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Aquarium Care: The Ancistrus genera make good community fish where they do not grow too big for the aquarium. Some species have different requirements in the aquarium so best to read up on the species you have whereas if they need higher oxygen requirements or not, or if they prefer cooler waters if they originate from the southern parts of South America against the species from further up north. Diet: Vegetable foods such as cucumber and courgette and also tablet and meaty foods. Reproduction: The female lays her eggs in caves or crevices... that the male has chosen and cleaned.... as a cluster. The male usually then guards the eggs after ejecting the female. The fry then cling to the sides of the cave and when they use up their yolk sac, which is around the four to seven day period, they will be ready to feed on infusuria, vegetable matter, brine shrimp naupli or micro worms. In a community tank a few will survive if enough hiding places are afforded to them. Etymology: The specific name maldonadoi: In memory of Javier Maldonado-Ocampo (1977–2019), Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia for his “great” contribution to neotropical ichthyology (he was killed when crossing a river in a small boat that overturned and was swept downstream). Remarks: The L-number 509 is now considered to be Ancistrus maldonadoi.

L509

None

Loricariidae

Peru: Madre de Dios and Inambari River drainages, western Amazon basin.

13.0cm. (5ins)

18-24°c (63-75°f.)

7.0-8.5.

Ingo Seidel & Andreas Tanke. Bristlenose Catfishes: The Plecos of the Genus Ancistrus. ATS-Aquashop.de. Nature2 Arts 639p.v.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.