Bandit Corydoras tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.

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Bandit Corydoras

Corydoras melini

The Bandit Corydoras (Corydoras melini) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 5 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 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–26 °C
pH: 4.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 80 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–26 °C

pH4.0–7.0

Hardness1–5 °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 melini

Quick answers

Bandit Corydoras size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Bandit Corydoras tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.
Bandit Corydoras water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 4.0–7.0, hardness 1–5 °dGH.
Bandit Corydoras: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.