Elegant Corydora

ELEGANT CORY

Corydoras elegans

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📍 BASIC INFO

Origin: South America – Upper Amazon Basin

Adult Size: 2″ – 2.5″

Temperament: Peaceful

Care Level: ⭐ Easy

Tank Level: Bottom (Often Mid-active)

🍽 DIET

Omnivore / Scavenger

Accepts: Sinking pellets, wafers, frozen foods, and small live foods

✔ COMPATIBILITY

Excellent peaceful community fish. Best kept in groups of 5 or more. Unlike many Cory species, this fish is more active in midwater and displays lively schooling behavior.

💧 WATER PARAMETERS

pH: 6.0 – 7.5

Temperature: 72–79°F

Ammonia: 0 ppm

Nitrite: 0 ppm

Nitrate: <30 ppm

⭐ HIGHLIGHT

Unique patterned Cory known for its slender shape and unusually active midwater swimming behavior.

📝 CARE NOTES

Prefers soft sand or smooth substrate to protect barbels. Provide plants and open swimming areas. A very social species that shows its best natural behavior when kept in larger groups.

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