Corydoras Catfish
Looking for peaceful, hardworking fish that help keep your aquarium clean? Corydoras Catfish, also known as Cory Catfish or simply Corys, are among the most popular freshwater catfish in the aquarium hobby. Loved for their gentle temperament, playful schooling behavior, and adorable personalities, Corydoras make an excellent addition to planted aquariums, nano tanks, and peaceful community setups.
At Splashy Fish, we offer healthy, tank-raised Corydoras for sale, carefully selected for vibrant coloration, active behavior, and excellent health. Whether you're searching for beginner-friendly bottom dwellers or rare Cory varieties, you'll find premium Cory Catfish for sale that are ready to thrive in your aquarium.
Why Choose Corydoras Catfish?
- Excellent Bottom Feeders: Help clean up leftover food while keeping the aquarium active.
- Peaceful Community Fish: Compatible with most freshwater fish, shrimp, and snails.
- Perfect for Planted Tanks: Safe around aquatic plants and ideal for natural aquascapes.
- Highly Social Schooling Fish: Thrive in groups and display entertaining group behavior.
- Hardy & Beginner Friendly: Easy to care for and adaptable to a variety of freshwater aquariums.
Popular Corydoras Species
Our collection features some of the most popular Corydoras catfish for home aquariums:
- Sterbai Corydoras: Beautiful white spots with bright orange pectoral fins, ideal for warmer community tanks.
- False Julii Corydoras (Corydoras trilineatus): Intricate maze-like pattern and one of the most popular Cory species.
- Pygmy Corydoras: Tiny schooling catfish perfect for nano aquariums and planted tanks.
- Venezuelan Corydoras: Metallic bronze-green body with vibrant orange coloration.
- Albino Corydoras: A hardy beginner favorite with bright white coloration and pink eyes.
Every Corydoras catfish is carefully quarantined and conditioned before shipping to ensure excellent health and smooth acclimation.
Corydoras Care Guide
Keeping Corydoras healthy is simple with a properly maintained aquarium:
- Tank Size: Minimum 20 gallons for a small school.
- School Size: Keep at least 6 Corydoras together to encourage natural behavior.
- Water Temperature: 72–79°F (22–26°C) depending on the species.
- Water Parameters: pH 6.5–7.8 with clean, well-oxygenated water.
- Substrate: Fine sand or smooth gravel protects their sensitive barbels while they forage.
- Diet: High-quality sinking pellets, algae wafers, frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, and other protein-rich foods.
Visit here to learn more about How to Care for Corydoras.
Buy Corydoras Catfish Online from Splashy Fish
Browse our premium selection of Corydoras for sale and discover why these peaceful bottom dwellers are one of the best additions to any freshwater aquarium. Whether you're creating a planted aquascape, building a peaceful community tank, or looking for reliable cleanup fish, our healthy Cory Catfish are ready to become part of your aquarium.
Shop today and explore our collection of freshwater fish, Betta fish, freshwater shrimp, live aquatic plants, snails, and premium aquarium supplies, all shipped safely from our Virginia fish store.
Corydoras Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Can Corydoras Catfish live with Bettas?
Yes, Corydoras can often coexist peacefully with Bettas in a well-planted tank with ample hiding places for both species. However, monitor their interactions closely to ensure there is no aggression.
Are Corydoras Catfish schooling fish?
Yes, Corydoras are social fish and thrive in groups of at least six or more individuals. Keeping them in larger groups encourages natural behavior and reduces stress.
Are Corydoras Catfish hard to keep?
Corydoras are generally easy to care for and make excellent additions to community tanks with peaceful species. As long as their basic needs are met, they are hardy and adaptable fish.
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I got 6 Pygmy corydoras from here to add to the 3 I already have. They live in a tank with just blue dream shrimp and seem very happy. They have even started laying eggs! Hoping to spot some babies in a few weeks when they are big enough to spot in the tank.
I use Cholla wood for a few species of shrimp and they love hiding and climbing on it as well as eating it.
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These little ones have me constantly staring at my tank to see what they’re up to. They are incredibly vibrant and very active - even straight out of the bag. They immediately went to work in my tank and are thriving.
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Super hard to find and again these guys were nice and healthy and doing so well!
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These are the healthiest fish I have purchased in the area. These kibotais are rather hard to acclimate and I had complete success with them!
