Lepthoplosternum
pectorale (Boulenger, 1895)
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Similar looking to Callichthys
callichthys
but is smaller and its body is not as flattened as this species.
Unlike all other genera of subfamily Callichthyinae, the species
of Lepthoplosternum are absent in the northern portion
of the South American continent, north of the Rio Amazonas. The
species are found in the upper Rio Amazonas in Peru (L. altamazonicum),
middle Rio Madeira (L. beni), Rio Paraguay (L. pectorale),
and in the laguna dos Patos drainage (L. tordilho) in southern
Brazil (Roberto E.Reis). Aquarium Care: Peacfull
species which will do well in a planted tank with free swimming
place. They can be quite easily housed in your planted community
tank as they don't grow as large as thoracata or littorale
and don't show any aggressive tendencies. Being from the southern
parts of the South American continent it prefers tempertures to
be on the lower side of tropical i.e: under 75°f.
Breeding: This is a bubble-nester, where the female deposits
her eggs in floating plant material or a floating polystyrene
lid. Will attempt to spawn in a community setup, but if they do
it would be a good idea to move the pair to their own breeding
tank to make sure that the spawning is successful, in that the
fry will survive the attentions of the rest of the tank inmates.
Males have thicker pectoral spnes. To read a report on breeding
this species you can go to the breeding article
section for an indepth look at "how to do it".
Diet: As with most "Hoplo's" a good varied
diet of frozen, live and a good quality flake food. It will eat
most things given and of course keeping up the water changes. |
Common Name:
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Dwarf Hoplo |
Synonyms: |
Hoplosternum
pectorale, Hoplosternum magdalenae, Callichthys pectoralis, Hoplosternum
pectoralis |
Family: |
Callichthyidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Paraguay
River basin. Type locality: Monte Sociedad, Paraguayan
Chaco. |
Size: |
8.5cm ( 3½ins) |
Temp: |
20-23°C (67-73°F) |
p.H. |
6.0 -7.0. |
Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628.
ScotCat
Factsheet no. 30. Dec. 1998. |
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