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Corydoras flaveolus, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Carlos Otávio Gussoni · CC BY 4.0

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Corydoras flaveolus

Corydoras flaveolus is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 3.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–25 °C.

Size
3.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature
20–25 °C
pH
6.0–7.5
Climate zone
Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature20–25 °C
pH6.0–7.5
Hardness2–15 °dGH

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
On the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderSiluriformes
  2. FamilyCallichthyidae
  3. GenusCorydoras
  4. SpeciesCorydoras flaveolus

Quick answers

Corydoras flaveolus size: how big does it get?
It grows to 3.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Corydoras flaveolus water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 20–25 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
Corydoras flaveolus: 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.