This species is similar
to L024 and P.leopardus but is darker coloured with redder fins. In
the original description it was noted that P.leopardus had
pale to dark brown and numerous black blotches throughout the body
while L025 has four lines of spots running the length of the body.
The difference is quite significant with also the eyes being somewhat
dissimilar, L025 has to me, 'evil eyes', which seem to follow you
around when viewing it, and they are also yellow. The eye's of P.
leopardus are normal and it is also a smaller fish than Pseudacanthicus
sp. L025. Aquarium care:
Would need a large tank as they grow big and are territorial.
Diet: As with all of this genera they are carnivores and
would need to be fed on frozen foods such as Artemia, mosquito
larvae, mysis and shrimp. They can also be fed pellet and tablet
foods.
Common
Name:
Scarlet
Pleco, L025.
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Loricariidae
ycipitidae
Distribution:
Brazil:
Pará, Rio Xingu (Altamira to Sao Felix do Xingu) and Rio
Iriri
Size:
40cm. (16ins)
Temp:
26-30°c
(79-87°f.)
p.H.
6.0-7.0.
Reference:
Seidel, Ingo;
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes 208 p ScotCat Factsheet no. 11. June.1997
