Agassiz's Cory
Corydoras agassizii
The Agassiz's Cory (Corydoras agassizii) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 5.2 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–27 °C.
- Size
- 5.2 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the aquarium
Temperature22–27 °C
pH6.0–8.0
Hardness2–12 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyCallichthyidae
- GenusCorydoras
- SpeciesCorydoras agassizii
Quick answers
- Agassiz's Cory size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 5.2 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Agassiz's Cory water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 22–27 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 2–12 °dGH.
- Agassiz's Cory: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
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Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.