Species profile
Pygmy cory
Corydoras pygmaeus
ai-generated confidence: high
AI-generated aquarium-care values from common hobby consensus; expert review is recommended before launch-quality advice.
Care table
| Water type | freshwater |
|---|---|
| Care level | easy to moderate |
| Minimum tank | 10 US gal / 38 L |
| Minimum group size | 8 |
| Adult size | 3.2 cm |
| Temperature | 22-26 C |
| pH | 6-7.5 |
| Hardness | 2-12 dGH |
| Salinity | 0-0 ppt |
| Temperament | peaceful nano schooling |
| Aggression notes | Very peaceful and small; best with other calm nano fish and shrimp-safe species. |
| Diet | omnivore |
| Swim zone | bottom/middle |
| Activity level | active |
| Bioload | low |
| Reef safe | Not applicable or not reviewed |
| Plant safe | Yes |
| Invert safe | Yes |
| Compatibility tags | freshwater, schooling, bottom-dweller, peaceful-community, tiny-fish, timid-nano-fish |
| Avoid with tags | large-predator, aggressive-fish, boisterous |
Tank mate compatibility
Generated same-water-type pair checks for Pygmy cory.
- Can Pygmy cory and Angelfish live together? not recommended
- Can Pygmy cory and Betta live together? compatible
- Can Pygmy cory and Bristlenose pleco live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Bronze cory live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Cardinal tetra live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Cherry shrimp live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Chili rasbora live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Ember tetra live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Guppy live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Harlequin rasbora live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Honey gourami live together? compatible
- Can Pygmy cory and Kuhli loach live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Molly live together? not recommended
- Can Pygmy cory and Neon tetra live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Otocinclus live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Pearl gourami live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Peppered cory live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Platy live together? caution
- Can Pygmy cory and Swordtail live together? not recommended
- Can Pygmy cory and Tiger barb live together? not recommended
- Can Pygmy cory and Zebra danio live together? not recommended
Sources and attribution
Source links are verification references for taxonomy and identifiers. Aquarium-care values are AI-generated from common hobby consensus and need expert review before launch-quality advice.
- Wikidata search - Taxonomy/identifier verification lead only.
- GBIF species search - Taxonomy verification lead only.