Aquarium Care:
One of the larger Loricariids known, so would need to be kept in
exceptionally large aquariums. Intolerant of other large Loricariids.
Diet: Omnivores and will require large amounts
of vegetable foods, tablet and frozen foods such as shrimps and
mussels. There are only two described species in this genera, this
species and A.adonis.
Common
Name:
Lyre Tail Pleco, L155
Synonyms:
Rinelepis
acanthicus
Family:
Loricariidae
ycipitidae
Distribution:
Brazil:
Amazon River basin. Type
locality: flumine Amazonum.
Size:
70.0cm.
(28ins)
Temp:
25-29°c
(77-85°f.)
p.H.
6.0-7.5.
Reference:
Seidel, Ingo;
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes 208 p
