Bandit Cory
Scientific Name: Corydoras metae
Family: Callichthyidae, Sub-Family Corydoradinae
About the Bandit Cory
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Catfish ...
Bandit corydoras or bandit cory is a common name shared by two similar but distinct species of fish: ...
Bandit Corys are among the armored catfish, which means they do not possess scales. Instead their sides are covered by two rows of overlapping bony plates. Bony plates also cover their head.
Why, it's Corydoras metae, the "Bandit Corydoras!" This fish prefers to have some open gravel swimming space, shaded by large broadleaf plants. A rocky cave or other secure hiding place is also apreciated. C. metae will readily take prepared foods.
Bandit Cory - Corydoras metae Eigenmann, 1914
This species is special to me as it was one of the first Corydoras I kept. Corydoras are, as a genus, the most commonly kept aquarium catfish and quite deservedly so.
Bandit Cory
Comes from the rivers of Colombia, South America and has similar care requirements as other corydoras species.
Chinese Algae Eater ...
SS: Adolph's Cory ( Corydoras adolphoi ), Burgess' Cory (Corydoras burgessi ), Bandit Cory ( Corydoras metae ), Diagonal-stripe Cory (Corydoras melini )
H: Along banks of slow-moving clear rivers.
5 inches, only a few grow larger, namely the Metae/Bandit cory at 3 inches, the Aeneus and Paleatus at 3-4 inches (the bigger ones seem to be the long fin varieties),
and Emerald Cories - really Brochis Splendens, that easily can reach 4-6 inches.
Some Corys you may encounter are the Bronze Cory - C. aeneus, the Spotted Cory - C. ambiacus, the Leopard Cory - C. julii, the Skunk Cory - C. arcuatus, the Bandit Cory - C. metae, and the Panda Cory - C. panda.
 See also: Fish, Catfish, Aquarium, Water, Feeding
  
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