Venezuelan Red Sailfin Cory

Name: Venezuelan Red Sailfin Cory
Brand: Legacy Line Aquatics LLC
Price: 10.99 USD
Availability: InStock

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The Venezuelan Red Sailfin Cory brings warm orange-red accents, a contrasting dark body patch, and lively bottom-level activity to a peaceful freshwater aquarium. Commonly sold as the Venezuelan or Orange Venezuelan Cory, this small catfish is an appealing choice for hobbyists looking for something beyond the usual bronze or albino Cory.

These social fish are best enjoyed in groups, where their natural foraging and interactions become part of the aquarium’s everyday activity. Their compact size makes them a good fit for appropriately stocked planted and community aquariums.

Why Hobbyists Love Venezuelan Red Sailfin Corys

Warm orange-red coloration with contrasting dark markings
Peaceful temperament suited to community aquariums
Engaging group behavior
Small adult size
An attractive bottom-dwelling companion for small schooling fish

What You’re Getting from Legacy Line Aquatics

Select-sourced fish, not represented as bred in-house
Unsexed fish unless a listing specifically states otherwise
Natural variation in size, color, and markings
No guarantee of a particular sex ratio or breeding pair

We recommend keeping at least six of the same species. Individual purchases are best suited to customers adding to an existing group.

Common Name: Venezuelan Red Sailfin Cory
Also Sold As: Orange Venezuelan Cory
Supplier’s Scientific Name: Corydoras venezuelanus
Adult Size: Approximately 2–2.5 inches
Temperament: Peaceful and social
Difficulty: Easy to moderate in an established aquarium
Minimum Recommended Tank: 20-gallon long for a small group
Recommended Group: Six or more of the same species
Temperature: 72–78°F
Diet: Omnivore; requires dedicated sinking foods
Aquarium Level: Primarily bottom-dwelling

These Corys are social bottom dwellers that should not be kept alone. A group provides security and allows customers to observe their natural interactions.

They may rest beneath plants or driftwood between periods of activity. Provide both sheltered areas and open substrate for foraging.

Feeding

Corys need their own meals. They are not algae-control fish and should not be expected to survive on whatever other fish leave behind.

Recommended foods include:

Quality sinking Cory or community pellets
Omnivore sinking wafers
Suitable gel foods
Frozen brine shrimp or daphnia
Small portions of frozen bloodworms
Live baby brine shrimp as supplemental food

Make sure food reaches the bottom and that every fish has access to it.

Provide a mature, fully cycled aquarium with:

Fine sand or smooth, rounded substrate
Open feeding areas
Plants, driftwood, or shaded resting places
Good filtration and oxygenation
Stable water chemistry
Zero ammonia and nitrite
Regular maintenance to prevent waste accumulation

Soft to moderately hard water is a practical target. Ask us about the current holding parameters before purchasing if your water is especially hard or alkaline.

Tank Size Recommended

Small group of six: 20 gallon long or larger
Larger group or mixed community: 29–40 gallons or larger, depending on total stocking
Prioritize usable bottom area rather than tank height alone

Water Temperature

Recommended range: 72–78°F
Avoid sudden temperature changes
Choose tankmates comfortable within the same temperature range

Tank Mates

Good Choices

Ember tetras
Other peaceful, similarly sized tetras
Small rasboras
Peaceful gouramis
Other nonaggressive community fish with compatible requirements

Avoid

Aggressive or predatory cichlids
Fish large enough to swallow or injure them
Keeping a single Cory without companions
Crowded bottom-dwelling communities
Relying on algae or scraps as their diet
Newly established, uncycled aquariums

Local Delivery

Delivery is available within an 80-mile maximum distance from Owensboro, Kentucky.
$150 minimum order is required for delivery
$25 delivery fee applies

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Local meet-up is available.
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We will arrange a date, time, and public location to meet.

Shipping & Live Arrival

Live fish are shipped Monday–Wednesday (weather permitting) to reduce transit risk. Please review our How Shipping Works page and DOA Policy before ordering.