Dwarf Cories
72 78 degrees f 22 26 degrees c tankmates.
Dwarf cories. The dwarf corydoras corydoras hastatus dwarf catfish tail spot pygmy catfish or micro catfish is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily corydoradinae of the family callichthyidae it originates in inland waters in south america and is found in the amazon river and paraguay river basins in argentina bolivia and brazil. Corydoras paleatus also known as. Cory catfish are famously peaceful and as they live at the bottom of the tank most of the time they can live out their own lives without interference.
The specific epithet hastatus means with a spear in. Corydoras pygmaeus is one of them. The dwarf corydoras corydoras hastatus also goes by the common names of dwarf catfish and the pygmy cory.
The dwarf corydoras corydoras hastatus was first discovered by carl h. It is an amazing small fish that got its name due to its tiny size. It is a tropical freshwater fish which belongs to the family callichthyidae sub family corydoradinae under order siluriformes of class actinopterygii osteichthyes.
There are three species of dwarf corydoras c. The dwarf cory has the scientific name corydoras hastatus and is also sometimes called the tail spot cory. 5 years minimum tank size.
To 12 degrees dgh temperature. For other cory species the minimum size tank is a 15 gallon and they must be kept in a shoal of 3 4 or more is better though. A lot of new catfish species of corydoras genus has appeared recently.
Eigenmann a german. Males 2 5 inches 6 5 cm females 3 inches 7 5 cm lifespan. These little fishes reach around 1 5 inches in length and they have a more elongated body shape than other types of corys.
Although they look very similar dwarf corys are not the same as the pygmy. The name cory is an abbreviation of the word corydoras which is a huge group of dwarf catfish that are all wonderful aquarium fish and these rebauti are one of the best corys. As for the corydoras thing one thing you should know is that cories can not be housed in anything smaller than a ten gallon and that is for dwarf cories which must be kept in a shoal of at least 5.
Blue leopard corydoras peppered catfish peppered cory adult size. Corydoras hastatus gets to about an inch in size and can be kept in a small school in a 10 gallon or larger aquarium. They belong to the genus corydoras a group of over 170 described species of catfish from south america.
Pygmy cories show very interesting behavior and are fun to watch in the aquarium when they re provided with a large enough shoal and plenty of hiding places.
