeding fish. I feed my Cory Catfish a few live Black Worms every other day. Click
here for more about Black Worms.
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The advertisement, shown below, links to
this advertiser's web site. |
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Compatibility
Armored Catfish enjoy being together so keep a group with at least six Cory Catfish of the same species together in the same aquarium.
If you have a large aquarium, say 50 or more gallons of water, you can keep two different types of Corydoras Catfish and have fun watching each type keep its own school.
Armored Corydoras Catfish are good tank mates for Livebearers such as
Mollies,
Swordtails,
and Platies, or for
Fancy Guppies.
Angel
Fish do well with Corydoras Catfish. Small Tetras such as
Neon Tetras, or
Bigger Tetras such as Black
Skirt Tetras and Serpae Tetras also do well with Corydoras Catfish.
Click
here to read more about several other groups of compatible fish.
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Size and Life Span
Armored Catfish
have a life span
of many years,
perhaps 20-years
and more. Their maximum sizes are listed in the table above.
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Books about Corydoras Catfish
The books shown below are listed on Amazon.com. You can click on the underlined title or the image of a book to go to the page at Amazon.com, where that
book is listed and discussed. In some cases you can preview several of the pages in that book. |
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Click
here for a complete list of books
about Corydoras Catfish at Amazon.com . |
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