Common Name: Peppered Corydoras
Scientific Name: Corydoras paleatus
Origin: South America
Average size: In captivity they can grow to be 3"
Care: Peppered cories do well in large groups because they are a schooling fish and can live up to several years. A group of five or six is good. A good water temperature can range from 70 to 78 degrees fahrenheit. They are strictly freshwater, adding salt water to a tank of cories will stress the fish. This type of fish is also known as an armored catfish and is compatible with many other species of freshwater tropical fish. One thing to keep in mind is that every Corydoras catfish occasionally needs oxygen at the surface. They swim to the top and swallow a buble of air to absorb oxygen internaly.
Feeding: Peppered cories are bottom feeders, they search the bottom for leftover food. They will eat flake food that sinks to the bottom. Shrimp pellets, in my own experience, has been the most popular food but they will eat most bottom feeder pellets.
Sexing and Breeding: The female Peppered Cory Cats are usually larger and more round than the males. In nature they breed when the rivers and streams flood with fresh water. To breed in captivity do large and frequent water changes and decrease the water temperature slightly. When breeding, the female groups off with two males, she chooses which one she will mate with. The mating pair will get into the "T" position, where the female faces the males on a 90 degree angle to extract the male's sperm. The female will then lay the eggs throughout the tank, underneath plant leaves and under rocks.
Scientific Name: Corydoras paleatus
Origin: South America
Average size: In captivity they can grow to be 3"
Care: Peppered cories do well in large groups because they are a schooling fish and can live up to several years. A group of five or six is good. A good water temperature can range from 70 to 78 degrees fahrenheit. They are strictly freshwater, adding salt water to a tank of cories will stress the fish. This type of fish is also known as an armored catfish and is compatible with many other species of freshwater tropical fish. One thing to keep in mind is that every Corydoras catfish occasionally needs oxygen at the surface. They swim to the top and swallow a buble of air to absorb oxygen internaly.
Feeding: Peppered cories are bottom feeders, they search the bottom for leftover food. They will eat flake food that sinks to the bottom. Shrimp pellets, in my own experience, has been the most popular food but they will eat most bottom feeder pellets.
Sexing and Breeding: The female Peppered Cory Cats are usually larger and more round than the males. In nature they breed when the rivers and streams flood with fresh water. To breed in captivity do large and frequent water changes and decrease the water temperature slightly. When breeding, the female groups off with two males, she chooses which one she will mate with. The mating pair will get into the "T" position, where the female faces the males on a 90 degree angle to extract the male's sperm. The female will then lay the eggs throughout the tank, underneath plant leaves and under rocks.
