Bronze corydoras
Corydoras aeneus
It sifts sand with its barbels, then darts up for a gulp of air.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 6.5 cm
- Smallest tank
- 80 cm
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Moderate
- Water layer
- Bottom
- Care
- Easy
- Group
- Happiest in a group of 6 or more
- Coral
- Reef safe
These numbers are LumaReef simulation data, not a real aquarium care guide.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litres36 of them
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres60 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres130 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres240 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Guppy
- Neon tetra
- Neon dwarf rainbowfish
- Black skirt tetra
- Diamond tetra
- Silver hatchetfish
- Pearl danio
- Tiger barb
- Celebes rainbowfish
- Sterbai corydoras
- Julii corydoras
- Dwarf chain loach
- Dwarf gourami
- Cockatoo cichlid
- Rummynose tetra
- Emperor tetra
- Zebra danio
- Cherry barb
- Platy
- Molly
- Threadfin rainbowfish
- Forktail blue-eye
- Panda corydoras
- Bolivian ram
- and 56 more species
Caution
- Hillstream loachNarrow shared temperature range
- Checkerboard cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Gold barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Rosy barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Chocolate gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Green neon tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Clown loachNarrow shared temperature range
- KoiNarrow shared temperature range
Not together
- DiscusWater temperatures do not overlap
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Aggressive with peaceful
- Paradise fishAggressive with peaceful
- Demasoni cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- German blue ramWater temperatures do not overlap
- White cloud mountain minnowWater temperatures do not overlap
- Red zebra cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Convict cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Red tail sharkAggressive with peaceful
- Fancy goldfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Jack DempseyAggressive with peaceful