• Name:

    Agassizi Cory Cat

  • Family: Callichthyidae
  • Species: Corydoras Catfish
  • Scientific Name: Corydoras agassizi
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General info about Agassizi Cory Cat

Corydoras agassizi is pale in color and has dark spots all over its body, its average size is 2.36 inches. They have the ability to tilt their eyes which looks like blinking. These fish are facultative air breathers, they have a highly vascularized intestine that facilitates uptake of atmospheric oxygen so they will often  go to the surface for a gulp of air. Due to ability for breathing atmospheric air, the aquarium should have a cover and the tank shouldn’t be filled to the top.

To keep this species in captivity, water pH should be between 6.0 and 8.0 and water temperature should range from 71.6ºF and 80.6ºF . The tank should have a sandy substrate, plants and hiding places. These fish can be kept in community aquariums and should be kept in groups of at least 5.

Agassizi Cory Cat Diet & Nutrition

This species is omnivorous. It will eat anything that sinks into the bottom of the tank, it can be fed with dried, live and frozen foods.

Determining Sex of Agassizi Cory Cat

Mature females are rounder than males.

Agassizi Cory Cat Origin

This species can be found in South America.

Caution with Agassizi Cory Cat

This species should be kept in a tank with a sandy substrate or round gravel, sharp gravel may hurt its barbels.

Corydoras agassizi has hardened pectoral spines that can pierce human skin so they should be handled with care and a plastic container should be used to move them, using a net is not recommended because these spines may become entangled in the mesh.

These fish are scaleless and as such they are extremely sensitive to salt, adding salt to the tank will hurt them.

Acclimating Agassizi Cory Cat

These fish are nocturnal so they should be fed at lights out, however, after some time in the tank they may be “taught” to eat during the day.

Agassizi Cory Cat are Venomous

It is thought that  at the base of each spine there are axillary glands that have mildly toxic secretions.

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Agassizi Cory Cat Corydoras Catfish Callichthyidae Corydoras agassizi

Corydoras agassizi is pale in color and has dark spots all over its body, its average size is 2.36 inches. They have the ability to tilt their eyes which looks like blinking. These fish are facultative air breathers, they have a highly vascularized intestine that facilitates uptake of atmospheric oxygen so they will often  go to the surface for a gulp of air. Due to ability for breathing atmospheric air, the aquarium should have a cover and the tank shouldn’t be filled to the top.

To keep this species in captivity, water pH should be between 6.0 and 8.0 and water temperature should range from 71.6ºF and 80.6ºF . The tank should have a sandy substrate, plants and hiding places. These fish can be kept in community aquariums and should be kept in groups of at least 5.

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