Pygmy Corydoras
Buy miniature Pygmy Corydoras for planted aquariums. Social catfish for mature planted aquariums. Compare pack sizes and read species-specific care and delivery details.
Products in Pygmy Corydoras
Bronze Corydoras
Osteogaster aenea (Corydoras aeneus)
Bronze Corydoras is a social bottom-foraging catfish with a metallic bronze-green flank. It grows substantially larger than the dwarf cory species and needs more floor space.
Sale size: 2–3 cm
Starting from
₹300
Panda Corydoras
Hoplisoma panda (Corydoras panda)
Panda Corydoras has a pale body with dark eye, dorsal-fin and tail-base markings. This social armoured catfish is unrelated to the fish sold as Panda Garra.
Sale size: 2–2.5 cm
Starting from
₹720
Peppered Corydoras
Hoplisoma paleatum (Corydoras paleatus)
Peppered Corydoras has mottled grey-green markings on a sturdy armoured body. It is a larger species than Salt-and-pepper Corydoras and needs its own social group.
Sale size: 2–3 cm
Starting from
₹360
Pygmy Corydoras
Gastrodermus pygmaeus (Corydoras pygmaeus)
Pygmy Corydoras are small social catfish that explore both the substrate and midwater. Their silver body and dark horizontal stripe distinguish them from other dwarf cory species. Keep a group in a mature, peaceful planted aquarium and provide food that reaches them.
Starting from
₹400
Salt-and-pepper Corydoras
Hoplisoma habrosum (Corydoras habrosus)
Salt-and-pepper Corydoras is a small bottom-foraging catfish with irregular dark markings. It is distinct from the striped Pygmy Corydoras and the larger Peppered Corydoras.
Sale size: 1.5–2 cm
Starting from
₹600
📖 Pygmy Corydoras: The Micro Bottom-Dweller for Nano Tanks
Pygmy Corydoras (Corydoras pygmaeus) are miniature catfish that exhibit charming mid-water shoaling alongside bottom foraging. Unlike larger Corydoras species, they spend substantial time hovering in open midwater among stem plant leaves.
They are generally peaceful, but can eat tiny animals and need their own sinking food. Their whiskers (barbels) require fine sand or smooth rounded gravel to prevent abrasions.
💡 Expert Aquarist Tips for Indian Hobbyists
- • Substrate: Fine aquarium sand is essential for natural sifting behavior and barbel protection.
- • Schooling Group: Keep in groups of 6 or more for active mid-water exploration.
- • Diet: Sinking micro wafers, crushed sinking pellets, and baby brine shrimp.