General information These fish have a silver body with two horizontal dark stripes and a bronze head with a dark stripe on the eyes. These fish are usually 2.5 inches. Corys are facultative air breathers due to their highly vascularized intestine so they often go to the surface to have a gulp of air. To…
General information These fish are gray with a white underside, black dots and a black longitudinal stripe on their back. They can reach 2 inches. Corys are facultative air breathers due to their highly vascularized intestine so they often go to the surface for a gulp of air. To keep these fish in captivity, water…
General information These fish are yellowish, they have a darker tone in the upperside of their body, a dark stripe from the head to the caudal peduncle and dark spots alongside the flanks. Corydoras elegans is a facultative air breather that possesses a modified, highly vascularized intestine which allows it to breathe atmospheric air. It…
General information Corydoras agassizi is pale in color and has dark spots all over its body, its average size is 2.36 inches. They have the ability to tilt their eyes which looks like blinking. These fish are facultative air breathers, they have a highly vascularized intestine that facilitates uptake of atmospheric oxygen so they will…
General information Pepper Corys have been kept as pets for over 100 years and are one of the first species to have been bred in captivity. Besides the standard variety, there is also a long-finned variety and an albino variety. They are bronze and have dark green markings covering the body. This species has some…
General information These fish are black with white spots. They can reach 2.6 inches. Corys are facultive air breathers due to their highly vascularized intestine so they often go to the surface for a gulp of air. To keep these fish in captivity, water pH should be between 6.0 and 7.6 and water temperature should…
General information This species has a life span of 10 years or more and the average adult is 1.5 inches to 2.8 inches. They are peaceful and gregarious so it is recommend to keep them in groups of at least 6 and with species that are small and peaceful. They can breathe air so they…
General information These fish are silver with black dots and stripes and can reach 2 inches. The False Julii catfish is not the same as the Corydoras julii, the former one has thicker stripes and dots while the latter one has thinner stripes and dots. To keep this species in captivity, water pH should be…
General information They have a cream body with a black mark over each eye, looking like a panda hence the common name “ Panda Cory”, they also have a black mark at the base of the dorsal fin and at the base of the anal fin. They can reach 2.5 inches. Corys are facultative air…
General information The Weeksii Bichir is also known as the Mottled or Fatheaded Bicher. The latter nickname is due to its very large head. It is snakelike in shape with a greyish-green dorsal surface color, with black banding that may fork towards the bottom. The ventral surface is white. This species retains external gills much…