Hypancistrus
zebra Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991 |
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contributors to this species: |
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Danny Blundell (2) Rogers
Aquaria (2)
Kevin Korotev (2) Vedran Cuncic
(1) Benny Ng (2) Andrew Campbell
(1) Yann Fulliquet (1) |
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| Relevant
Information: |
L098 and
L173 are the same specimens as Hypancistrus zebra L046,
but with different colour patterns. 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 export of H.zebra
has been forbidden. |
| Common
Name: |
Zebra Pleco, L046,
L098, L173 |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Brazil:
Xingu River basin. Type locality: Brazil, Est.
Pará, anastomoses of Rio Xingú, about one hour upstream
of Altamira by speedboat (Altamira: 03º13'S 53º15'W). |
| Size:
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10cm. (4ins) |
| Temp: |
26-28°c
(79-83°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
| Reference: |
ScotCat Factsheet
no. 56. Feb. 2001.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of
siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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Family: Loricariidae
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