Corydoras hastatus

[steeler58]

Another of the dwarf cory's and would appear very popular by the number of video's you will find of them out there. It's been around since 1888 so you have both tank raised and wild caught available. They will also leave the substrate to school with other similarly colored small fish. Obviously keep only with smaller fish and though I've seen them in larger tanks, smaller tanks seem to work better with these these guys.

The "tail spot pygmy cory" also called the "black diamond cory"


https://youtu.be/wEUt3AJ0L54

Information: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiqgsuHx-3TAhUK6IMKHcsWCvYQFggmMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seriouslyfish.com%2Fspecies%2 Fcorydoras-hastatus%2F&usg=AFQjCNG72mUv7jN0PvDOV4LOe54uhZn5Wg

[steeler58]

A good video of them schooling off the substrate ;-)


https://youtu.be/sBegJYywH4s

[steeler58]

There's so many good video's of them out there it's hard to decide which ones to post. Our friend Matt/slaphappy has kept all three that are available commonly in the trade and likes this species the best.


https://youtu.be/9gSH53nLuKE

[Slaphppy7]

That's right, my favorite of the 3 dwarf corys...these guys are all over the tank, fun to watch

Lee is making me want to stuff my 10G full of them, lol

[steeler58]

Such interesting behavior these guys have ;-)


https://youtu.be/NiLva7bxKlY

[William]

Interesting. they look more like a tetra then a cory when they are swimming in the open like that.

[Slaphppy7]

They'll school with my ember tetras and boraras every once in a while

[RiversGirl]

I would really like to pickup a nice group of these.

I've been taking the temperature of the tank they would go in (on hot days). I do think it would work out just fine for them.

[Slaphppy7]

For your 40B, or your son's tank?

[RiversGirl]

For my son's tank. I'll show him these videos that Lee posted -- those are guaranteed to entice him!

My 40 gets -- and stays -- warmer.

[Slaphppy7]

I think he would like them alot...I know you will

[William]

https://youtu.be/uVw8yKsJjSs

I really like this video of what is supposed to be hastus. I do not know enough of them to say.

[Slaphppy7]

That was a cool video....those are indeed hastatus, a bunch of them!