All fish / Callichthyidae

Seuss's Cory

Corydoras seussi

Also known as seussi cory, seuss cory, brochis seussi, seussi corydoras, corydoras seusi, c. seussi, コリドラス・セウシー

This is a stocky, long-snouted cory with a pale body covered in small dark spots and a dark blotch below the dorsal fin. It is kept as a peaceful, active bottom dweller for soft sand community tanks and is valued by cory enthusiasts as a less common species.

Care at a glance

Care level

Moderate

Temperament

Peaceful

Adult size

6 cm

Temperature

22 to 27 °C

pH

6 to 7.5

Smallest tank

100 litres

Keep as

Group of 6 or more

Diet

Omnivore: sinking pellets and wafers, bloodworm, daphnia, brine shrimp

Swims

Bottom of the tank

Lifespan

5 to 10 years

Water

Freshwater

Wild range

Upper Rio Guaporé (Mamoré basin), Brazil and Bolivia

Breeding

It scatters adhesive eggs on glass and plants in the usual cory T-position spawning, often after a cool water change. It has been bred in aquariums but rather irregularly, and the fry need clean water and very fine foods.

Good to know

Recent revisions of the family moved many long-snouted species around, so it may be labelled Brochis seussi, and it looks similar to other spotted long-nosed corys. Use fine sand so the barbels are not damaged.