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Hypancistrus sp. (L201)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (2) Ivor Hilton (1) Steven Milne (2)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus

Other Sources:

Search  Loricariidae.info

Relevant Information:

Compared to the similar Hypancistrus contradens, L201 is smaller, has a lower body and a shorter head. Similar looking to H. contradens and H. inspector which it had been incorrectly identified as. Sexual differences: Males posses a broader and longer head and odontodes on the posterior part of the body, behind the gill covers and on the pectoral fin spines. The latter two are a lot shorter in the females. Aquarium Care: No problem with keeping in groups but only one Hypancistrus species to a tank as there has been reports of hybridisation. Among themselves they are fairly peaceful, although males may quarrel for caves and females can sometimes be badly injured or even killed during the breeding-trapping in the male's cave. Diet: Like all Hypancistrus sp. they prefer a meaty diet. Feed frozen foods such as bloodworm and beef heart, live foods such as brine shrimp, white and grindal worms and prepared foods such as sinking tablets and presoaked flake food. When young they seen to prefer a liking for vegetable foods.

Common Name:

L201, Orinoco angel pleco.

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Upper Rio Orinoco in the border between Colombia and Venezuela.

Size:

10.0cm. (4ins)

Temp:

27-30°c (81-87°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.
loricariidae.info



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