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Dwarf armored catfish

Corydoras pygmaeus

About me: Hello, I am a dwarf armored catfish. I am a rather calm fish. That means, if there are too agile fish sharing the aquarium with me, I prefer to hide.

Size: 0.98 inch - 1.18 inch

PH value: 6.00 - 7.50

Water hardness: 2.00 - 15.00º dGH

Temperature: 23.00 - 26.00 ºC

Schwimming position: Unten

Aquascaping ?: Dense planting to create hiding places, not too many floating plants, roots.

Feed: Dry/frozen and live food

Minimal tank capacity: 54 liters

Minimal edge length: 23.62 inch

Minimal edge height: Unknown

Origin: South America

Stream: No

Swarm or group behavior: Yes

Colorful: No

Fresh water: Yes

Salt water: No

Socialization possible: Yes

This are my friends

African moon tetra

Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus

PH value:	6,30 - 7,30
Temperature:	23,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 12,00º dGH

Algae Shrimp or Back Line Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi Bouvier

PH value:	6,50 - 8,00
Temperature:	18,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	3,00 - 20,00º dGH

Altum Angel

Pterophyllum altum

PH value:	5,00 - 7,00
Temperature:	26,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:	0,00 - 6,00º dGH

Amano Shrimp

Caridina mulidentana

PH value:	6,00 - 8,50
Temperature:	16,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 30,00º dGH

Armored Catfish / Dwarf Suckers / Otos

Otocinclus affinis

PH value:	6,00 - 7,70
Temperature:	20,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	2,00 - 20,00º dGH

Blackbarred limia

Limia nigrofasciata

PH value:	7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	10,00 - 20,00º dGH

Bloody Mary Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi Bloody Mary

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	18,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 20,00º dGH

Blue Dream Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi "Blue Dream"

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	20,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 20,00º dGH

Blue Jelly Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi "Blue Jelly"

PH value:	6,50 - 8,00
Temperature:	22,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	1,00 - 15,00º dGH

Blue Pearl Shrimp

Neocaridina palmata

PH value:	6,50 - 8,00
Temperature:	20,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	3,00 - 20,00º dGH

Carbon Rili Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi var. Blue

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	18,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 20,00º dGH

Ccelestial pearl danio / Galaxy rasbora

Danio margaritatus

PH value:	6,00 - 7,70
Temperature:	20,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 20,00º dGH

Celebes sunray fish

Marosatherina ladigesi

PH value:	7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	23,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	10,00 - 20,00º dGH

Checker barb

Oliotius oligolepis

PH value:	6,00 - 7,20
Temperature:	20,00 - 24,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 19,00º dGH

Checkerboard loach

Ambastaia sidthimunki

PH value:	5,50 - 7,50
Temperature:	24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 14,50º dGH

Cherry Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi "Red Fire"

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	16,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:	3,00 - 25,00º dGH

Chili rasboras / mosquito rasboras

Boraras Brigittae

PH value:	6,00 - 7,00
Temperature:	24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	3,00 - 10,00º dGH

Chocolate Sakura Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi var. chocolate

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	18,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	3,00 - 20,00º dGH

Copper Tetra

Hasemania nana

PH value:	5,50 - 7,00
Temperature:	24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	2,00 - 15,00º dGH

Crossocheilus reticulatus

PH value:	6,00 - 7,00
Temperature:	16,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Crystal Red Shrimp

Caridina logemanni

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	0,00 - 16,00º dGH

Dwarf gourami

Trichogaster lalius

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	4,00 - 15,00º dGH

Dwarf Pufferfish

Carinotetraodon travancoricus

PH value:	7,20 - 8,50
Temperature:	24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 20,00º dGH

Endler's livebearer

Poecilia wingei

PH value:	6,50 - 8,50
Temperature:	18,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 25,00º dGH

Forktail Blue Eye

Pseudomugil furcatus

PH value:	7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	24,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Golden Honey Gourami

Trichogaster chuna

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	22,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Golden ringed pufferfish

Tetraodon mbu

PH value:	7,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	24,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:	10,00 - 40,00º dGH

Golden sucking loach

Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

PH value:	6,00 - 7,80
Temperature:	18,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 19,00º dGH

Green Jade Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi Green Jade

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	18,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 20,00º dGH

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

PH value:	6,00 - 8,50
Temperature:	24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	10,00 - 30,00º dGH

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	24,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 19,00º dGH

Lambchop rasbora / False harlequin rasbora

Trigonostigma espei

PH value:	6,00 - 7,00
Temperature:	23,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:	3,00 - 12,00º dGH

Molly

Poecilia sphenops

PH value:	7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	25,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:	15,00 - 30,00º dGH

Orange Rili Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi var. orange

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	16,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	3,00 - 30,00º dGH

Orange Sakura Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi Bouvier

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	16,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 25,00º dGH

Ordinary scalar

Pterophyllum scalare

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	24,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Panda armored catfish

Corydoras panda

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	2,00 - 19,00º dGH

Paradise fish

Macropodus opercularis

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	18,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 20,00º dGH

Pencil fish

Nannostomus

PH value:	4,00 - 7,00
Temperature:	24,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:	1,50 - 8,00º dGH

Pinoy scalar

PH value:	6,80 - 7,00
Temperature:	26,00 - 31,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus

PH value:	7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	18,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:	10,00 - 20,00º dGH

Popondetta Blue Eye

Pseudomugil connieae

PH value:	7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	24,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Pygmy rainbowfish

Melanotaenia maccullochi

PH value:	7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	20,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	10,00 - 20,00º dGH

Queen arabesque loricariid

Hypancistrus sp.

PH value:	5,50 - 7,00
Temperature:	26,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:	0,00 - 20,00º dGH

Rainbow fish

Melanotaenia boesemani

PH value:	7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	8,00 - 20,00º dGH

Rainbow shark

Epalzeorhynchos

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 19,00º dGH

Red Rili Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi "Red Rili"

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	18,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	3,00 - 25,00º dGH

Red Sakura Shrimp

Neocaridina heteropoda var. Red

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	16,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:	3,00 - 25,00º dGH

Red-tailed black shark

Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 19,00º dGH

Redtail notho - Aquarium strain

Nothobranchius guentheri "Aquarienstamm"

PH value:	6,50 - 7,00
Temperature:	22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Redtail notho - Blue

Nothobranchius guentheri "Blau"

PH value:	6,50 - 7,00
Temperature:	22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Redtail notho - Gold

Nothobranchius guentheri "Gold"

PH value:	6,50 - 7,00
Temperature:	22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Redtail notho - Red

Nothobranchius guentheri "Rot"

PH value:	6,50 - 7,00
Temperature:	22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Seal point scalar

PH value:	6,80 - 7,00
Temperature:	26,00 - 31,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Serpae tetra

Hyphessobrycon eques

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	22,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 25,00º dGH

Smallest dwarf crayfish

Cambarellus diminutus

PH value:	7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	20,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	6,00 - 20,00º dGH

South American freshwater puffer

Colomesus asellus

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	22,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Spotted Blue Eye

Pseudomugil gertrudae

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 15,00º dGH

Sumatran mullet

Puntius cf. tetrazona

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 19,00º dGH

Uganda nothobranch

Nothobranchius ugandensis "UGN 09-3"

PH value:	6,50 - 7,50
Temperature:	20,00 - 24,00 ºC
Water hardness:	4,00 - 15,00º dGH

White Pearl Shrimp

Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis sp. White Pearl

PH value:	6,50 - 8,00
Temperature:	20,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	3,00 - 20,00º dGH

Witch Catfish

Rineloricaria fallax

PH value:	6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:	24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 20,00º dGH

Yellow Fire Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi Yellow Fire

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	16,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 30,00º dGH

Yellow-tailed African tetra

Alestopetersius caudalis

PH value:	6,00 - 7,20
Temperature:	23,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:	2,00 - 10,00º dGH

Zebrafish

Danio rerio

PH value:	6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:	20,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:	5,00 - 20,00º dGH

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Dwarf armored catfish

Corydoras pygmaeus

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