Sterba's Cory Catfish (Corydoras sterbai), Tank-Bred

Sterba's Cory Catfish (Corydoras sterbai), Tank-Bred

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The Sterba's Cory Catfish is among the most popular members of a widely popular genus due to its lovely coloration, active nature, and peaceful disposition!

Sterba's Cory Catfish (Corydoras sterbai) is among the most popular of the numerous currently known species within the Corydoras genus, and this can be credited to its beautiful markings. Its head features white dots on a black background, which is a very unique characteristic for corydoras, as most of them have these colors reversed. The body is speckled with both black and white dots that provide an absolutely stunning contrast, especially with its orange pectoral fins. Much like its cousin, the Peppered Cory (Corydoras paleatus), this catfish exhibits very interesting and often playful behavior. It is fairly small (they grow to a maximum of about 2-1/2 inches), so it is ideal for the home aquarium.

Care is very easy for this catfish as long as it has stable water parameters in a well-maintained aquarium. It does best in a tank with smooth substrate (such as sand or polished gravel), as it is a bottom-dwelling scavenger whose underside is easily scratched by jagged substrate. This species should be kept in groups of 6 or more specimens. The Sterba's Cory Catfish is omnivorous and it requires a varied diet of high-quality dry, frozen, and live foods of appropriate size. It is very peaceful and generally safe to keep with other peaceful fish, snails, adult dwarf shrimp, and live plants!

What We Like About This Fish:

Striking dappled pattern on the whole body
Interesting and playful behavior
Safe with plants
Completely peaceful
Possible to breed in the home aquarium

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Temperature: 73° - 79° F (23° - 26° C)
pH: 6.0 - 7.6
KH: 0 - 15 dKH
Minimum tank size: 10 gallons

CARE GUIDELINES:

Diet: Omnivorous. High-quality flake, pellet and wafer foods as well as frozen foods such as bloodworms and tubifex.
Social behavior: Peaceful; requires a school of 6 or more to thrive.
Origin: Tank-bred, but indigenous to Bolivia and Brazil.
Average adult size: 2 - 2.5 inches (5 - 6.4 cm)
Average purchase size: 1 inch (2.5 cm)

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For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

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Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

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