Rocky Stream Bottom
Pygmy Corydoras
Corydoras pygmaeus
8 in the tank
Where it's from
Native to the Amazon river basin
Brazil
Native range: Tedesco et al. 2017 (CC0).
At a glance
- Size
- 1 in
- 3 cm
- Min tank
- 10 gal
- 38 L
- Group
- 8+
- Temp
- 72–79°F
- 22–26°C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- GH
- 36–268 ppm
- 2–15 dGH
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Bottom
- Lifespan
- 3–5 yrs
Ammonia 0 ppm and nitrate under 20 ppm.
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