FREE DELIVERY ON ORDERS OVER $199*
03 9354 5843

Description

Corydoras Undulatus Paraguay are peaceful and sociable fish that makes an excellent addition to the community aquarium. These corydoras are not to difficult to keep and are suitable for the beginner aquarist.

Shop aquarium catfish online delivered with confidence with our livestock guarantee.

 

Features of Corydoras Undulatus Paraguay:

  • Body is marbled with greyish-brown markings on a brown to olive background
  • Short faces, armored bodies with barbels or whiskers around their mouths
  • Mottled and spotted pattern exists in the head area
  • Best kept in a group of 6 or more
  • Grows up to 6cm

 

The Best Aquarium Size for Cory Catfish:

Cory Catfish requires a tank size at least 50L. However, if you want to set up a community tank, you have to increase the tank size. 

Nice tank brands you can consider:

After an Aquarium for your fish? Browse Aquarium Tank Selection here.

  

Tank Mate Compatibility:

Corydoras will feel safety in numbers, a group of six corydoras or more in same species is highly suggested. These peaceful bottom dwellers can be kept with pretty much any community fish. 

 

Diet :

Corydoras will eat anything small or soft enough to fit in their mouths. Feed a quality flake, granule, sinking pellet or wafer. You can feed them live blackwormsfrozen bloodwormsHikari Vibra Bites, Hikari sinking wafers, sinking pellets and Nutrafin Max bottom-feeder tablets.

Check out our extensive range of aquarium fish foods.


Corydoras Catfish Tank Setup:

Aquarium Filtration for Corydoras

A good filtration system is necessary for a community tank, lots of oxygen and regular water changes is necessary for your corydoras to thrive. Ensure your filter has an adequate flow rate for your aquarium size to effective remove waste and debris.

Here are some great ones to consider:

Shop our comprehensive range of aquarium filters here.


Aquarium Heater for Corydoras

This fish enjoy temperatures between 22 - 26° C. If you are unable to maintain this temperature naturally, use an aquarium heater. Aquarium heaters also stabilize water temperatures.  A thermometer is recommended to monitor the water temperature.

Aquarium Plants for Corydoras

To mimic their natural habitat, we recommend adding live aquatic plants to your aquarium. Corydoras catfish are aquarium plant safe and will not consume plant material unless it is decaying.

Here are some great aquarium plants to try:

Interested in Live Plants for your aquariums? Click here to shop Live Plants

Aquarium Decorations for Corydoras

catfish love driftwood and enjoy lots of hiding spots to feel safe in an aquarium environment. Other ornaments large enough to swim around and hide around such as caves and pipes are also great options.

After more nice quality decorations? Check our Aquarium Ornaments.

Aquarium Lighting for Corydoras

Corydoras catfish do not have specific lighting requirements. While, plants need sufficient light to grow LED lighting is an excellent choice to provide adjustable lighting as desired. LED lighting is also more efficient and runs cooler than traditional aquarium lights.

Substrate

Aquarium sand or fine smooth gravels are a good substrate to mimic their natural environment and provide a suitable bed for aquatic plants to grow. 

A variety of Substrates are available at Coburg Aquarium. 

Additional Information

Fish Keeping Snapshot :

Preferred Water Parameters :