Corydoras and Calictids
Corydoras parallelus
Corydoras parallelus
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Origin
- Içana River, Upper Negro River (Brazil)
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 8 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Dark parallel lines on a light background with bluish highlights. Highly sought-after and demanding in terms of water quality.
