🐟 Longfin Bronze Corydoras (Corydoras aeneus)
🐟 Longfin Bronze Corydoras (Corydoras aeneus)
Freshwater Catfish • Peaceful Bottom Dweller • Schooling Community Fish • Longfin Cory Variant
📋 The Longfin Bronze Corydoras (Corydoras aeneus) is a beautiful long-finned variant of the classic bronze cory, prized for its flowing fins and gentle behavior.
It remains a peaceful community fish, making it ideal for calm planted aquariums with similarly sized tankmates.
As a true schooling species, this cory shows its best confidence and activity when kept in proper groups.
Despite its elegant appearance, it is still a hardy beginner fish, offering reliability and adaptability in well-maintained aquariums.
Its constant bottom foraging also makes it a dependable clean substrate scavenger in community setups.
💡 Highlights
✨ Longfin Variant: Elegant, flowing fins with bronze coloration
🌿 Peaceful Community Fish: Safe with calm tankmates
⚪ Schooling Species: Best kept in groups of 5 or more
📏 Hardy Beginner Fish: Adaptable and resilient
💧 Clean Substrate Scavenger: Active bottom forager
🧾 A Quick Look at the Longfin Bronze Corydoras
📛 Common Name: Longfin Bronze Corydoras
🔬 Scientific Name: Corydoras aeneus (Longfin Form)
👨👩👧 Family: Callichthyidae
🌍 Origin: South America
📏 Max Size: 6–7 cm (≈ 2.3–2.7″)
💧 pH Range: 6.0–7.5
🌡️ Temperature Range: 22–27 °C (≈ 72–81 °F)
🧠 Care Level: Easy
💖 Temperament: Peaceful
🏠 Min Tank Size: 60 L (≈ 15 gallons)
📌 Tank Level: Bottom
🧬 Captive Bred: ✅ Yes
🌿 Wild Caught: ❌ No
⏳ Lifespan: 5–10 years
🍽️ Diet: Omnivore (sinking foods, worms, pellets)
🐣 Reproduction: Egg scatterer

















