Bronze Corydoras (Corydoras Aeneus)

The fish called Bronze Corydoras belongs to the Corydoras Aeneus genus and it has a number of other names that people use for it: Bronze Catfish, Bronze Cory, Wavy Catfish, Albino Cory and Lightspot Corydoras.

The main areas where they can be found is Venezuela and Trinidad, in South America. They can get to a length of 7 centimeters (2.8 inches) and they will eat dried food, worms, plant matter, insects and crustaceans. They should be kept in a tank that has at least 45 centimeters (18 inches) in length, with the water temperature between 19 and 26 degrees Celsius.

Out of all the Corydoras species, this is the one that most people keep in their aquarium. This species is hardy and quite useful, though it doesn’t look that great. A lot of people like about this species that it’s a scavenger, spending a lot of time going through the aquarium’s bottom, sorting the debris.

As the name suggests, the color of the fish is bronze, though in some cases it comes in an albino version (white). This species of fish is quite sociable and you should have six or more of the same type in your aquarium.

The water in which you keep the Bronze Corydoras should have some plants in it, though they’re not that fussy about its quality.

The Bronze Corydoras female is usually a bit longer compared to the male and more robust. When it comes to spawn the eggs, it will usually do it on a rock or on a plant’s leaves.

After the male fish clasps the female, it deposits the sperm. Next, the eggs will be glued by the female to the site it chooses.

They will do the reproduction process a few times, and this can go on for a few hours. Since it can be hard for the male to fertilize all 200 eggs, sometimes there are two of them taking part. It takes around five days for the eggs to hatch.