Allan James (1) Jonas
Hansel (4) Vedran
Cuncic (1) Yann Fulliquet (1)
ScotCat
Sources:
Other
Sources:
Relevant
Information:
Similar
to the Panaque/Panaqolus and Peckoltia genera
but have fewer and larger teeth in the lower and upper jaw.
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. Diet:
Like all Hypancistrussp. 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:
L316
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Loricariidae
ycipitidae
Distribution:
Brazil:
Pará, Rio Jari.
Size:
12cm. (4¾ins)
Temp:
25-29°c
(77-85°f.)
p.H.
6.0-7.5.
Reference:
Seidel, I.
2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208
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