Familie: Callichthyidae
Pygmy Catfish ist ein Panzerwels aus Südamerika. Länge 4.9–7.3 cm, Temperatur 21–25 °C.
Corydoras pygmaeus, a member of the family Callichthyidae, comes from South America, where it inhabits slow streams over sand. Peaceful giant of the bottom, indifferent to mid-water life and opportunistic bottom-feeder with a broad palate, it grows to 4.9–7.3 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 21–25 °C range. Other Corydoras species in our database include Corydoras aeneus, Corydoras paleatus, Corydoras panda.
Mittleres Niveau: stabiles Wasser steht an erster Stelle. Peaceful giant of the bottom, indifferent to mid-water life. Singly or in small groups depending on species size.
Ideal sind 21–25 °C ohne starke Schwankungen.
Ausgewachsen 4.9–7.3 cm. Wegen seiner Lebensweise (Bottom-dwelling) sind 64 L oder mehr sinnvoll.
Opportunistic bottom-feeder with a broad palate. Es wühlt in fine sand — lass etwas Futter den Boden erreichen.
Ja, mit Bedacht. Peaceful giant of the bottom, indifferent to mid-water life — vergesellschafte es mit Mid-water schooling fish — Use the space catfish ignore. Halte Fast surface feeders — Leave nothing for the bottom fern.
Sein natürlicher Lebensraum liegt in Südamerika, in slow streams over sand.
Egg-depositing in hollows; some guard, some abandon. Females rounder.