Hypancistrus
sp. (L333) |
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Allan James (1) Chris
Ralph (2) Andrew Campbell (1) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library (5)
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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. A variable looking species where the
body lines can either be thin or thicker on different individuals.
Similar to L066
but more yellowish in body colouration, less elongate and higher
in the body form. Breeding: Has been bred successfully
in the hobby. Will lay 20 to 30 large eggs. Leaving their cave the
youngsters can be around the 1.5cm.(¾ins) length. Diet:
Omnivores, fry can be raised on brine shrimp nauplii and tablet
foods. Adults can also be fed frozen foods such as brine shrimp,
mosquito larvae and mussels as well as tablet foods. |
| Common
Name: |
Goldline
Tiger Pleco, L333 |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Brazil,
Pará, Rio Xingu at Porto deMoz |
| Size:
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15cm. (6ins) |
| Temp: |
26-30°c
(79-87°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Seidel, Ingo;
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes 208 p |
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Family: Loricariidae
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