Female
Albino
Red dye injected
do not buy!!!
Eastern Brazil
Long-fin variety
Stamp
Collected in south eastern Peru
Classic
Spawning
Female carrying eggs in pelvic fin
Female about to lay eggs on glass
Suriname
Wild-caught from Suriname river
Wild caught from the type locality, Trinidad
Female leaving eggs laid on glass
Habitat: Trinidad
Habitat: Trinidad
Long-fin variety
Close-up of head
Trinidad
Trinidad
Showing barbel loss
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| Scientific Name | Osteogaster aenea (Gill, 1858) |
| Common Names | Bronze Cory Albino Cory, Bronze Catfish, Bronze Corydoras, Kobberpansermalle (Denmark), Metallpansarmal (Sweden), Panzerwels (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Trinidad Island, West Indies. |
| Synonym(s) | Callichthys aeneus, Corydoras aeneus, Corydoras macrosteus, Corydoras microps, Hoplosoma aeneum |
| Pronunciation | os tee oh gas terr |
| Etymology | Named after the genus Callichthys, which refers to the armour plates (Callum = hard skin; ichthys = fish) found in all members of this family. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 75mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature. Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Trinidad rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 21.0-27.0°C or 69.8-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Generally should be kept at a temperature of around 24°C, water current should not be fierce. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data. |
| Furniture | Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling, community fish. |
| Breeding Reports | There is but a single breeding report, read it here. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 6 (nos 10-13, art. 38), pp 403 [43]. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 10 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 12 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up O. aenea on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up O. aenea on Fishbase |
 | Look up O. aenea on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up O. aenea on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.1579.51 | |
| Last Update | Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:03 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |