Peckoltia
vittata Steindachner,
1882 |
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| Allan James
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Jensen's Photographic Library (2) |
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| Relevant
Information: |
Most specimens
have a very regularely striped pattern, but colour tones can be
variable depending on mood and colour of substrate. Aquarium
Care: feeds on plants and roots; in groups of 5 or more
individuals; minimum aquarium size 80 cm. The Peckoltia
genera possesses a medium sized mouth with the same amount of teeth
in the lower and upper jaw. The lower end of the caudal fin is usually
oblique and only slightly indented. Sexual differences:
Males have bristles behind the gill covers, on the pectoral fin
spines and on the posterior part of the body. They also posses bristles
on the upper caudal fin rays. Diet: Omnivores,
easy to feed with frozen and live foods and also tablet and flake
food. Should be kept at slightly higher temperatures and have a
requirement for a higher oxygen intake. |
| Common
Name: |
Candy
Striped Peckoltia, L015 |
| Synonyms: |
Chaetostomus
vittatus |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Brazil:
Middle and lower Amazon River basin. Type locality:
Amazonen-Strom, Tajapouru, Xingu bei Porto de Moz, Rio Madeira,
Brazil. |
| Size:
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14.0cm.
(5½ins) |
| Temp: |
26-30°c
(79-87°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Riehl, R. and H.A.
Baensch 1996 Aquarien Atlas, Band 1. 10th edition. Mergus
Verlag GmBH, Melle, Germany. 992 p.
Seidel, Ingo; Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes
208 p
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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