Bronze Cory

Bronze Cory Cat
Peaceful fish, ideal for any community tank. A dark gravel bottom and subdued light is preferred. Also, make sure the substrate does not contain any sharp pointed edges as they will injure the barbels near their mouth.

Bronze Cory
Scientific Name: Corydoras aeneus
Family: Corydoradinae
About the Bronze Cory
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Catfish ...

Bronze cory
Very active but peaceful... (other names: Green Corydoras, Corydoras aeneus)
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Bronze Cory Species Profile
In the wild, most Corydoras swim in schools of several dozen or more, and similar conditions should be duplicated in the home aquarium.

Bronze Cory Cat

Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Bronze Cory Cat - Corydoras aeneus ...

Bronze Corydoras
Origin= Water systems in Venezuela, Trinidad, and farther south to the La Plata in Argentina.
Scientific Name= Corydoras aeneus
Max. Size= 2.75" (7CM) ...

Bronze corys are popular, hardy and useful aquarium fish despite having a coloration that is by no means striking or unusual. It is easily bred and is produced in commercial quantities in the United States, Europe, and Singapore.

Common Name: Bronze Corydoras
Latin Name: Corydoras aeneus
Origin: South America: Trinidad, Venezuela to La Plata ...

Small, active and peaceful, the Bronze Cory is just one color variation of the same species known as the Green Cory.

Photo of: Bronze Cory (Corydoras aeneus)
Scientific Name(s): Corydoras aeneus
Common Name(s): Bronze Cory, Bronze Catfish, Albino Corydoras, Bronze Corydoras, Green Cory, Lightspot Corydoras, Wavy Catfish ...

Bronze Cory (corydoras aeneus)
Probably the most popular cory, these are available in most aquatic shops. They are fairly easy to breed and are available in albino and longfin varieties.
Temp: 21-26C
pH: 6.5-7.5 ...

Yet the Bronze Cory has many more than two commonly worn robes. Recent and not-so-recent imports from from wild populations of this fish have given rise to a large number of colour and / or geographic forms and, perhaps, even distinct species.

I once owned a Bronze corydora who relished these, usually he would eat quite a bit of one! Most of my other fish, such as guppies, also enjoy them.

Also in the tank are three > emperor tetras, two bronze corys, and one clown pleco. There is plenty of > rock and wood work for hiding and some java fern and java moss in the tank > as well. > Should work, but watch out for those emporers.

In addition to the common green/bronze Cory, the albino (complete with pink eyes) morph and the closely related peppered cat (Corydoras paleatus) also make fine scavengers.

"My tank is 130 litres and amongst other fish I have two small bronze corydoras in it. My son gave me a "Pirate treasure chest" complete with air opening lid and a moulded plastic flag which was mounted to one side of the chest.

Albino Peppered Corys were once extremely common, but they have now been largely replaced by the albino bronze cory.

I have a school of 8 blackskirt tetra's in a tank with 1 medium-sized angel, 1 pl*co, and 2 bronze cory's. I had a few guppies in their but the tetra's and angel terrorized them a bit, so I moved them.

The "danger" in this case came from a few bronze corys that ate the whole spawn the first night the parents were gone. The babies just hung on the bottom, not knowing when to get out of the way! ...

Note: Albino Corydoras are the albino morph of the bronze Corydora
Picture of Albino Cory - Corydora Aeneus.

They grew up alongside 2 red oscars, 4 apollo sharks, 1 tire track eel, 1 upside down giant asian catfish and half a dozen bronze corys and a black pleco.

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.

Hobbyists report that the best catfish are dull colored Corydoras species such as the Bronze Cory.

See also: Fish, Aquarium, Water, Corydoras, Catfish