Sterba's Cory Cat
The sterbai corydoras is a facultative air breather meaning it comes to the surface to breathe during naturally anoxic without oxygen periods that stagnant bodies of water sometimes undergo.
Sterba's cory cat. Sterba s cory is often confused with corydoras haraldschultzi which is a different species with a lighter background and darker spots. Corydoras sterbai which is referred to as sterba s cory sterbai cory or sterba s corydoras is a peaceful bottom dwelling member of the armoured catfish group. It is hard to misidentify this species but it can be confused with corydoras haraldschultzi although the latter is a long nosed species where c.
Peaceful best kept in schools with other smaller fish. Sterba s cory is a peaceful bottom dwelling catfish that is frequently misidentified as schultz s cory corydoras haraldschultzi which has a lighter body background with darker spots and a more elongated snout like head. This is especially true when they rest.
The sterbai corydoras corydoras sterbai is also commonly called the sterbai cory. Sterbai is the dome headed form the easiest way to tell them apart is that the sterba s cory has white spots on its head from eyes down to snout. The sterbai cory catfish corydoras sterbai is a peaceful social catfish from brazil.
Sterba s cory is often confused with corydoras haraldschultzi which is a different species with a lighter background and darker spots. Sterba s cory cat corydoras sterbai is one of the two more common species of corydoras that have spotted bodies and bright orange fins. Two cory cats of the same type will often stay close to one another as they move throughout the tank to feed.
When one cory cat takes a break in the corner of a tank other cory cats will almost always be seen an inch or two away. Sterba s cory cat corydoras sterbai is one of the two more common species of corydoras that have spotted bodies and bright orange fins. Keep them in with similarly size peaceful species and keep them in groups of 5 or more.
To 12 degrees dgh. The difference is that the latter has a pattern of black dots on a white background on the head. Sterba s cory is distinguishable from other corydoras species as it has white spots on a black background on its head.
Two cory cats of different types may behave the same way. Like many corydoras species sterba s. It is occasionally confused with corydoras haraldschultzi.
Males 2 5 inches 6 5 cm females 3 inches 7 5 cm lifespan. Sterba s cory is omnivorous and will require a well balanced diet including dried flake frozen and live foods. They do well in tanks with softer substrates like sand or smooth pebbles.
Sterbai has recently become available in an albino form and a black form. 72 78 degrees f 22 26 degrees c tankmates. Blue leopard corydoras peppered catfish peppered cory.
