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Scientific Name: Corydoras aeneus
Common Name: Bronze Cory
Family: Callichthyidae
Subfamily: Corydoradinae
Class: Actinopterygii
Synonym's: Corydoras schultzei, C. macrosteus, C. venezuelanus, C. microps, Hoplosoma aeneum.
Country of Origin: South America
Adult Size: 6.5cm (Male), 7.0cm (Female)
Temperature range: 22-28C
pH: 6.0-8.0
Hardness: 2-30 dGh
Salinity: none
Breeding: Egg-layer
Feeding: Omnivore
Lifespan: 5 years
Tank level: bottom
Social: Peaceful
Care: Easy. Prefers being kept in shoals of 4 or more.
Notes: Very popular fish in Aquariums. This fish requires to gulp air in order to digest its food correctly. It also appears to wink as it can tilt its eyes down.
External information
Fishbase - Corydoras aeneus (http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Corydoras&speciesname=aeneus)
About: Freshwater Aquarium - Bronze Cory (http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/catfish1/p/bronzecory.htm)
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