Banded Cory tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.

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Banded Cory

Scleromystax barbatus

The Banded Cory (Scleromystax barbatus) is a subtropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 9.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 16–24 °C.

Size: 9.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 16–24 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature16–24 °C

pH5.5–7.5

Hardness1–12 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Subtropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyCallichthyidae
GenusScleromystax
SpeciesScleromystax barbatus

Quick answers

Banded Cory size: how big does it get?: It grows to 9.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Banded Cory tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
Banded Cory water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 16–24 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Banded Cory: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.