Panaque
sp. (L002) |
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contributors to this species: |
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Allan James (1) Jonas
Hansel
(7) |
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ScotCat Sources: |
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| Relevant
Information: |
There is an actual school
of thought, mainly in Germany, that the smaller Panaques are actually
Panaqolus and the larger species are Panaque,
thus this species would then be Panaqolus sp. (L002). The
differences are that Panaque have an oval shaped mouth
and the jaws have very large spatulate teeth with a single cusp,
arranged in a v form and Panaqolus have a small number
of spatulate teeth. Diet: All Panaque
(Panaqolus) are wood eaters so would need this in an aquarium
set-up. Feed also vegetable foods such as cucumber and courgette
(zucchini) and sinking tablets. Sexual differences:
Males posses a broad head and odontodes on the posterior part of
the body, behind the gill covers and on the pectoral spines. The
latter two are a lot shorter in the females. |
| Common
Name: |
L002, L074, Tiger Pleco. |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Brazil,
Pará, Rio Tocantins (Cametá) |
| Size:
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12cm. (4¾ins) |
| Temp: |
24-28°c
(75-83°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Seidel, Ingo;
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes 208 p |
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