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Hypancistrus
sp. (L340) |
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Image contributors
to this species: |
Yann Fulliquet (13)
Andrew Campbell (1) |
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Relevant Information:
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Similar to L129
(Hypancistrus debilittera). Individual
specimens can vary in colour and intensity especially in the orange
spectrum. 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 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:
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L340, LDA19, Mega Clown
Pleco |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Rio
Tomo, Colombia |
Size: |
10cm. (4ins) |
Temp: |
25-29°c (77-85°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
Reference: |
Seidel, I. 2008.
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p
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