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Blacktop Corydora

Corydoras acutus

The Blacktop Corydora (Corydoras acutus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 5.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size: 5.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–28 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness2–12 °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 acutus

Quick answers

Blacktop Corydora size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Blacktop Corydora water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 2–12 °dGH.
Blacktop Corydora: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.