How to keep it properly
Keep on smooth sand, provide cover and open foraging space, and maintain high dissolved oxygen with clean substrate.
Fish profile
Sterbai Corydoras
A robust Corydoras well suited to warmer community aquariums, including discus-adjacent setups.
Bottom dwellerCommunityCatfishSand
What to feed and how to condition
Use quality sinking wafers, micro pellets, frozen bloodworm, and live blackworm.
Where it fits
Excellent with tetras, peaceful cichlids, gouramis, and shrimp colonies large enough to avoid accidental predation.
What breeding really asks of you
Responds to cool water changes and strong feeding, with eggs often laid on glass or plant leaves.
Related species
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CHARACIN
Neon Tetra
A classic shoaling tetra that looks best in dark, planted layouts with gentle flow and stable water.
FishBeginnerPeaceful schooling fish
- Tank
- 60 L+
- Temp
- 22-26 C
- pH
- 6.0-7.2
- School
- 10+
CHARACIN
Cardinal Tetra
A more heat-loving and demanding Amazon tetra with saturated colour and a strong preference for soft water.
FishIntermediatePeaceful schooling fish
- Tank
- 90 L+
- Temp
- 24-28 C
- pH
- 4.8-6.8
- School
- 12+
CYPRINID
Harlequin Rasbora
A dependable Southeast Asian shoaler that suits planted community aquariums and mixed nano displays.
FishBeginnerCalm schooling fish
- Tank
- 70 L+
- Temp
- 23-27 C
- pH
- 6.0-7.5
- School
- 8+