Hypostomus
plecostomoides (Eigenmann, 1922) |
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Jensen's Photographic Library (5) |
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Relevant Information: |
Placed in the Hypostoumus cochliodon
species group which have a shorter body and more high backed than
other members of the Hypostomus. They have a small number
of spatulate teeth with a single cusp with the jaws arranged in
a V shape. Aquarium Care: A fairly peacfull species
which will give out a lot of waste in the aquarium so frequent
water changes are a must. Fairly easy to keep in a larger tank
over 4ft (120cm). Diet: Wood eaters so would
need soft wood in the aquarium. Food tablets, pellets and vegetable
foods are also taken along with insect larvae. Remarks:
Listed in the Aqualog all L-Numbers publication supplement of
October 1997 as LDA038 from Venezuela and also February 1998 as
LDA042 captioned under Cochliodon sp. 'Mimikri' with
no capture locality. There are light and dark colour varients
of this species. Cochliodon is now regarded as a synonym
of Hypostomus. |
Common
Name: |
LDA038,
LDA042 |
Synonyms: |
Cochliodon
plecostomoides |
Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
Distribution: |
South
Am,erica: Orinoco River basin and Tuy River and Valencia
Lake basins of Venezuela. Type locality: Quebrada
Cramalote, Villavicencio, Colombia. |
Size:
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25cm. (10ins) |
Temp: |
24-29°c
(75-85°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
Reference: |
Seidel, I. 2008.
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p
Aqualog Loricariidae all L-Numbers. A.C.S. Glaser
Germany. 100 p. |
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