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Aquarium Care: The Ancistrus genera make good community fish where they do not grow too big for the aquarium. Some species have different requirements in the aquarium so best to read up on the species you have whereas if they need higher oxygen requirements or not, or if they prefer cooler waters if they originate from the southern parts of South America against the species from further up north. Diet: Vegetable foods such as cucumber and courgette and also tablet and meaty foods. Reproduction: Lay their eggs in caves as a cluster and the first signs of the breeding process is a few tiny fry darting around the community tank. Prefers cooler waters. Entomology: Named as from the Rio Cauca, Colombia. Remarks: Although this species may be locally threatened by pollution from mining activities and deforestation for cattle ranching, this cannot be considered a major threat at present given its wide distribution. Hence, it is listed as Least Concern (IUCN). The species is sensitive to changes in water quality. It is probably affected by water pollution related to mining activities (IUCN).

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Loricariidae

South America: Cauca River basin in Colombia. Type locality: Sonsón in the Río Cauca basin.

5.5cm. (2¼ins)

20-25°c (67-77°f.)

6.0-7.5.

Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 08/2019 ).
Lasso, C., Mesa-Salazar, L. & Sanchez-Duarte, P. 2016. Ancistrus caucanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.