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Ancistrus tamboensis Fowler, 1945

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Relevant Information:

The irregular-shaped, mosaical spots are a useful tool for identifying this Ancistrus. 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. Rearing the fry is easy using tablet foods and greens. 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.

Common Name:

Mosaic bristlenose

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Peru, Tambo River basin in upper Ucayali drainage. Type locality: Satipo, at 600 meters elevation in upper Tambo basin, Rio Ucayali drainage, Peru.

Size:

12.0cm. (4¾ins)

Temp:

25-29°c (77-85°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1995 Aquarien Atlas. Band 4. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Melle, Germany. 864 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.

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Ancistrus tamboensis

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