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Hypancistrus
sp. (L340) |
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contributors to this species: |
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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: |
L340,
LDA19, Mega Clown Pleco |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Rio
Tomo, Colombia |
Size:
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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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