Emerald Green Cory

Emerald Green Cory (Corydoras splendens)
A shimmering, peaceful bottom-dweller with beautiful metallic green coloration

The Emerald Green Cory, also known as the Green Cory or Brochis splendens, is a stunning armored catfish that adds both beauty and activity to the lower levels of a tank. Known for its iridescent green body with bronze highlights, this species is hardy, social, and perfect for community aquariums. Like other Corydoras, it thrives in groups and spends its time foraging along the substrate, helping to keep the tank clean.

Need to Know:

• Recommended For: Peaceful community aquariums

• Minimum Tank Size: 75 litres

• Temperature Range: 22–28°C

• pH Range: 6.0–7.5

• Recommended School Size: 5 or more

• Compatibility: Very peaceful; safe with other small, non-aggressive fish

• Max Size: 7–8 cm

Shipping Disclaimer:

All fish are usually shipped on Monday or Tuesday mornings via an overnight courier. We use NZ Couriers for all livestock shipping, we find they handle your fish with the best possible care and have quick overnight delivery nationwide.

Special Requests:

If you have any requests for gender/colour etc we will do our best to accommodate them. Please note we can not always accommodate every request due to high stock turnover and what is available at the time. We move all fish sold online into separate holding tanks while they wait to be shipped.

Rural Shipping:

Good news! If you are a rural customer, we can still ship fish to you. Your order will be shipped to your nearest NZ Couriers Depot or Collect/Send Point and you will be phoned once it arrives. You can find your nearest depot/point here: https://nzcextras.co.nz/nearestlocation/