- Scientific name: Corydoras paleatus
- Common name: Marbled Corydoras, Peppered corydoras
- Synonyms: Callichthys paleatus, Corydoras marmoratus, Corydoras maculatus, Corydoras punctatus var. argentina, Corydoras microcephalus
- Group: Catfishes
- Habitat: South America; Brazil, La Plata region
- Size: 6-8 cm
- Biotope: Shallow spots in slowly-moving, almost still waters.
- Social behavior: A peaceful, undemanding fish, ideal for community tanks and beginning aquariasts.
- Diet: Omnivorous, all food is accepted, but they prefer live food that hides in the substrate such as Tubifex.
- Breeding: Easy
- Tank: Minimum 70 litres
- Population: 4-5 fish for 80 litres
- Decoration: The aquarium should be planted densely. The bottom of the aquarium should be sandy because they like to search after food in it and their tender barbels are easily damaged.
- Temperature: 21-27°C
- pH: 6-8.
- Hardness: 2-28 NK°
- Lifespan: 10-15 years
Description: There can be a few differnt colour and patterned varities depending on what area of South America they come from. Usually the whole body strewn with numerous small, dark spots. Dorsal, caudal and anal fins are grey with rows of blackish streaks and spots. The belly area is white. Like corydoras aeneus, there is an albino variety.
Breeding of Corydoras paleatus is easy, usually a single coldwater change induces spawning. The males initiate the courtship ritual, which entails chasing the females around the tank. When the female is ready to spawn she turns to the male next to her and pounds furiously below his ventral fin. The male releases his seed and the female catches it in her mouth.The female cups her ventral fins and lays a few eggs (normally about 4) in them. The fertilized eggs are stuck on the plants or on the glass of the aquarium. After depositing a group of eggs closely together, the female rests for a few moments. The eggs hatch after 5 days. You can raise the young with very fine infusoria and baby brine shrimp.
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(Least Killifish)
(Celebes halfbeak)
(Blackbarred limia)
(Guppy)
(Black molly)
(African Freshwater Pipefish)
(Redtail splitfin)
(Swordtail)
(Platy)
(Montezuma swordtail)
(Mountain swordatail)
(Variegated platy )
(Betta, Siamese fighting fish)
(One spot mouthbrooder)
(Honey gourami)
(Ornate ctenopoma)
(Chocolate Gourami)
(Pearl gourami)
(Three-spot gourami)
(Croaking gourami)
(Gold skirt tetra)
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(Flame tetra, Red tetra)
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(Black phantom tetra)
(Red phantom tetra)
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(Gold barb)
(Tiger barb)
(Cherry barb)
(Pearl danio)
(Leopard danio)
(Zebra danio)
(Siamese algae eaters)
(Red tailed black shark)
(Harlequin rasbora)
(Red-line rasbora)
(Orange-finned barb)
(Rummy nose rasbora)
(White cloud)
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(Oscar, Velvet cichlid)
(Peacock cichlid, African peacock)
(Frontosa)
(Nicaragua cichlid)
(Black diamond cichlid)
(Dwarf mbuna)
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(Clown botia, Clown loach)
(Bronze catfish)
(Giant Cory, Barbatus Catfish)
(Leopard catfish, Three line cory)
(Zebra pleco)
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(Giant Whiptail, Golden Whiptail)
(Cuckoo Synodontis, Multi-spotted synodontis )
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(Neon rainbow)
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(Bluegreen lampeye)
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(Bumblebee goby)
(Indian glass fish)
(Mono, Fingerfish)
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(Water hedge)
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(Black ghost knifefish)
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(Fire Eel)
(Tire Track Eel)
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(Clown Knifefish)
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(Four-eyed fish)
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(Salmon-red Rainbowfish)
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(Red-Striped Earth Eater)
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(Giraffe Catfish)
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(Blunt-Jaw Elephantnose)
(Thread-finned Acara)
(Green Terror)
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(Featherfin Synodontis)
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(Cinnamon Loach)
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(Melon Sword)
(Half-banded Spiny Eel)
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(Black Belt Cichlid)
(Red Claw Crab)
(Sturgeon Catfish)
(Least Rasbora)
(Golden Zebra Loach)
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(Australian Rainbowfish)
(Horsemans Cory)
(Honey Blue-eye)
(Motoro Stingray)
(Bucktooth Tetra)
(Two-spot Pike Cichlid)
(Striped Headstander)
(Dawn Tetra)
(January Tetra)
(Bold characodon)
(Neon yellow rasbora)
(Borneo Sucker)
(Redflank Bloodfin)
(Bugeye squeaker)
(Daisy's Ricefish)
(Pretty Tetra)
(Head-and-tail light tetra)
(Red Nose Shrimp)
(Salt and Pepper Cory)
(Cuban limia)
(Red-tailed Redeye Puffer)
(Vampire Pleco)
(Golden Vampire Pleco)
(Water star)
(Elliotis cichlid)
(Redfin Tiger Loach)
(Three Beacon Pleco)
(Zebra Oto)
(Colombian Tetra)
(South American Puffer)
(Rosy Tetra)
(Chameleon Whiptail)
(Lava Snail)
(False Siamese Algae Eater)
(Haplochromis Thick Skin)
(Coffee Bean Tetra)
(Striped Bulldog Pleco)
(Spiketail Paradisefish)
(Purple Vampire Crab)
(Burmese Border Loach, Polka-Dot Loach)
(Black Shark, Black sharkminnow)
(Yo-Yo Loach, Pakistani Loach)
(Zebra Loach)
(Saddle-back Loach)
(Walker's Killifish)
(Redtail Loach)
(Rainbow Stiphodon Goby)
(Skunk Loach)
(L-306 Catfish)
(Blackline Tetra)
(Broken-line Tetra)
(Purple Emperor Tetra)
(Silver Dollar)
(Diamond Tetra)
(Red-eye Tetra)
(Dwarf Pencilfish)
(X-ray tetra)
(Red Bellied Piranha)
(Penguin Tetra)
(Smooth-cheek eartheater)