Tail Spot Pygmy Cory tank mates
Corydoras hastatus
Tail Spot Pygmy Cory gets along with 0 species, needs care with 170, and should avoid 18.
Fish1" adultPeaceful10+ gallons72–79°FpH 6.5–7.6
0Compatible
170With care
18Avoid
Best tank mates (hand-picked)
The most reliable companions for Tail Spot Pygmy Cory — peaceful, and matched on water temperature and pH.
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Check my whole list →Best avoided (18 total)
A few to steer clear of — and exactly why:
Giant GouramiGiant Gourami’s mouth is big enough to swallow Tail Spot Pygmy Cory (only 1" long) — it will be eaten.Blue Lobster CrayfishBlue Lobster Crayfish hunts along the bottom and will catch the bottom-dwelling Tail Spot Pygmy Cory, especially at night.Electric Blue CrayfishElectric Blue Crayfish hunts along the bottom and will catch the bottom-dwelling Tail Spot Pygmy Cory, especially at night.Marbled CrayfishMarbled Crayfish hunts along the bottom and will catch the bottom-dwelling Tail Spot Pygmy Cory, especially at night.Panther CrabPanther Crab hunts along the bottom and will catch the bottom-dwelling Tail Spot Pygmy Cory, especially at night.
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Every species we checked against Tail Spot Pygmy Cory — tap to expand.
Keep only with care (170)
Adolfo's CoryFish · 2.25"Albino CoryFish · 2.5"Amano ShrimpShrimp · 2"Assassin SnailSnail · 1"Axelrod's RasboraFish · 0.6"Bamboo / Wood ShrimpShrimp · 3.5"Bandit CoryFish · 2"Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)Fish · 2.5"Black Kuhli LoachFish · 3"Black Neon TetraFish · 1.5"Black Rose ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Black Sail CoryFish · 2"Black Skirt TetraFish · 2.5"Blackstripe CoryFish · 2.2"Bladder SnailSnail · 0.5"Blue Dream ShrimpShrimp · 1"Blue Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Blue Velvet ShrimpShrimp · 1"Bolivian RamFish · 3.5"Brilliant RasboraFish · 4"Bronze CoryFish · 2.75"Candy Striped PlecoFish · 4"Carbon Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Cardinal TetraFish · 2"Cherry BarbFish · 2"Cherry ShrimpShrimp · 1"Chili RasboraFish · 0.7"Clown PlecoFish · 3.5"Clown RasboraFish · 4"Colombian Zebra PlecoFish · 3.5"Croaking GouramiFish · 3"Crystal Red ShrimpShrimp · 1"Dwarf Cory (Habrosus)Fish · 1"Dwarf Emerald RasboraFish · 1"Dwarf Emerald Rasbora (nanus)Fish · 0.7"Dwarf GouramiFish · 3.5"Elegant CoryFish · 2"Ember TetraFish · 0.8"Emerald Cory (Brochis)Fish · 3"Emerald Dwarf RasboraFish · 0.9"Emerald Eye RasboraFish · 1.4"False Julii CoryFish · 2"False Rummy Nose TetraFish · 2"Fire RasboraFish · 1.6"Flower ShrimpShrimp · 2.5"German Blue RamFish · 2.5"Ghost ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Gold Kuhli LoachFish · 3.5"Green Jade ShrimpShrimp · 1"Green Tiger BarbFish · 2.75"Harlequin RasboraFish · 1.75"Hengel's RasboraFish · 1.2"Honey GouramiFish · 2"Japanese Trapdoor SnailSnail · 2"Julii CoryFish · 2"KribensisFish · 3.5"Kuhli LoachFish · 4"Lambchop RasboraFish · 1.25"Least RasboraFish · 0.8"Malaysian Trumpet SnailSnail · 1"Neon Green RasboraFish · 0.8"Neon TetraFish · 1.5"Nerite SnailSnail · 1"Noble GouramiFish · 3"Olive Nerite SnailSnail · 0.75"Orange Eye Blue Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Orange Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1"Otocinclus CatfishFish · 1.5"Pagoda / Spiky SnailSnail · 1.5"Painted Fire Red ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Panda CoryFish · 2"Phoenix RasboraFish · 0.8"Pinto ShrimpShrimp · 1"Pitbull PlecoFish · 2.5"Pond SnailSnail · 2"Pygmy CoryFish · 1"Pygmy RasboraFish · 0.8"Rabbit SnailSnail · 3"Ramshorn SnailSnail · 1"Red Nose ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Red Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1"Red-Line RasboraFish · 1.75"Rummynose TetraFish · 2"Saddled CoryFish · 1.8"Schwartz's CoryFish · 2.5"Scissortail RasboraFish · 3.5"Skunk CoryFish · 2"Slender RasboraFish · 1.5"Smudge Spot CoryFish · 2.25"Snowball ShrimpShrimp · 1"Sparkling GouramiFish · 1.5"Spike-Topped Apple SnailSnail · 1.5"Spotted Tail CoryFish · 2.2"Sterbai CoryFish · 2.6"Strawberry RasboraFish · 0.7"Tangerine Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1"Thai Micro CrabCrab · 0.4"Thai Micro Pom Pom CrabCrab · 0.8"Thick-lipped GouramiFish · 3.5"Threestripe CoryFish · 2.2"Tiger BarbFish · 2.75"Tiger ShrimpShrimp · 1"Two-Saddled CoryFish · 2.5"Vampire ShrimpShrimp · 6"Venezuelan CoryFish · 2.5"Wild-Type BettaFish · 2.5"Yellow Neocaridina ShrimpShrimp · 1"Zebra DanioFish · 2"Zebra OtocinclusFish · 1.5"Batik Nerite SnailSnail · 0.6"Black King Kong ShrimpShrimp · 1"Black MollyFish · 4"Blue Bolt ShrimpShrimp · 1"Blue Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Blue Phantom PlecoFish · 7"Brazos Dwarf CrayfishCrayfish · 1.5"Bristlenose PlecoFish · 5"Cajun Dwarf CrayfishCrayfish · 1.5"Cardinal ShrimpShrimp · 0.8"Chocolate GouramiFish · 2"Chocolate ShrimpShrimp · 1"Colombian RamshornSnail · 2"Common PlecoFish · 24"DiscusFish · 8"Dwarf Crayfish (CPO)Crayfish · 1.75"Endler's LivebearerFish · 1.2"Fancy Guppy (Female trio)Fish · 2.4"Flash Pleco (L204)Fish · 20"Giant Sulawesi SnailSnail · 3"Gold GouramiFish · 6"Gold Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Green Neon TetraFish · 1"GuppyFish · 2"Horned Nerite SnailSnail · 0.5"Ivory Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"King Tiger PlecoFish · 6"Kissing GouramiFish · 12"Leopard Frog PlecoFish · 4.5"Licorice GouramiFish · 1.4"Longfin Bristlenose PlecoFish · 5"Mischling / Taiwan BeeShrimp · 1"MollyFish · 4"Moonlight GouramiFish · 6"Mystery SnailSnail · 2"Neon Blue RasboraFish · 0.8"Oolong ShrimpShrimp · 1.2"Pearl GouramiFish · 4.5"PlatyFish · 2.5"Pom Pom CrabCrab · 1"Red Racer Nerite SnailSnail · 0.75"
Avoid (18)
Altum AngelfishFish · 7"AngelfishFish · 6"Blue GouramiFish · 5"Blue Lobster CrayfishCrayfish · 5"Carnival / Polka Dot Freshwater CrabCrab · 1.5"Electric Blue CrayfishCrayfish · 5"Fiddler CrabCrab · 2"Giant GouramiFish · 24"Koi AngelfishFish · 6"Marbled CrayfishCrayfish · 5"Opaline GouramiFish · 6"OscarFish · 16"Panther CrabCrab · 3"Purple Vampire CrabCrab · 1.5"Red Claw CrabCrab · 2.5"Red Devil Vampire CrabCrab · 1.5"Thai Devil CrabCrab · 2"Thai Freshwater CrabCrab · 2.5"