| Emerald Catfish | Aquarium Fish Care |
| Size | Up to 2.5 inches or 6 cm |
| Origin | South America |
| Natural habitat | Slow moving parts of rivers, usually near the banks |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 72 - 82 ºF or 22 - 28 ºC |
| Water pH | 6.0 – 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 2 - 30 dH |
| Strata | Bottom |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Two or more, more is better, they like to shoal |
| Minimum tank size | 5 gallons or 20 liters for every pair of fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | Most other fish species accept for the larger and aggressive species like cichlids |
| Sexes | Like other Cory catfish the mature females are larger and rounder than males |
| Food | Omnivorous-sinking flake food and bottom feeder pellets, supplement with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Not very easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 72 - 75 °F or 22 - 24 °C |
| Other names | Emerald Cory, Green Cory, Green Catfish, Emerald Brochis, Green Brochis |
| Scientific name | Brochis splendens |
| Other Scientific names | Callichthys splendens, Brochis coeruleus |
| Lifespan | 5 years |
