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Sturisomatichthys
festivus (Myers, 1942) |
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Relevant Information: |
This species and Sturisomatichthys
aureus are very much alike and the care is the
same for both species. The work carried out by Covain et.al. 2015
confines the Sturisoma genera to east of the Andes (cis-Andean),
and the Sturisomatichthys genera restricted to the west
of the Andes (trans-Andean). Aquarium Care: Large
planted aquarium with non aggressive tank mates. Regular water
changes must be adhered to, to keep this animal in good health.
Sexual Differences: Mature males will grow
odontodes along the sides of the head and rostrum (snout).
Diet: Mostly vegetarian with cucumber, spinach, and algae
wafers. Meaty foods such as frozen blood worms and live foods
such as white worms and brine shrimp can be fed sporadically.
Breeding: As per this genus will lay eggs usually
on the tank walls and the male will guard and fan the eggs. The
eggs will hatch between 7 to 9 days and the youngsters will eat
Artemia, minced lettuce and mashed peas. The males tend
to have longer extensions to the fins. |
Common Name:
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Synonyms: |
Sturisoma festivum |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Lake
Maracaibo basin. Type locality: Río Monay,
35 km north of Trujillo, Motatan system, Maracaibo basin, Venezuela.
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Size: |
18cm.SL (7ins) |
Temp: |
24-28°c (75-83°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel:
Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005.
Pp.944.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Covain, R., S. Fisch-Muller, C. Oliveira, J.H. Mol, J.I.
Montoya-Burgos and S. Dray, 2015. Molecular phylogeny
of the highly diversified catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes,
Loricariidae) reveals incongruences with morphological classification.
Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 94:492-517.
Grant, S. Whiptail Catfish on the Move. Practical
Fishkeeping (UK) May 2016.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2017.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2017
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http://loricariinae.com
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