I have always loved catfish of all shapes and sizes. They are such an attractive fish, but many species do grow too large for most tanks. Thankfully the corydora can fit into most aquarium set ups. Corydoras originally come from South America, but many in the pet trade will be commercially bred. Some varieties like albino being distinctly man made. There are at least 142 types of corydoras, or cories for short. They range in size from the pygmy corydoras, which are about 0.75" , to Corydoras barbatus, reputed to reach lengths of up to 5". I would note though that both of these species can be harder to keep than the standard corries, who are quite ...  Read the complete review

The corydoras is one of the many types of catfish you can buy for your tropical fish tank. They are a small catfish that reach between 3-4 inches. They should be kept in groups; at least 5 will keep them all happy. There are many different types of corydoras, such as bronze and albino. They have small barbs around their mouth which helps them feel around the bottom of the tank while they look for food. You can tell the difference between the sex of these fish, the female is usually bigger than the male and will have a rounder belly. They are an egg laying fish and will scatter them anywhere, on the glass, floor or a rock. Corydoras are ...  Read the complete review

Cat fish are the scavangers and cleaners of the fish world. They have whiskers and barbels around there mouths which they use to stir up the gravel in the bottom of the tank to route out any food scraps which is realy good for your fish tank as all the rotting food in your gravel causes nitrate levels in your tank to rise which is not healthy for your fish. Corydoras catfish are a smooth armoured cat fish which originally comes from south America. They have two horn type rows of scales down there backs which is where the expression armoured comes from, this protects them from bites from other fish. They are tolerant of realy bad water ...  Read the complete review