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Elegant Corydoras

Corydoras elegans

The Elegant Corydoras (Corydoras elegans) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 5.1 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.

Size: 5.1 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–26 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature20–26 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness1–15 °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 elegans

Quick answers

Elegant Corydoras size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5.1 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Elegant Corydoras water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 1–15 °dGH.
Elegant Corydoras: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.