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Otocinclus
macrospilus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942
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Similar to O.
hoppei but there is a difference in the caudal peduncle
pattern. O. hoppei has a small caudal spot which does
not run into the caudal fin and has only one crossbar to this
pattern wheras O. macrospilus has two. Aquarium
care: This is a small group of Loricariids which do well
in aquaria and will keep the algae down without harming
the plants in the tank. Best to keep in a group with
more males for breeding purposes. Breeding: The
females will lay eggs on the plants and tank glass after the females
have been chased around the tank by the male. Like Corydoras
they present a t-position breeding mode. Diet: Omnivore:
algae, tablet foods, flake and small frozen foods. |
Common
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Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
Distribution: |
South
America: Upper Amazon River basin. Type
locality: Rio Morona, Upper Amazon basin, Peru. |
Size:
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3.5cm. (1½ins) |
Temp: |
22-26°c
(71-79°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628.
Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch
Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944. |
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