Mottled Corydoras
Buy Mottled Corydoras, beautiful peaceful freshwater bottom-dwelling catfish with attractive grey and silver body patterns. Perfect for planted and community aquariums.
Original price was: ₹175.00.₹150.00Current price is: ₹150.00.
Bring natural beauty and interesting activity to your aquarium with the Mottled Corydoras. This attractive freshwater bottom-dwelling fish is admired for its unique mottled body patterns, beautiful grey and silver coloration, delicate fins, and characteristic whisker-like barbels.
Mottled Corydoras are peaceful community aquarium fish that spend much of their time exploring the aquarium substrate in search of food. Their interesting feeding behaviour and attractive appearance make them a popular choice among freshwater aquarium enthusiasts.
These active bottom dwellers look especially beautiful in planted aquariums with natural decorations, driftwood, aquatic plants, and soft sandy substrates.
Mottled Corydoras are social fish and generally prefer living in groups of their own kind. They can be kept with other peaceful community fish when suitable tank conditions are maintained.
Provide clean, well-oxygenated water, a soft substrate, hiding places, and a nutritious sinking diet to help them remain healthy and active.
Care tip: Keep Corydoras in groups of preferably six or more of the same species. Provide soft sand or smooth substrate to protect their delicate barbels. Maintain good filtration and regular water changes.
Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72–78°F (22–26°C) for most species (cooler for panda corys, slightly warmer for sterbai corys).
- pH Level:0–7.5 (aiming close to neutral around 7.0 is ideal).
- Water Hardness: 2–12 dGH (soft to moderately hard).
- Ammonia & Nitrite: 0 ppm (must be fully cycled with zero tolerance).
- Nitrate: Kept under 20 ppm.
- Substrate: Soft sand or smooth, rounded fine gravel to protect their sensitive barbels (whiskers) from erosion
Diet
Protein-Rich Staples: They are omnivores that need a diet focused heavily on protein (roughly 80% protein and 20% plant matter/vegetables). Feed them specialized sinking pellets and bottom-feeder wafers & Bug Bites Bottom Feeder Formula.
Tank Mates
- Neon tetras and cardinal tetras, Harlequin rasboras or chili rasboras Guppies, mollies, platies, Danios & Honey gouramis
- Average Lifespan: 5 to 10 years with proper care, though some well-maintained specimens can live past 15 years.
- Adult Size: Varies by species, typically ranging from 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5 cm) long (e.g., pygmy corys stay around 1.2 inches, while bronze or peppered corys reach 2.5–3 inches).
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Common name | Mottled Corydoras |
| Scientific name | Species to be confirmed |
| Fish type | Freshwater catfish |
| Family | Callichthyidae |
| Colour | Grey, silver and mottled |
| Temperament | Peaceful |
| Swimming area | Bottom dweller |
| Diet | Omnivorous |
| Care level | Easy to moderate |
| Water temperature | Depends on exact species |
| Aquarium type | Freshwater |
| Social behaviour | Best kept in groups |
| Substrate | Soft sand or smooth fine gravel |
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