Corydoras and Calictids
Corydoras habrosus
Corydoras habrosus
Photo: D.W. · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size2.5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 10 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Origin
- Orinoco Basin (Venezuela), (Colombia)
- Size
- 2.5 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 10
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- Omnivore (crushed pellets, brine shrimp, micro worms)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; attaches its eggs to plants and glass
Notes: One of the three dwarf corydoras species, the only one that always stays close to the bottom. It has a pattern of brown spots with a dark lateral stripe. Ideal for nano tanks with fine sand.
