Broad head with mouth
and lip barbels. Aquarium Care: Requires a large
aquarium witha big surface area. Diet:
algae wafers, sinking tablet and frozen foods such as bloodworm
and shrimp. Sexing: Mature males will develop
their lower lips to allow them to carry their eggs (abdomino-lip
brooders). The very large eggs are incubated by the male. Care:
Prefers a sand substrate as they like to dig.
Common
Name:
Giant Whiptail Catfish
Synonyms:
Loricaria laticeps
Family:
Loricariidae
ycipitidae
Distribution:
South Ameriaca:
Uruguay, Paraná and Paraguay River basins. Type
locality: Paraguay.
