For me, corys are one of the most fascinating fish there are. My attraction to corys started when I was younger. I didn’t have any idea what they were or where they came from except for the fact that they live in the water. Later on, I learned that corys are actually Corydoras aeneus and are native to Trinidad.

After some time, the corys were the only ones left in the tank after my family’s interest in fish waned. So, you can imagine my surprise when I discovered that there were five corys when there were previously three. This is after they had been largely left to fend for themselves. Naturally, my interest was piqued once again.

I now have three species of corys at my home. While I am very glad to have them, breeding them was not as easy as I expected. There are various species of corys. Some are easy to spawn while some are not. I have read some advice about this topic. Many people have mentioned that corys form a “T” configuration with the male at the top of the T, as the females face them. However, I could not visualize how this happened until I saw a picture a few months later.

Upon seeing it, I was surprised that it was a commonplace look. It is the sort of thing you will see in your aquarium, hardly what I thought was breeding behavior. I also looked for the T configuration but failed to see it. So, I don’t really know whether the T configuration is real or just a figment of other people’s imagination. For me though, my fascination with corys will remain whatever happens.

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