Peppered Cory
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Peppered cory. It is a small species. Breeding corydoras paleatus is fairly easy with a breeding protocol similar to all corydoras. It is not known why cories do this even on oxygen rich waters.
The peppered cory cat corydoras paleatus is a species that comes from the lower paraná river basin and coastal rivers of uruguay and brazil. Here is a. He uses his mustache to tear the floor and seek food.
It originates from the lower paraná river basin and coastal rivers in uruguay and brazil. Lower paraná river basin and coastal rivers in uruguay and brazil. These sinking shrimp pellets are great for peppered cory catfish care.
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. Along with the bronze cory the pepper cory is one of the most commonly found cories in the hobby. It reaches a maximum of 7 5 centimeters.
He has bone armor in his stocky body and head. They are often referred to by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the blue leopard corydora mottled corydora and peppered catfish. It is native to uruguay and brazil though there have been reports of populations in several other south american countries.
Sometimes i crunch them up into smaller bits but they absolutely love them. Note that the older a female is the higher the thickness of the eggs. Peppered cory corydoras paleatus group of 5 fish 14 99 18 99 one of the most commonly kept species of corydoras in the hobby the peppered or paleatus cory originates from watersheds in southern south amercia but has been captive bred on a huge scale for decades and wild specimens are almost never imported.
Origin edit edit source south america. The peppered cory cat is an active peaceful bottom dwelling scavenger that has a black and dark green spotted body. The body of this species is rather stocky and covered with two rows of bony plates also known as scutes.
Corydoras paleatus is a species of catfish order siluriformes of the family callichthyidae. Corydoras are sometimes observed taking a gulp of air at the water surface. It has two pairs of mustaches on its upper jaw.
Corydoras paleatus known commonly as the pepper cory is possibly the most commonly kept of all corydoras species with the possible exception of corydoras aenus or bronze cory. They are thus more resistant and have a better chance of success considerably increasing the number of fry. The optimum age for breeding your corydoras is around 3 4 years old.
Pepper cory peppered cory salt and pepper cory additional scientific names callichthys paleatus corydoras maculatus corydoras marmoratus corydoras microcephalus silurus 7 radiatus silurus quadricostatus.
