I absolutely enjoy corydoras, not only are they hardworking scavengers, but when they are put in a good group, they are very active and quite charming to watch.
And one of my favorite are the Panda Corydoras, from the family of armored catfishes known as Callichthydiae.
They are found in Peru and Ecuador in the Rio Aquas and was first collected by Randolph H. Richards back in 1968 and was named Corydoras Panda in 1971 to due to the large black patches around the eye area.
Cory Panda’s prefer temperatures of 68F to 77F and are quite social where its recommended that eight be kept in the same aquarium if one has the space. They definitely love to group and you can see them always together with its mates.
While I love Corydoras Panda, they are also one of the more pricier ones to get at a pet store. While corydoras can be $3.99, the corydora panda’s are around $6.99.
They are also a corydoras that are sometimes hard to find and tend to sell quickly.
So far, I have been able to have Corydoras Pandas but I will admit that unlike other cory’s which I’m able to see, these fish can be small that if you are moving a decoration, rock, etc., you may accidentally hurt your panda.
So, I tend to avoid rocks now for my main tanks. I prefer live plants and these pandas are really all over the place in my tank.
Surprisingly, unlike my other corydoras, the Corydoras Pandas do not hang out with my albino corydoras, my peppered, emerald green’s or faux julie’s.
But they are among the more charming fish to watch and own. But among the corydoras, these panda’s tend to like to be in larger groups.
