Corydoras and Calictids
Corydoras weitzmani
Corydoras weitzmani
Photo: NasserHalaweh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–24 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Origin
- Cuzco, Upper Amazon (Peru)
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 24°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Vertical black stripes on an orange-gold background. It prefers slightly cooler water than other corydoras, as befits its Andean origin.
