Species Profiles
2402 articles- Spotfin Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras punctatus is a peaceful armored catfish from the Suriname and Iracoubo basins, the original species of a widely confused group.
- Many-Spotted Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras polystictus is a small peaceful catfish from the upper Paraguay River basin, covered in numerous tiny dark spots.
- Bonehead Cory Care GuideCorydoras osteocarus, the bonehead or pepper cory, is a small peaceful catfish from the Orinoco basin and coastal rivers of Suriname.
- Orphan Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras orphnopterus is a peaceful armored catfish from the Pastaza River basin in Ecuador, uncommon in the aquarium hobby.
- False Bandit Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras melini is a peaceful armored catfish from the rios Negro, Caquetá and Orinoco, marked by a diagonal black band running into the ta
- Loretoensis Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras loretoensis is a small peaceful catfish from the upper Amazon in Peru, kept in groups on fine sand in soft, slightly acidic water.
- Leopard Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras leopardus is a peaceful armored catfish from the western Amazon basin, often confused with the three-lined cory but with a longer
- Kane's Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras kanei is a small armoured catfish of the rio Negro basin in Brazil, kept in peaceful soft-water community aquaria.
- Incolicana Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras incolicana is an armoured catfish of the rio Icana in the upper rio Negro basin, requiring soft, acidic blackwater conditions.
- Imitator Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras imitator is a long-snouted armoured catfish of the upper rio Negro, requiring soft, acidic blackwater conditions.
- Mosaic Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras haraldschultzi is an armoured catfish of the rio Guapore, often confused with C. sterbai but showing dark markings on a light body
- Guapore Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras guapore is an armoured catfish endemic to the rio Guapore of Bolivia and Brazil, noted for spending much time swimming in mid-wate
- Slender Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras gracilis is a dwarf armoured catfish from the central Amazon basin of Brazil, suited to small soft-water aquaria.
- Gosse's Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras gossei is an armoured catfish from the rio Mamore basin of Brazil and Bolivia, kept in peaceful soft-water community aquaria.
- Gomez's Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras gomezi is a small armoured catfish from the western Amazon where Brazil, Colombia and Peru meet, kept in peaceful soft-water aquar
- Garbe's Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras garbei is a small armoured catfish endemic to the Sao Francisco River basin in Brazil, kept in peaceful soft-water aquaria.
- Fowler's Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras fowleri is a long-snouted armoured catfish from the western Amazon basin of Peru and Colombia, kept in soft-water community aquari
- Evelyn's Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras evelynae is a small cory from the upper Solimões River, listed as Data Deficient and kept in peaceful schooling groups.
- Elegant Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras elegans is a slender cory from the upper Amazon basin that, unusually, often swims in the upper water column rather than the botto
- False Blochi Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras delphax is an armoured catfish from the Inírida River and upper Orinoco basin in Colombia, often confused with C. melanistius.
- Bond's Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras bondi is a schooling cory with a dark midlateral stripe, native to the Orinoco region of Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname.
- Tail-Spot Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras caudimaculatus is a small cory from the Guaporé River basin in Bolivia and Brazil, marked by a dark blotch on the caudal peduncle.
- Pulcher Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras pulcher is a long-snouted armoured catfish from the Purus River basin in Brazil, kept in peaceful schooling groups.
- Armatus Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras armatus is a long-snouted armoured catfish native to the upper Amazon River basin, kept in peaceful schooling groups.
- Blue Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras nattereri is a hardy cory with a bluish-green sheen, endemic to eastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to Paraná.
- Burgess's Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras burgessi is a black-and-white cory endemic to the upper Rio Negro in Brazil, adapted to soft, acidic blackwater.
- Loreto Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras ortegai is a small panda-patterned cory from the lower Río Putumayo in Peru, named for ichthyologist Hernán Ortega.
- Reticulated Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras reticulatus is a peaceful armoured catfish from the lower Amazon basin in Brazil, recognised by its reticulated body pattern.
- Sychri Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras sychri is a small armoured catfish from the Nanay River basin in Loreto, Peru, kept in peaceful bottom-dwelling groups.
- Blacktop Corydoras (Corydoras acutus) Care GuideCorydoras acutus is a pointed-snouted armoured catfish from the upper Amazon, with a black-tipped dorsal fin and faint diagonal markings.
- Spotted Corydoras (Corydoras ambiacus) Care GuideCorydoras ambiacus is a peaceful schooling armoured catfish from the upper Amazon, with a densely spotted body and a dark dorsal blotch.
- Pink Corydoras (Corydoras axelrodi) Care GuideCorydoras axelrodi is a peaceful armoured catfish from the Rio Meta basin in Colombia, with a pinkish body and a broken dark midline stripe.
- Fairy Corydoras (Corydoras atropersonatus) Care GuideCorydoras atropersonatus is a small peaceful armoured catfish of the upper Amazon, finely peppered with a dark eye mask.
- David Sands' Corydoras (Corydoras davidsandsi) Care GuideCorydoras davidsandsi is a black-and-white armoured catfish from the Rio Negro basin, similar in pattern to C. metae but with a continuous d
- Two-Saddle Corydoras (Corydoras weitzmani) Care GuideCorydoras weitzmani is a Peruvian armoured catfish with two dark saddles, long known only from old specimens until its rediscovery in 2004.
- Duplicate Corydoras (Corydoras duplicareus) Care GuideCorydoras duplicareus is a Rio Negro armoured catfish very similar to C. adolfoi but with a broader black dorsal stripe, suited to soft acid
- Skunk Corydoras (Corydoras arcuatus) Care GuideCorydoras arcuatus is a streamlined armoured catfish of the western Amazon, marked by a single black arched stripe from snout to tail.
- Bluespotted Corydoras (Corydoras melanistius) Care GuideCorydoras melanistius is a hardy armoured catfish from the Guianas and northern Brazil, finely spotted with a dark blotch on the dorsal fin.
- Bandit Corydoras (Corydoras metae) Care GuideCorydoras metae is a peaceful armoured catfish from the Rio Meta basin in Colombia, marked by a black eye-mask and a dark saddle along the b
- Maya Theraps (Wajpamheros nourissati) Care GuideWajpamheros nourissati is a Central American stream cichlid from the Usumacinta basin, reaching about 22 cm and needing strong flow and clea
- Mesoheros atromaculatus Care GuideMesoheros atromaculatus is a Colombian cichlid with dark flank blotches, a medium-sized substrate-spawning species for soft, warm aquaria.
- Marble Convict Cichlid Care GuideThe Marble Convict is a selectively bred form of the convict cichlid Amatitlania nigrofasciata, a hardy and prolific Central American cichli
- Andinoacara stalsbergi (Silver Saum) Care GuideAndinoacara stalsbergi, the Silver Saum or white-tail green terror, is a Peruvian cichlid related to the green terror, kept in spacious aqua
- Vieja zonata Care GuideVieja zonata is a large Mexican cichlid from the Pacific-slope Tehuantepec basin, kept in hard alkaline water in spacious aquaria.
- Paratheraps fenestratus Care GuideParatheraps fenestratus is a large Mexican cichlid, also known as Vieja fenestrata, from Atlantic-slope rivers and lakes of southern Mexico.
- Crenicichla acutirostris Care GuideCrenicichla acutirostris is an Amazonian pike cichlid with an elongated pointed head, a predatory species for large soft-water aquaria.
- Crenicichla marmorata Care GuideCrenicichla marmorata is a large Amazonian pike cichlid, an elongated predatory fish requiring spacious aquaria and well-chosen tankmates.
- Geophagus pellegrini Care GuideGeophagus pellegrini is a Colombian eartheater cichlid that sifts sand for food. A maternal mouthbrooder for soft, warm water aquaria.
- Heros liberifer Care GuideHeros liberifer is a severum-group cichlid described in 2015 from the Orinoco basin. It is a deep-bodied omnivore for soft, warm aquaria.
- Heros appendiculatus Care GuideHeros appendiculatus is a South American cichlid of the severum group. It is a large, deep-bodied omnivore kept in soft, warm water.