Elegant corydoras
Corydoras elegans
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A Corydoras from the western Amazon (Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador) that, unlike most corys, spends much of its time in groups in midwater. It is now in the genus Gastrodermus.
- Scientific name
- Corydoras elegans
- Family
- Callichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Corydoras pestai, Corydorus elegans
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5.5 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 4
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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