{"id":5020,"date":"2022-05-08T07:21:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T07:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/?p=5020"},"modified":"2023-11-05T14:26:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T14:26:27","slug":"small-cory-catfish-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/small-cory-catfish-species\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Small &#8220;Dwarf&#8221; Cory Catfish Species For In Your Aquarium"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5020\" class=\"elementor elementor-5020\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58e046d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58e046d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4a3de6\" data-id=\"d4a3de6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f3c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f3c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Small cory catfish often referred to as dwarf cory catfish are perhaps even more cute than their bigger siblings. Being that they can live in many tanks and are relatively easy to care for, many small Corydoras species are a great choice.&nbsp;<\/p><p>This list contains some of the smallest cory catfish types, for in your tank.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2328ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2328ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small cory catfish species<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54136b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54136b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">There are several small cory catfish that do well in small aquariums. Here are my 5 favorite small Corydoras types:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9de59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-table\" data-id=\"e9de59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-table jet-elements\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-table-wrapper jet-table-responsive-mobile\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"jet-table jet-table--fa5-compat\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"jet-table__head\"><tr class=\"jet-table__head-row\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-cb3d4c9 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Species<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-cea829d jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Common name<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-44236a8 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Size<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"jet-table__body\"><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-8db3880\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-2246edd jet-table__body-cell\"><a class=\"jet-table__cell-inner jet-table__cell-link\" href=\"#pygmy\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Corydoras pygmaeus<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-c58680d jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Pygmy cory catfish<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-e9502e9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">0.8 inch (2.1cm)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-39eac58\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-e927d67 jet-table__body-cell\"><a class=\"jet-table__cell-inner jet-table__cell-link\" href=\"#tail\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Corydoras hastatus<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-4e91295 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Tail-spot cory catfish, dwarf cory catfish<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-6065a30 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">1.0 inch(2.5cm)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-0d12f0b\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-af448d8 jet-table__body-cell\"><a class=\"jet-table__cell-inner jet-table__cell-link\" href=\"#salt\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Corydoras habrosus<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-16874b6 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Salt and pepper cory catfish<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-99d7a2a jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">1.0 inch (3.8cm)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-e92ceaa\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-c1d8800 jet-table__body-cell\"><a class=\"jet-table__cell-inner jet-table__cell-link\" href=\"#smudge\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Corydoras similis<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-c7eec3f jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Smudge spot cory catfish<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-e70f977 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">1.5 inch (3.2cm)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-3f9e275\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-f311623 jet-table__body-cell\"><a class=\"jet-table__cell-inner jet-table__cell-link\" href=\"#shy\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Corydoras gracilis<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-b8759d1 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Shy cory catfish<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-a133459 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">0.9 inch (2.3cm)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2135fa elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b2135fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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one dwarf cory catfish species existed: Corydoras habrosus. Later however, scientists realized some species had been wrongly classified and species like C. pygmaeus and C. hastatus were described\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5b77c pygmy elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d5b77c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Pygmy cory catfish (C. pygmaeus)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0297c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0297c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/24432051_46fdcafc3e_o.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1725\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/24432051_46fdcafc3e_o.jpg 450w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/24432051_46fdcafc3e_o-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by Johnny Jenssen<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ded2af elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-table\" data-id=\"2ded2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-table jet-elements\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-table-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"jet-table jet-table--fa5-compat\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"jet-table__head\"><tr class=\"jet-table__head-row\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-cb3d4c9 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Care<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-cea829d jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Overview<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"jet-table__body\"><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-8db3880\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-7cf9d41 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Distribution<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-2b59aa0 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Madeira basin, Brazil<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-436b30f\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-2246edd jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Tank size<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-e9502e9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">>10 gallons<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-39eac58\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-0c57cd9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Temperature<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-34cbe5e jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">\t\n72-78\u00b0F (22-26\u00b0C)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-0101b27\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-678e3a9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Difficulty<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-296db8a jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Beginner<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0809b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0809b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This small species is perhaps the most popular on this list. It&#8217;s very similar to the tail-spot cory catfish and can live in nano tanks.<\/p><p>What makes this species unique, is that they not only live in the bottom layer of the tank. They are often seen sholing around in the middle layer of the tank, making them very fun to look at.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7c4ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d7c4ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8482494381_28d0aa30ef_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8482494381_28d0aa30ef_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8482494381_28d0aa30ef_c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8482494381_28d0aa30ef_c-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/dVz148\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mobile_gnome<\/a><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1f53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd1f53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s easy accessible for most beginners, because it&#8217;s sold in most aquarium pet stores and sometimes in general pet stores, too.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-price\/\">They cost around $5<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>This species is very peaceful and can live with most other nano fish, including betta fish (read our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-and-betta-fish\/\">keeping betta fish and cory catfish together here<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p><p>However, it&#8217;s not a great choice for busy community tanks, because it can be outcompeted or get stressed easily.<\/p><p>Overall, the pygmy cory is a <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/are-cory-catfish-hardy\/\">hardy Corydoras species<\/a> that certainly deserves a spot in your tank!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec8039 tail elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ec8039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Tail spot cory catfish (C. hastatus)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0887f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0887f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Corydoras-hastatus-2-1024x710.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5060\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Corydoras-hastatus-2-1024x710.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Corydoras-hastatus-2-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Corydoras-hastatus-2-768x533.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Corydoras-hastatus-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c1d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-table\" data-id=\"46c1d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-table jet-elements\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-table-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"jet-table jet-table--fa5-compat\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"jet-table__head\"><tr class=\"jet-table__head-row\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-cb3d4c9 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Care<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-cea829d jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Overview<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"jet-table__body\"><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-8db3880\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-7cf9d41 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Distribution<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-8cdf10c jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Amazon Basin Brazil, Paraguay<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-436b30f\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-2246edd jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Tank size<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-e9502e9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">>10 gallons<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-39eac58\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-0c57cd9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Temperature<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-34cbe5e jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">72-78\u00b0F (22-26\u00b0C)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-0101b27\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-678e3a9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Difficulty<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-296db8a jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Beginner<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aacb553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aacb553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Corydoras hastatus is a rather rare seeing in the hobby. Remarkable, considering it&#8217;s one of the most widely spread species within the genus. It lives in a big part of the Amazon basin and in parts of Paraguay.<\/p><p>This cory catfish species is very similar to the pygmy cory and it often gets confused with it. However, once you know the differences it&#8217;s easy to distinguish them.<\/p><p>The easiest way is by looking at the stripe through the body of the fish. Pygmy cory catfish have a black stripe, while Tail spot cory catfish don&#8217;t have such stripe. Secondly, C. hastatus didn&#8217;t steal its name (tail spot cory catfish). In comparison to pygmy cory catfish, they have an almost full black tail-base.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b2f436 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b2f436\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e207fde\" data-id=\"e207fde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95bebad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95bebad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cory-catfish-handbook-4-642x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10543\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cory-catfish-handbook-4-642x1024.png 642w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cory-catfish-handbook-4-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cory-catfish-handbook-4-768x1226.png 768w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cory-catfish-handbook-4-963x1536.png 963w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cory-catfish-handbook-4-1283x2048.png 1283w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cory-catfish-handbook-4.png 1410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16df8cc\" data-id=\"16df8cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb5257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fb5257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FREE DOWNLOAD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfafb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abfafb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Full Guide To Cory Catfish: Tips &amp; Tricks<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428fc3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"428fc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claim your FREE eBook on Cory Catfish Care<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a20e50 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6a20e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjczODIiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download eBook<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a8d8d salt elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1a8d8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Salt and pepper cory catfish (C. habrosus)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11670c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11670c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14241011024_77f980e680_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1721\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14241011024_77f980e680_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14241011024_77f980e680_c-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14241011024_77f980e680_c-768x582.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/nGqUqQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adam B.<\/a><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962f09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-table\" data-id=\"962f09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-table jet-elements\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-table-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"jet-table jet-table--fa5-compat\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"jet-table__head\"><tr class=\"jet-table__head-row\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-cb3d4c9 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Care<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-cea829d jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Overview<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"jet-table__body\"><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-8db3880\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-7cf9d41 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Distribution<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-8cdf10c jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">R\u00edo Orinoco basin, Colombia and western Venezuela<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-436b30f\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-2246edd jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Tank size<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-e9502e9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">>10 gallons, but 15 is recommended<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-39eac58\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-0c57cd9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Temperature<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-34cbe5e jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">72-78\u00b0F (22-26\u00b0C)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-0101b27\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-678e3a9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Difficulty<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-296db8a jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Beginner<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-3146628\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-ae46d9a jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Size<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-b811a32 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">1.5 inch (3.8cm)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed65aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed65aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even though this species is often referred to as Dwarf Corydoras, it actually doesn&#8217;t belong to the dwarf lineage (lineage 4). It is part of lineage 9, along with other known species like C. adolfoi and C. panda.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, this species has been marked as &#8220;Near threatened&#8221; in the wild by The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Luckily it&#8217;s still readily available in the aquarium hobby, and it&#8217;s suited for beginners.\u00a0<\/p><p>It gets slightly bigger than pygmy and tail spot cory catfish, making this species better suited for a 15 gallon tank, although 10 is possible.<\/p><p>Sometimes, this species gets confused with C. hastatus and C. pygmaeus, but it&#8217;s easy distinguishable by a quick look. C. hastatus has a brown color, and is covered by black spots (hence its common name, salt and pepper cory catfish).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21dc2d8 smudge elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21dc2d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Smudge spot cory catfish (C. similis)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb074ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb074ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cf2da4ecb68b79d2d956a6feffda7323.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5113\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cf2da4ecb68b79d2d956a6feffda7323.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cf2da4ecb68b79d2d956a6feffda7323-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cf2da4ecb68b79d2d956a6feffda7323-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7599e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-table\" data-id=\"e7599e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-table jet-elements\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-table-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"jet-table jet-table--fa5-compat\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"jet-table__head\"><tr class=\"jet-table__head-row\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-cb3d4c9 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Care<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-cea829d jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Overview<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"jet-table__body\"><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-8db3880\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-7cf9d41 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Distribution<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-8cdf10c jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">R\u00edo Madeira basin, Brazil<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-436b30f\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-2246edd jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Tank size<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-e9502e9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">>10 gallons, but 15 is recommended<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-39eac58\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-0c57cd9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Temperature<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-34cbe5e jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">72-78\u00b0F (22-26\u00b0C)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-0101b27\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-678e3a9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Difficulty<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-296db8a jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Intermediate<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-3146628\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-ae46d9a jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><b>Size<\/b><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-b811a32 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">1.5 inch (3.8cm)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf7cadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf7cadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another less-known species on this list. which is commonly named after the small variating spots throughout its body.<\/p><p>Because its pretty sensitive towards water parameter fluctuations, the smudge spot cory catfish is less suited for beginners.<\/p><p>It can be confused with the Julii cory catfish or the false Julii cory catfish, because of the spot-pattern. It is however more colourful and in my opinion, on of the most beatiful cory catfish species to keep.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a32e82c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a32e82c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f00d6 shy elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77f00d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Shy cory catfish (C. gracilis)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336edb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"336edb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Corydoras-gracilis.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Corydoras-gracilis.jpeg 614w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Corydoras-gracilis-300x199.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by HJ Chen<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1035789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1035789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At first glance, this species might not even look like a cory catfish but more like a type of loach. It is though! Looking closely at the shy cory, we can see that it has evolved to be camouflaged between twigs and leaves.<\/p><p>For this species, a biotope tank is thus the perfect natural environment. They will look great on <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/the-best-substrate-for-cory-catfish\/\">sand<\/a> covered with leaves and driftwood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3660f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc3660f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related questions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc301e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc301e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How big do cory catfish get?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd536f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdd536f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cory catfish reach an average size of 2-3 inch, although this highly depends on the species you are keeping. Some species even get 5 inches, while others like you read in this guide, barely reach one inch in size.<\/p><p>If you want to read more about cory catfish and their size, I highly recommend reading my full article on it. It covers many cory catfish species and their size, and how to keep them. <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/how-many-cory-catfish\/\">Read the guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b08d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b08d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the biggest cory catfish species?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79adf8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79adf8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are three of the biggest cory catfish species and their size:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emerald Cory Catfish (C. splendens) &#8211; 4 inches<\/p><\/li><li>Scleromystax barbatus &#8211; 5 inches<\/li><li>Robust cory catfish (C. robustus) &#8211; 3.5 inches<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1267b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1267b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are female cory catfish bigger than males?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbc565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edbc565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cory catfish show <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.nau.edu\/~gaud\/bio300b\/sexdi.htm\">sexual dimorphism<\/a>, meaning both sexes can be distinguished based on visual appearance. Males are smaller than females and tend to be more streamlined. Keep in mind that in this guide, I&#8217;ve stated the average size. It can be that males are a little smaller and females a little bigger.<\/p><p>If you want to know everything about sexing cory catfish, please read the guide I wrote on it. It not only covers size differences, but also differences in fins and behavior. <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-male-or-female\/\">Read it here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a6378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58a6378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3910c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3910c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&#8220;Corydoras hastatus&#8221; <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Seriously fish (https:\/\/www.seriouslyfish.com\/species\/corydoras-hastatus\/)<\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"example\"><ul><li>&#8220;Corydoras pygmaeus&#8221;<em> Planet Catfish<\/em> (https:\/\/www.planetcatfish.com\/common\/species.php?species_id=283)<\/li><li>&#8220;Corydoras gracilis&#8221;<em> Planet Catfish<\/em> (https:\/\/www.planetcatfish.com\/common\/species.php?species_id=283)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small cory catfish often referred to as dwarf cory catfish are perhaps even more cute than their bigger siblings. 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