Chaetostoma
milesi Fowler, 1941 |
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ScotCat
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Relevant Information: |
As pictured in Aqualog Loricariidae
all L-Numbers as L187a "Spotted - Chaestostoma". Aquarium
Care: Will need a good water flow in the aquarium with
a sand substrate and plenty of hiding places. Diet:
Great algae eater, but you will have to subsidise this food with
algae wafers and vegetable foods such as cucumber, zucchini and
lettuce. Will also except tablet and worm foods. Remarks:
The Chaetostoma species are not the easiest to maintain
as the mountain stream species will need a water current to provide
oxygen-rich water. The species that are exported usually originate
from warmer waters so are a bit easier to keep than the mountain
stream variety. Sexual differences: Males have
better colour, a broader head and lips and adult males possess
longer ventral fins than the females. |
Common Name:
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L187a, Spotted Bulldog
Pleco |
Synonyms: |
Chaetostomus milesi |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Magdalena
and Apuré River basins. |
Size: |
14.0cm. (5½ins) |
Temp: |
21-27°c (69-81°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
Reference: |
Seidel, I. 2008.
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p
Aqualog Loricariidae all L-Numbers. A.C.S. Glaser
Germany. 100 p. |
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