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Peppered cories are just great. I have three of them and they have such a great personality. They regularly stay at the bottom of the tank, so when feeding them I suggest food that sinks. They are great with community fish and don't pick on smaller fish. Also I recommend that you get at least three to start with, because they are quite shy at first so they need a group to develop their personality.
I have four peppered cories in my 75 liter tank. Their tank mates are 2 Dwarf Gourami's, 6 Rasboras, and 6 Neons. The cories are actually my favorites in the tank. They are very active, always scurrying around the tank looking for food, and they usually stick in a group. I will always include these in tanks I set up from now on.
I've had one of these guys for about a year with a Corydoras julii, tetras, a plecostomus and angel fish. They do well in a pH 7 and 24°C parameters of my 100 liter tank. I was able to buy him at a small pet shop in Washington State, USA, so he is probably not too hard to get ahold of.
I have 7 peppered cories in a 120 litre tank with some pearl gouramis. I'd advise keeping at least 4-6 of them to see the full range of their behaviour. They're a very playful fish and love to chase eachother in and out of the plants around the tank. They take flake and frozen foods well, but seem to have a liking for bloodworm and daphnia more than most foods. This is a fish I'd advise keeping to anyone as they are fascinating to watch and keep.
I bought 6 wild caught pepper cory cats about 6 months ago. Already they have spawned twice and I have a few little cory kittens running around the bottom of my tank. I keep them with 2 barbs and 12 Endlers in a planted 100 L tank. They seem to be happy and often scavenge together as a group.
I've had two Peppered Cories for about five months now, and I must say, they've changed my view on catfish. I'd heard that they'd spend quite a bit of time hiding and staying under cover -- no one told my guys that! They started vacuuming around for scraps as soon as I put them in the tank. My Neons and Betta were fascinated by them, and spent the rest of the day mimicking them :). They're wonderful at keeping the bottom of the tank tidy, and love sifting through the leaves of my Hygro for morsels of food. I'd definitely recommend any species of Cory to someone who wanted beautiful, fascinating fish that can keep a tank tidy, so long as you have the room for a small school of them!
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