Green gold catfish
Corydoras melanotaenia
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A Corydoras from the Meta River basin in Colombia.
- Scientific name
- Corydoras melanotaenia
- Family
- Callichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–23 °C
- pH
- 6–7.2
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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