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This species is similar-looking to L279 from the Rio Huacamayo in Peru, which has a rounder caudal fin with a light coloured edge (Ingo Seidel & Andreas Tanke 2025). Aquarium Care: The Ancistrus genus make good community fish that do not grow too large for the aquarium. Some species have different requirements in the aquarium, so it's best to read up on the species you have, whether 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: The female lays her eggs in caves or crevices... that the male has chosen and cleaned.... as a cluster. The male usually then guards the eggs after ejecting the female. The fry then cling to the sides of the cave, and when they use up their yolk sac, which is around the four to seven day period, they will be ready to feed on infusoria, vegetable matter, brine shrimp nauplii, or micro worms. In a community tank, a few will survive if enough hiding places are afforded to them. Remarks: The common name of "Chameleon pleco" relates to its colour changes when put into tanks with different substrates and backgrounds (Bodrock, Eric, 2025).

L508, Chameleon pleco, Ancistrus sp. "Araza Blue Flash"

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Loricariidae

Peru: Rio Araza, tributary of the Rio Inambari in the Madre de Dios basin.

12.0cm. (4¾ins)

18-26°c (64-79°f.)

6.0-7.5.

Ingo Seidel & Andreas Tanke. Bristlenose Catfishes: The Plecos of the Genus Ancistrus. ATS-Aquashop.de. Nature2 Arts 639p.v.