Freshwater Fish
Paleatus Cory.
The peppered cory — a hardy, peaceful bottom-dweller mottled in green-black over silver. Beginner-easy and community-safe; keep a group over soft substrate in a 20-gallon-plus tank and they'll forage happily together.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Beginner
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Community
- Community safe
- Adult size
- 3"
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Corydoras paleatus
Good tank mates
The peppered cory is peaceful and community-safe, a classic bottom-dweller for a calm community. It pairs well with small peaceful schoolers like tetras, rasboras, and danios up top, plus peaceful livebearers and dwarf gouramis. Keep it in a group of its own kind, and avoid large or aggressive fish and anything that might bully a slow-moving bottom fish.
Good to know
The peppered cory was one of the first corydoras catfish bred in captivity, with recorded captive spawnings going back to the 1800s.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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Erie, PA.
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