Bronze corydoras
Corydoras aeneus
Also called cory, corry, corydoras, bronze cory.
Needs sand or smooth gravel. Sharp substrate wears their barbels away.
What it needs
- Grows to
- 6.5 cm
- Smallest sensible tank
- 75 L, at least 60 cm long
- Temperature
- 22 to 26 °C
- pH
- 6 to 7.8
- Hardness
- 2 to 15 dGH
- Kept in
- groups of 6 or more
- Temperament
- peaceful
- Eats
- omnivore
- Swims
- near the bottom
- How hard
- easy
These are the figures the stocking advice is built on. Make a room and it will tell you whether bronze corydoras fit the tank you have.