Typical
Ancistrus shape with both sexes sporting bristles to the
head area with the male having the larger and more impressive tentacles.
Aquarium Care: Quite an easy species to keep as long as
there is adequate aeration in the aquarium and giving them a choice
of pipes, stones or rockwork. Breeding: As per
the Ancistrus family in neutral to mildly alkaline water.
Will spawn in caves/pipes and the eggs are yellow, large, and can
number to about 40 in a good spawning.
Common
Name:
LDA08, Gold Marble
Bristlenose Catfish
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Loricariidae
ycipitidae
Distribution:
Brazil:
The Mato Grosso, in the Rio Claro and Coxipo River and other western
tributaries,
above the bridge in the direction of Chappada dos Guimaraes.
See Location map