Bluespotted Corydoras tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Bluespotted Corydoras

Corydoras melanistius

The Bluespotted Corydoras (Corydoras melanistius) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 5.1 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: 5.1 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–26 °C
pH: 6.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 45 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–26 °C

pH6.0–7.0

Hardness2–15 °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 melanistius

Quick answers

Bluespotted Corydoras size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5.1 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Bluespotted Corydoras tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
Bluespotted Corydoras water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–26 °C, pH 6.0–7.0, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
Bluespotted Corydoras: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.