Green Gold Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Green Gold Catfish

Corydoras melanotaenia

The Green Gold Catfish (Corydoras melanotaenia) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 5.8 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: 5.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–23 °C
pH: 6.0–7.2
Tank footprint: 45 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–23 °C

pH6.0–7.2

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 melanotaenia

Quick answers

Green Gold Catfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Green Gold Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
Green Gold Catfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–23 °C, pH 6.0–7.2, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
Green Gold Catfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.