Masked Corydoras tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Masked Corydoras

Corydoras metae

The Masked Corydoras (Corydoras metae) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 4.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.

Size: 4.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–26 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 80 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–26 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness5–12 °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 metae

Quick answers

Masked Corydoras size: how big does it get?: It grows to 4.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Masked Corydoras tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.
Masked Corydoras water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 5–12 °dGH.
Masked Corydoras: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.