All About Pepper Corydoras: The Bullet-proof Cory!

[@Jack-fr9hz]

I had a trio of pepper corys in my first ever community tank. We had a freak blizzard in October which took out the whole state's power for over a week. The water temperature dropped about 25⁰F overnight & all of my other fish died within a day or two. However, my pepper corys survived about 10 days & lived happily for years after. I have them in my current tank & will probably always have some in at least one of mine. My absolute favorite fish.

[@thesolaraquarium]

They may experience these temperature lows in their natural environment? A well known youtuber went to a place where we source ‘tropical’ fish and was surprised how cool the water was at dawn. Or peppers maybe come from nearer the mountains or Southern parts of the Amazon? I think I heard they are from Argentina.

[@giftofthewild6665]

They are subtropical fish and can survive temperatures down to 10C apparently.

[@DanB1987]

I just started my fish keeping journey.. I also got a pepper Cory trio and I love watching these guys, I instantly fell in love with them.. As a beginner I'm glad they are so hardy..

[@AquariumOdysseys]

Thank you so much for the work you put into these videos. As someone who has watched literally thousands of aquarium videos through the years from channels of all sizes, your videos stand out as fun, energetic, and informative. I always look forward to the next tiny menagerie upload!

[@grungorflungor]

These fish are troopers, when I moved states they lived in a 10 gallon bucket with a sponge filter for the duration of the trip and a few weeks after while I waited for my stuff to arrive. I didnt lose a single pepper.

[@trinankurdas6027]

Just got 4 of em, they are hyperactive and do not just stay down as bottom feeders, they roam around , beautiful cories

[@gayefanner731]

I got 6 this afternoon n I wouldn’t say roaming, dashing is more like it! Up, down, back n forth n my tank’s 120 GMS long! I’m hoping I’ll see some rummaging tomorrow! ✌️

[@mrdemocracy7106]

One of my favourite corys

[@tabethamarie7446]

I bought 2 of them today, and wow, they immediately went to rooting around and eating. They are very cute too!

[@DanB1987]

Haha! I bought 3 about a week ago and as soon as I put them in my tank they dived straight to the sand and started cleaning 🤣.. Really cool fish!

[@weasel9062]

Corys are always a good fish to break in a tank. When I got my son a tank I got a pair of these for the break in period. Tough little fish.

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

peppered cories are underrated

[@stoneysscapes7544]

The only way to prove that your comment is anything but a true statement is a fool's errand and the fact that you felt it was worth the mention ...has to be respected , but I believe that it would be easy to refute and the way to get everything wrapped up is to say that any of the Cory's ( GOOGLE most popular Cory catfish ) is underrated is the most overused adjective that is used by someone who has no clue! Could this be 🧒????

[@jaxxonfishroom]

Definitely

[@DanB1987]

​@@stoneysscapes7544I think he means overall.. I'm curious, what do Albino Corys have to do with his comment? 🤔

[@orangef3802]

Great information, especially about the barbels! Great video, as always!

[@jaxxonfishroom]

Definitely lol

[@MikeIi-d5j]

You have the most soothing voice and I really love your accent. I just got these fish today and I'm loving them. Keep it up.

[@Aemilius46]

Great job with this video!! 💯💯 I Absolutely Love Pepper Corydoras!! I had some and they we're One of My most favorite and beloved Freshwater Aquarium Fish memories and experiences to this very day!! 🥰🤍 The only Fish I love as much as these little Corydoras' are the Kribensis Cichlid, Cherry Barb, Zebra Danio, Yoyo Loach, Zebra Loach, Blue Ram Cichlid, and Harlequin Rasbora!!!! ❤️🤍🖤🤎

[@jaxxonfishroom]

Same here

[@horizonfishkeeping]

awesome video thank you just picked 6 up will be making my own video soon thanks for all the advice

[@cookiemonster2299]

Lovely vid. When I decided I wanted an aquarium in August this year I stumbled upon this channel and found it very helpful, I bought a 160 litre tank and have it set up as cold water with plenty of plastic plants and hideouts. I initially put mountain minnows and zebra danio in the aquarium and a month later I put 6 peppered Corey and 9 armano shrimp in and they're all loving life and the glass always has eggs stuck to it so I guess they must be feeling comfortable. Any who🤪, thanks for all the help in understanding how to look after fish, they're great to watch. 👍❤️🇬🇧

[@tinymenagerie]

Hey cookie! You know I have never put my Corys in a cold water tank before…. I’m going to try that and see if I get more eggs from them. Thanks for the tip.

[@cookiemonster2299]

@@tinymenagerie 😁👍❤️🇬🇧

[@majorbruster5916]

These were the first corys I bought when I started keeping tropical fish many years ago. And yes, they are delightful. I have since then kept many species and lately I have bred C. similis. However, I would advise caution about keeping these corys at low temperatures. I recently lost all 14 of my breeding adults when the heater/stat failed and the temperature in the tank fell to 16˚C. I know a few species are found in cool streams and some tolerate low temperatures, a friend of mine kept S. barbatus in cold running tap water for years, but not all can live at constant low temperatures, so please be careful. 18˚C or below for extended periods is stressful. The sudden downpours experienced in the tropics are quickly dissipated in the streams and rivers by solar radiation, so the fishes don't endure lingering cold spells. White clouds are temperate species and withstand moderate winter conditions, whilst zebra danios prefer warm water - I kept them in outside ponds in London but they never survived the winters.

[@cookiemonster2299]

@@majorbruster5916 great comment thank you 👃, ironically I bought a heater today as I lost two danio this week on different days and the water parameters are good apart from temperature, after a couple hrs of the heater being in all the fish look much happier. 😁👍

[@giftofthewild6665]

​​@@majorbruster5916 I have a room temperature tank with rosy barbs and panda garras, are there any cories that can live at around 18 - 26C? I'd like a catfish or few in the tank but not sure which species to go for that can live at the lower temperatures.

[@jaxxonfishroom]

Great video and information, I got albino Cory's and they are awesome lol

[@brianbuczynski3555]

Great and informative. Thank you!

[@Trojan0304]

New to me, so like the info. Keep schools of Julli, Sterbei & emeralds

[@yashtapase3821]

Very good video mate 👍 Just ordered 12 of them

[@DanB1987]

All for the same tank? I'd love to just sit and watch 12 in one tank, I could get stuck for ages 😂..

[@yashtapase3821]

@@DanB1987 after 12 pepper I added 6 of albino ones and they are hilarious 😂 The way they swim together, eat , scavenge for food is something that I also like to watch for ages 😂

[@bobbobbler7740]

One of my favourite cory, as ever your videos are fab, informative and entertaining to watch and listen to 👍🙂👍 I make my own pellets now for bottom feeders, could I send you some to try? No charge at all I would just like you opinion and a little feed back. I started making them for neo caridena shrimp and mystery snails then soon realised that grey are enjoyed but the bottom feeders and most other fish like nibbling them also. Let me know if you'd like to try some 👍👍

[@Themagicunitato]

...I need more tanks xD

[@jaxxonfishroom]

Same here lol

[@justinmceachern4953]

I just move the gravel and they go crazy

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Do you think they are more bullet proof than bronzes?

[@tinymenagerie]

Hmmmmmm. I would vote they are tougher than the normal bronze, but THE hardiest Cory of all might be the albino bronze. I suspect they could sprout legs and spit fire if they really needed to.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@tinymenagerie ha ha! True! It's been years since I kept albinos but they pretty tough.

[@ICEDTOM101]

Way tougher than any aeneus species.

[@thesolaraquarium]

Tougher than bronze corys imo and bronze cories are pretty tough already.

[@PhoenixFalcarius2024]

Do these corys have a barb and release a toxin under extreme stress? This is currently a myth I’m trying to bust and is what’s stopping me from considering keeping them.

[@patriciakloeppel9863]

awesome info i have 1 plump female how many more do i need ? dont like the idea of her being alone and i do have a 20 long tank and what others can i put with her i used to have black neon tetras but lost all but one

[@bananafrube]

I need help, my peppered Cory was floating at the top of the fish tank still alive today, even though it was fine around 7-8 hours previously, I have ordered swim bladder treatment and aquarium salt, he/she is in a tank with a beta fish so I’m wondering if that’s related? I have spotted my beta fish chasing my peppered corydora. (I have had the peppered Cory for around 24ish hours) Thank for reading! 💓🫶🏼

[@WhiteCloudAffinity]

I might be able tp get them. Can i keep them unheated as long as it doesnt get below 68 degrees? Also another concern is substrate. Any reccomendations for substrate?

[@jamespetty9545]

I got two about 8 years ago. They have been great hardly fish. Although my big female is starting to lay around the bottom of the tank and be less lively. Got any advice?

[@cutepetlover25]

Thankyou I just got 2 peppered corydoras it's hard to find at the lots in my pet store there are mostly bronze and abino. Do Corey's eat guppy fry?

[@giftofthewild6665]

Every fish that can fit them in their months will eat guppy fry. Cories don't typically hunt down fry though so if there's enough hiding spots near the top of the tank they probably won't find the fry.

[@OrioleBeagle]

Your voice reminds me of KZbinr Emma Cruises.

[@u.a.s.73]

they do not do that well in warmer temps... anything above 27C usually stresses them... continuous exposure to this range will seriously shorten their lifespans.

[@giftofthewild6665]

I want to get some for my unheated tank. I live in the subtropics and the tank temp doesnt go below 19C even in the dead of winter, however it hits 29 -30C in summer and stays there for about 2-3 months. Will that be too hot for them?

[@u.a.s.73]

@@giftofthewild6665 I am going through that phase now, where I live the temp outside is in the upper 30s (C). I have a chiller, but it is set at 28...as if I set it lower it hardly gets any rest - the water warms up too fast. I have 4 pepper corys for almost a year now, they are hanging on.

[@giftofthewild6665]

@@u.a.s.73 thanks!

[@abravebirdsaved5363]

They are the best but I don’t agree with the theory they need to have groups of the same. I have a mixed group and my peppers prefer the albino Cory and hang out together all the time. They are happy in a mix of Cory

[@joematty1353]

I agree. Also I've had just one living by its self and was very happy. It was a Julii and lived 6 years. Just passed 2 days ago. I bought a baby pepper cory yesterday and he looks very happy!

[@no-knickers-emma1112]

Have a good Christmas and new year Lauren