Posted on 05 December 2020. Tags: tropical fish keeping, Venezuelan Red Sailfin Cory Catfish (Corydoras aeneus "Venezuela")
Although the Venezuelan Red Sailfin Cory Catfish (Corydoras aeneus) or Red Sailfin Venezuelan Cory Catfish is said to be found throughout much of South America from Colombia and Trinidad in the north, to as far south as the Río de la Plata drainage on the border of Uruguay and Argentina; true Corydoras aeneus “venezuela” are […]
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Posted on 03 May 2019. Tags: Adolfo’s Cory (Corydoras Adolfoi), tropical fish keeping
Adolfo’s Cory (Corydoras Adolfoi) are a small peaceful Corydora species found in a small tributrary of the upper Rio Negro basin near São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Brazil’. Unsubstantiated sources report that it also occurs in the Rio Uaupés, a tributary 0f the Rio Negro in Colombia. Adolfo’s Cory live in slow moving, tea colored blackwater […]
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Posted on 07 March 2019. Tags: Hognose Brochus (Brochus Multiradiatus), tropical fish keeping
The Hognose Brochus (Brochus Multiradiatus) also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Armor Moth or Long Finned Brochis is native to the northwestern Amazon Basin in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. They are locally collected from tributaries of the Río Lagartococha near the town of Garza-Cocha, in the upper Río Napo system, of […]
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Posted on 02 December 2018. Tags: Orange Laser Cory (Corydoras aeneus), tropical fish keeping
The Orange Laser Cory (Corydoras aeneus) (CW 010) is a peaceful Peruvian species that is also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Gold Laser Cory, Orange Stripe Cory, or Peru Orange Stripe Cory. Orange Laser Coryadoras are found in the upper Amazonian rain forests of eastern Peru in the Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, […]
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Posted on 19 February 2016. Tags: Corydoras davidsandsi, Sand's Cory, Sand's Cory (Corydoras davidsandsi), tropical fish keeping
The Sand’s Cory (Corydoras davidsandsi) is endemic to the lower rio Negro in Brazil where it primarily inhabits tannin stained flooded forests, creeks, and “whitewater areas” with little detectable water hardness, an acidic pH, and very low conductivity. The Sand’s Cory is a facultative air breather that possess a modified intestine that has evolved to […]
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Posted on 09 August 2015. Tags: Corydoras haraldschultzi, Schultz's Cory, Schultz's Cory (Corydoras haraldschultzi), tropical fish keeping
Schultz’s Cory (Corydoras haraldschultzi) are found in the river tributaries of the upper Rio Guaporé in the State of Mato Grosso in Central Brazil and in Bolivia, South America. It is often confused with Corydoras araguaiensis, which lacks the orange coloration in the fins, Corydoras spectabilis, Corydoras isbrueckeri, and Sterba’s Cory Cat (Corydoras sterbai). Schultz’s […]
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Posted on 09 August 2015. Tags: Corydoras sterbai, Sterba's Cory Cat, Sterba's Cory Cat (Corydoras sterbai), tropical fish keeping
Sterba’s Cory Cat (Corydoras sterbai) is also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Sterba’s Cory, Sterbai Cory, or Sterba’s Corydoras and is found in the small tributaries, pools, creeks and flooded forest areas of the upper Rio Guapore in Bolivia and Brazil, South America. Sterba’s Cory Cat (Corydoras sterbai) is one of the two […]
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Posted on 08 August 2015. Tags: Corydoras elegans, Elegans Cory Cat, Elegans Cory Cat (Corydoras elegans), Elegant Cory, tropical fish keeping
The Elegans Cory Cat (Corydoras elegans) also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Elegant Cory, is a widespread species that comes from the tributaries of the larger river systems in the western Amazon River basin. It has been collected from the Ríos Yavarí (Javary), Itaya, Nanay, Carahuayte, Tamaya, Ampiyacu, and Ucayali in Peru, […]
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Posted on 25 May 2015. Tags: Corydoras paleatus, Peppered Cory Cat, Peppered Cory Cat (Corydoras paleatus), tropical fish keeping
The Peppered Cory Cat (Corydoras paleatus) is a species that comes from the lower Paraná River basin and coastal rivers of Uruguay and Brazil. They are often referred to by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blue Leopard Corydora, Mottled Corydora and Peppered Catfish. The Peppered Cory Cat is an active, peaceful, bottom dwelling scavenger […]
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Posted on 26 December 2014. Tags: Brochis splendens, Emerald Green "Cory" Cat (Brochis splendens), Emerald Green Cat
The Emerald Green “Cory” Cat (Brochis splendens) is also known by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Emerald Brochis, Emerald Catfish, Green Cory, or Emerald Cory and comes from the upper reaches of the Amazon, Rio Ucayali, Rio Ambiyacu, Rio Tocantins, within the countries of Brazil, Columbia, Peru and Ecuador. These catfish are not Corydoras, even though […]
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Posted on 26 December 2014. Tags: Arched Cory, Corydoras arcuatus, Sands' Cory Cat, Skunk Cory Cat, Skunk Cory Cat (Corydoras arcuatus)
Skunk Cory Cat (Corydoras arcuatus) is native to the Rio Unini, a whitewater area of the Rio Negro River in Brazil,generally considered to occur throughout the upper Amazon region in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. The Skunk Cory is also known by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts in the aquarium trade as the Arched Cory or Sands’ […]
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Posted on 25 December 2014. Tags: Palespotted Cory, Palespotted Cory Cat (Corydoras gossei), Smokey Cory
Palespotted Cory Cats (Corydoras gossei) are a peaceful Brazilian species of catfish found in smaller river tributaries of the Rio Mamore watershed and the Rio Rondonia. The Palespotted Cory is sometimes called the Smokey Cory by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts which probably comes from the greyish color that the species posses on the upper half […]
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