Introduction
A peaceful community type of catfish, the etymology of the name is ironic. Cory meaning helmet, and doras meaning skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armor instead of skin, in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus. Latin aeneus, meaning brazen, of copper. Aeneus can also be traced back to Virgil's epic hero, the one that fled Troy, the mythical founder of Rome who loved Queen Dido, was Aeneus. His name meant "the bronze armored one."

Typically a nocturnal fish, but once used to it's tank surroundings may come out more during the day.

Tank Setup
A soft substrate or rounded gravel should be used. Plenty of taller plants, and the use of caves made by rocks or driftwood should be available.

Community Tips
These are a peaceful community fish that will get along with just about everybody. However, it would be wise to remember not to put them in a tank where they themselves will be picked on by larger more aggresive fish.

Feeding Tips
These fish are generally bought as scavengers for the bottom of the tank. While they will help to clean up the tank, they do need to be fed a food that will sink to the bottom so they can eat at will, before their tankmates eat all of it. You can find many types of algae tabs and blocks that can be added to your tank to make sure your corys are eating. However, it is good to remember these fish are not strictly vegetarians, and occasionally put in a block of say tubifex worms, or even better some live worms such as bloodworms that the fish can eat.

Sexual Identification & Breeding
Generally speaking males tend to be smaller and slimmer. Females grow larger and are wider, which can be most easily seen from above.