Green Cory

Green Cory: The Emerald Green Cory provides color and intrigue to the bottom of your aquarium. The body of this popular aquarium scavenger is iridescent, emerald green, with pinkish underparts.

The Emerald Green Cory Cat, in addition to being a decorative presence, performs a useful duty by eating uneaten food on the aquarium’s bottom.

The Emerald Green Cory Cat, also known as the Green Catfish or Emerald Brochis, is native to South America’s Amazon River basin. It lives in waters with a lot of flora and a neutral pH.

The Emerald Green Cory requires a minimum aquarium size of 30 gallons. The aquarium should be well-planted with enough driftwood to simulate this catfish’s natural environment. To guarantee optimal health, keep the pH close to neutral and provide strong filtration.

I. Size

• Average Adult Size: 2.3 inches (5.9 cm)
• Maximum Adult Size: 2.8 inches (6.99 cm)
• Swimming Level: prefer the bottom of the tank and will not likely venture upward

II. You would love the fish because…

The Emerald Green Cory provides color and intrigue to the bottom of your aquarium. The body of this popular aquarium scavenger is iridescent, emerald green, with pinkish underparts. 

The Emerald Green Cory Cat, in addition to being a decorative presence, performs a useful duty by eating uneaten food on the aquarium’s bottom.

The Emerald Green Cory is the most common of these three in the pet business, and is frequently referred to as the “common brochis.” 

It is a smaller member, often measuring 2 3/4 – 3 inches (7 – 8.4 cm) in the aquarium, while a huge female can reach 3 1/2 inches (9.0 cm). The Britski’s Catfish is the largest of all three, reaching 3 1/2 inches. All three are from South America and have nearly identical care and food requirements.

III. Is this fish species peaceful or hostile?

• Recommended: minimum of 6
• Overall hostility: Peaceful
• Hostility towards own species: Peaceful
• Hostility towards other Species: Peaceful

IV. Species compatibility

• Neon Tetra
• Harlequin Rasbora
• Swordtails
• Nerite Snail
• Otocinclus Catfish
• Mollies Cherry Barb

V. How to feed this species?

These catfish love Aqueon Bottom Feeder Tablets, Shrimp Pellets, Tropical Granules, and Algae Rounds. Feed a range of high-quality items and vary your fish’s diet daily for the greatest results. Feed your fish only what they can ingest in 2 to 3 minutes, once or twice a day.

Recommended food

• WA Bottom Dwellers Feed Sinking Pellets
• Hikari USA Inc Tropical Sinking Algae Wafers

Word for the wise

Live Plants

Driftwood

Rocks

Live, frozen food

Aquarium Starter Kit

Filter

Heater

Thermometer

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