False Spotted Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.

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False Spotted Catfish

Corydoras leucomelas

The False Spotted Catfish (Corydoras leucomelas) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 4.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–26 °C.

Size: 4.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–26 °C
Tank footprint: 90 × 30 cm
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature22–26 °C

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyCallichthyidae
GenusCorydoras
SpeciesCorydoras leucomelas

Quick answers

False Spotted Catfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 4.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
False Spotted Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
False Spotted Catfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–26 °C.
False Spotted Catfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.