Pepper Cory Fish
You will know when the fish are ready to spawn as the female will increment discernibly in size and usually become more active and the female s stomach and the first ray of the pectoral fin will display a reddish colour.
Pepper cory fish. Another habit they have is winking at their owners. Males 2 5 inches 6 5 cm females 3 inches 7 5 cm lifespan. The salt and pepper pygmy cory catfish corydoras habrosus is a very animated distinctively marked schooling fish that is perfect for the community and planted aquarium.
However it has a certain advantage. No two pepper corys have the same pattern of splotches making for a unique tank look. Their articulated eyes allow them to tilt the eye down and back up without moving the head.
The salt and pepper cory gets to about 75 inches 2 cm in size and does well when kept in groups in tanks with lots of plants and softer substrates. Aquarists love the winking habit of these little catfish a habit from their articulated eyes. Pepper corys are small peaceful fish that can help keep the bottom of your tank sparkling clean.
Most of the available fish are captive bred specifically for the trade but wild caught specimens are occasionally available and are much more vividly coloured. Salt and pepper corydoras is a striking and very distinctive fish and at the time of writing is not commonly available through the aquarium trade. We are glad to offer tank raised specimens.
The pepper catfish corydoras paleatus also known as the peppered cory or the blue leopard corydoras is a peaceful catfish that is one of the most popular corydoras to keep. They re also fun interesting pets that can vocalize during courtship. The salt and pepper cory corydoras habrosus is one of the three pygmy corydoras species c.
It is native to uruguay and brazil though there have been reports of populations in several other south american countries. Along with the bronze cory the pepper cory is one of the most commonly found cories in the hobby. Pepper corys share the spotlight with bronze cory cats.
It is one of the rare species of corydoras that can live at a temperature below 20 c or 68 f and can therefore be associated with cold water fish. To 12 degrees dgh. It is relatively easy to breed the peppered corydoras in the home aquarium.
It is usually found in nature is slow flowing streams on the margins of larger rivers in marshland in ponds and also in lakes but seldom if ever in stagnant water. A member of the great corydoras family the peppered corydoras has the same characteristics and needs as its cousins. The salt and pepper pygmy cory catfish is a very popular and active nano fish that is not often available.
