Blue Corydora tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.

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Blue Corydora

Corydoras nattereri

The Blue Corydora (Corydoras nattereri) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 5.4 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–23 °C.

Size: 5.4 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–23 °C
pH: 6.0–7.6
Tank footprint: 45 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–23 °C

pH6.0–7.6

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 nattereri

Quick answers

Blue Corydora size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5.4 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Blue Corydora tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
Blue Corydora water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–23 °C, pH 6.0–7.6, hardness 1–15 °dGH.
Blue Corydora: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.