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There are two variants of L374 with one (top thumbnail image) with a stronger orange colouration. Description: The differences between the Panaqolus and the Panaque genera is that the latter has an oval shaped mouth and the jaws have very large spatulate teeth with a single cusp, arranged in a v form and Panaqolus have a small number of spatulate teeth and are also a smaller genus. Aquarium Care: Peaceful in the aquarium but not suitable for planted tanks as they are plant eaters. Tank set-up should contain wood of some description as the Panaques need this in their diet. Plants will not work too well as they will be eaten so plenty of wood scattered around the tank with a few caves for spawning activities on a sand or small rounded gravel bed will do just fine. Provide strong aeration due to the higher temperatures involved. Diet: All Panaques and also the Panaqolus genera are wood eaters so would need this in an aquarium set-up. Feed also vegetable foods such as cucumber, courgette (zucchini) and sinking tablets. Sexual Differences: Males have long interopercular spines and their body is adorned with hair-like spines.

Dwarf Panaque

Panaque gnomus

Loricariidae

South America: Pastaza and upper Marañon basins, Ecuador and Peru. Type locality: Ecuador, Morona-Santiago Province, Río Cushuimi at Cushuimi, approx. 2º39'S 77º43'W, just over 300 m alt., upper Río Morona/ Marañon basin.

7.0cm (2¾ins)

25-29°c (77-85°f.)

6.0-7.0.

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.