How to Care Guide: Albino Cory Cats

The albino cory cat is an amazing addition to any south american aquarium. The cory cats like to school in a group of six or more. These cat fish come from the amazon river and tributaries. water temperature should be in the mid to high 70's. The most important feature of a cory cat are its barbs or whiskers. They use their barbs to shift through the substrate to find uneaten food. Because their barbs are fragile it is well advised to use sand that won't change the ph for the bottom that way these fish do no scratch their bellies or damage their whiskers. To breed the cory cat you want to do a water change about 20-25% with slightly colder water just by a few degrees. This mimics the rains in south america and it triggers the cory cats to spawn. every now and then you will see the little cory cats come up to the surface to gulp air.