Pygmy Corydoras
It originates in tropical inland waters in south america and is found in the madeira river basin in brazil.
Pygmy corydoras. This fish species originates in tropical inland waters in south america and is commonly found in madeira river basin in brazil. The pygmy cory corydoras pygmaeus or pygmy catfish is a small freshwater fish from the corydoradinae sub family. Sexing edit edit source when properly conditioned the difference between the male and female corydoras is usually quite evident.
Hastatus has a dark diamond shaped spot at the caudal peduncle and lacks additional body markings. The pygmy corydoras or pygmy catfish corydoras pygmaeus is a tropical and freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily corydoradinae of the family callichthyidae. This is flooded forests area.
Pygmy corydoras habitat is in south america it is endemic species of madeira river that flows in brazil. The pygmy cory is mainly found in the madeira river basin in brazil but populations are found across the south american continent. Pygmy cory dwarf cory.
Females will look a lot wider when viewed from the top as they have a larger underbelly. It s cousins corydoras hastatus and habrosus are also mistakenly called a pygmy cory. Cory is short for corydoras which is their genus.
Pygmaeus is one of a handful of tiny corydoras species. In the wild they are usually found in shallow white or clear water creeks with moderate current and are a true shoaling fish which aggregates in groups of hundreds to thousands of individual fish. One of the smallest species of corydoras and an ideal active schooling fish for the aquarium the true pygmy cory is found in the middle to upper amazon and napo rivers in colombia brazil and peru.
The catfish often swim in large schools hiding among riverside vegetation or roots of trees. An excellent choice for the smaller aquarium c. The pygmy cory corydoras pygmaeus is the smallest of all the corydoras species.
Hastatus but the two can easily be told apart as c. They have a common catfish appearance. These catfish are great additions to nano aquariums do to their small size and schooling behavior like other corydoras catfish.
It s most frequently confused with c. The pygmy corydoras is a great nano catfish endemic to the rio basin in brazil. Avoid bigger fish as this small catfish can be intimidated and maybe out contended for food.
The pygmy corydoras is a peaceful hardy and small fish relatively common and quite popular in the aquarium hobby as they make a great addition to smaller tanks as well as community tanks as long as you think carefully when choosing their tank mates. The river water is very muddy the flow is very slow and almost unnoticeable. Origin edit edit source this cory originates from the madeira river basin in south america.
