
Reticulated Corydoras
Corydoras reticulatus
The Reticulated Corydoras (Corydoras reticulatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 6.1 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
- 6.1 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6.0–7.2
- Tank footprint
- 60 × 38 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature22–26 °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 reticulatus
Quick answers
- Reticulated Corydoras size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 6.1 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Reticulated Corydoras tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 38 cm.
- Reticulated Corydoras water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 22–26 °C, pH 6.0–7.2, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
- Reticulated Corydoras: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
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