Sixray Corydoras tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

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Sixray Corydoras

Aspidoras pauciradiatus

The Sixray Corydoras (Aspidoras pauciradiatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 2.9 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–27 °C.

Size: 2.9 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–27 °C
pH: 6.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–27 °C

pH6.0–7.0

Hardness2–12 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyCallichthyidae
GenusAspidoras
SpeciesAspidoras pauciradiatus

Quick answers

Sixray Corydoras size: how big does it get?: It grows to 2.9 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Sixray Corydoras tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Sixray Corydoras water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–27 °C, pH 6.0–7.0, hardness 2–12 °dGH.
Sixray Corydoras: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.