Albino Corydoras
Albino Corydoras
Corydoras breathe two ways at once: gills for the water column, and a modified hindgut that lets them dash to the surface, gulp air, and absorb oxygen straight through the intestinal wall. It’s a backup system built for stagnant, oxygen-poor Amazon backwaters, and you’ll still see healthy tank-raised fish dart up for a gulp out of habit. This albino line trades pigment for a soft pink-and-gold sheen, but keeps the same whiskered, bottom-scouring personality.
Care level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful, shoaling · Max size: ~2.5" · Min tank: 20 gal · Diet: Omnivore, sinking pellets + occasional live/frozen
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Osteogaster aenea
- Common name
- Albino Corydoras
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Care level
- Easy
- Temperament
- Peaceful, shoaling
- Max size
- ~2.5"
- Minimum tank
- 20 gal
- Diet
- Omnivore, sinking pellets + occasional live/frozen
- Origin
- Tank-Raised
When it ships
Most non-quarantined stock goes out the week you order. If we do not already have the animal in-house we source it first — allow up to two weeks for it to reach us. Live animals leave Monday and Tuesday, and Early AM Overnight is the only service that carries a live arrival guarantee.
The live guarantee
Shipped Early AM Overnight: a 1-hour DOA window from confirmed delivery, and nothing beyond it. Next Day Air and 2-Day carry no live arrival guarantee, and neither does USPS Priority. Local pickup or local delivery: 24 hours, if you bring a water sample from your aquarium and we test it before the animal goes home. Maintenance clients: 60 days when we service the aquarium at least twice a month, 28 days on a monthly plan.
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