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Bronze Corydoras

Osteogaster aeneus

Bronze Corydoras have a shiny bronze color and are very playful! They enjoy swimming around and are great companions in an aquarium.

Appearance

The Bronze Corydoras has a shimmering, metallic bronze body that can sometimes appear greenish, with a pale belly. Its distinctive shape features a high, triangular dorsal fin and a pair of sensitive barbels around its mouth, resembling tiny whiskers.

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassActinopteriOrderSiluriformesFamilyCallichthyidaeGenusOsteogaster

Bronze Corydoras

Interesting facts

Bronze Corydoras love to swim in big groups called schools for safety and fun!

Their eggs are super sticky and often glued onto plants, rocks, or even aquarium glass!

These fish often 'wink' by quickly moving their eyes, which looks super funny!

They can even 'play dead' for a moment to escape if a big fish tries to eat them!

Special abilities

Bronze Corydoras has tough bony plates under its skin that help protect them from predators, acting like a tiny suit of armor.

Bronze Corydoras can use its sensitive barbels (whiskers) to sniff out tiny worms and food hidden deep in the mud.

Bronze Corydoras can gulp air from the surface using a special gut, which helps them breathe when water oxygen is low.

Measurements & details

Length: 5-8 cm
Weight: 0.003-0.01 kg
Lifespan: 5-10 years
Swim Speed: 5 km/h
Max Depth: 5 m
Water Type: Freshwater

Diet & Feeding

They are omnivores, munching on tiny bugs, worms, algae, and plant bits found in the mud.

Primary Foods

insect larvae
small crustaceans
worms
algae
plant detritus

Foraging Method

Foraging

Ecological connections

eats

Midge Larvae

Chironomus plumosus

A key food source hidden in the substrate.

eaten by

Peacock Bass

Cichla ocellaris

Larger predatory fish that hunt small bottom-dwellers.

eaten by

Wolffish

Hoplias malabaricus

An ambush predator in their native South American waters.

Traits

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