SCOTCAT.COM  

your internet guide to all things catfish
≡
  • HOME
  • FACTSHEETS
    • By Month/Year
    • By Family
    • by Genus
    • by Common Names
    • By Specific Names
    • By Continent
      • Index
      • Africa
      • Asia
      • Australasia
      • Europe
      • North America
      • South America
  • GALLERIES
    • Photo Gallery
    • Art Gallery
    • Movie Gallery
    • Stamps Gallery
  • FAMILIES
    • A-B
      • Ailiidae
      • Akysidae
      • Amblycipitidae
      • Amphiliidae
      • Anchariidae
      • Ariidae
      • Aspredinidae
      • Astroblepidae
      • Auchenipteridae
      • Austroglanididae
      • Bagridae
    • C-D
      • Callichthyidae
      • Cetopsidae
      • Chacidae
      • Clariidae
      • Claroteidae
      • Cranoglanididae
      • Diplomystidae
      • Doradidae
    • E-H
      • Erithistidae
      • Heptapteridae
      • Heteropneustidae
      • Horabagridae
    • I-M
      • Ictaluridae
      • Lacantuniidae
      • Loricariidae
      • Malapteruridae
      • Mochokidae
    • N-P
      • Nematogenyidae
      • Pangasiidae
      • Phreatobiidae
      • Pimelodidae
      • Plotosidae
      • Pseudopimelodidae
    • S-T
      • Schilbeidae
      • Scoloplacidae
      • Siluridae
      • Sisoridae
      • Trichomycteridae
  • ARTICLES
    • Index
    • Breeding
    • By Author
    • Cat-Articles
    • General
    • Numbered List
    • Ichthyology
    • Travel/Collecting
  • IDENT-A-CAT
  • RESOURCES
    • Citation
    • Etymology
    • Fishhouse
    • Glossary
    • Scientific Papers
    • ScotShop
  • SITE MAP
  • FB GROUP
  • HELP
    • Index
    • Catfish Anatomy
    • Convertors
    • FAQ
    • Ident-A-Cat
    • Water Chemistry

Hypancistrus zebra Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991

 

Image contributors to this species:

Danny Blundell (2) Rogers Aquaria (2) Kevin Korotev (2) Vedran Cuncic (1) Benny Ng (2) Andrew Campbell (1) Yann Fulliquet (1) Reinhold Wawrzynski (1) Haakon Haagensen (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Factsheet  Article Art Gallery  Etymology = Genus  Etymology = Species

Other Sources:

Search  FishBase  Wikipedia  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

There are different views also on the validity of L173 being a different species that looks similar but is a completely different fish. However, it is not uncommon for some 173s to go through a developmental stage where they do look like zebras to the untrained eye. But if one knows and works with both fish, it is clear there is a difference between the two. L173 all have gold rimed eyes whereas zebras never have this and L173 also gets much bigger than zebra. Aquarium Care: They are quite tolerant of water conditions as long as the water is kept clean and warm and you keep the water changes up. A good tip when first buying them is to acclimatise them in a smaller tank before transferring them to your main aquarium, this way you can make sure that they are feeding well and are also happy in the water conditions. You can decorate this tank with cave like structures akin to the home where it will eventually reside. Keeping the 'Zebra Pleco' in the aquarium is not too much of a problem as long as you give them plenty of hiding places, caves, rounded boulders, plant pots and pipework. They also like the water to be well oxygenated owing to the higher temperatures that is best given to them. You could also add some wood to their tank but according to some aquarists, who have kept this species, it isn't totally necessary. Diet: Not a true vegetarian so more meaty type foods would need to be fed. This includes live bloodworm, frozen foods such as muscle, tubifex and bloodworm and the usual tablet food offerings. Remarks: Since December 2004 the exportation of H.zebra has been forbidden.

Common Name:

Zebra Pleco, L046

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

Brazil: Down stream of the Volta Grande (Big Bend) of the Xingu.

Size:

10.0cm. (4ins)

Temp:

26-28°c (79-83°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
ScotCat Factsheet no. 56. Feb. 2001.
twotankamin: per comm.



Back to Family page

Family: Loricariidae  Back to Ident-A-Cat  Click on Thumbnails

Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra 
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra 
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra 
In breeding tubes
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra 
5 weeks old
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra 
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra 
Head view
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra 
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra 
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra 
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra
Juvenile 4cm. 
Click for full imageHypancistrus zebra 

 

If you would like to contribute to the monthly factsheets with an article, information or photos, please e-mail me. You will of course be credited for your work.

 

Donate towards my web hosting bill!

 

If you would like to donate any denomination of monies to the site just click the above link button. All proceeds will go to running the site and hopefully to keep it going for a few years yet.

  • Facebook about us + contact us + citation + translate + site map + scotshop + glossary + etymology +
  • help YouTube

©2023 SCOTCAT.COM