All fish / Callichthyidae

Rabaut's Corydoras

Corydoras rabauti

Also known as rabaut's cory, rust cory, rusty cory, myers' corydoras, corydoras myersi, rabauti cory, rabauti catfish, コリドラス・ラバウティ, corydoras rabauti, 拉鲍特鼠鱼, 锈鼠

A small armoured catfish with a coppery orange body and a broad black band running along the back from the dorsal fin towards the tail. It is kept for its warm colour, lively shoaling behaviour and habit of sifting the substrate for leftover food in community tanks.

Care at a glance

Care level

Easy

Temperament

Peaceful

Adult size

5 cm

Temperature

22 to 26 °C

pH

6 to 7.5

Smallest tank

60 litres

Keep as

Group of 6 or more

Diet

Omnivore: sinking pellets, catfish tablets, bloodworm, brine shrimp and daphnia

Swims

Bottom of the tank

Lifespan

5 to 10 years

Water

Freshwater

Wild range

Upper Amazon basin: Brazil, Peru and Colombia

Breeding

An egg scatterer that lays sticky eggs on glass and plants after the typical T-position courtship, often triggered by a cool water change. Spawning is reported as moderately easy, and the eggs and fry should be moved away from the adults.

Good to know

Use a soft sand substrate to protect the sensitive barbels. Juveniles look quite different from adults and the species has been sold as Corydoras myersi, which is now a synonym.