Some smaller species, such as Corydoras gracilis (which I discovered in 1975 with 14 other new Corydoras species), C. albolineatus, C. nanus, C. napoensis, C. loretoensis and C. bondi, are among those ...

Taxonomic shake up in the armoured catfish world means that you’ll have to learn a lot of new (ex) Corydoras names. A long-awaited revision of the Corydoradinae subfamily has resulted in the ...

Forever spoiled for choice, you can't go far wrong with a Corydoras, says Julian Dignall. There are many reasons why Corydoras are popular and have been an enduring part of our hobby almost since its ...

Over the forty-plus years Ian Fuller has kept and bred Corydoras, he’s seen many twisted tales emerge. Here he looks at straightening a few of them back out. Corydoras, a perennial favourite amongst ...

Ingo Seidel goes in search of Corydoras boesemani in Suriname to hopefully catch enough of these lovely catfish to breed them in the aquarium. Translation by Kate McKay. I had always wanted to catch ...

The hobby has embraced the Corydoras family with open fins and it’s hard to find a tank without a clutch of these diminutive, benthic and charismatic fish. Less popular, however, have been their ...

Matt Clarke explains why Corydoras catfish sometimes take gulps of air from the water surface. Corydoras use a technique known as aerial respiration — an adaptation for life in low oxygen environments ...