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Chaetostoma sovichthys Schultz, 1944 |
Image contributors to this species: |
Mark Henry Sabaj (2) |
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Relevant Information: |
Aquarium Care: Will need a good water flow in the aquarium with a sand substrate and plenty of hiding places. 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. 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. Sexual Differences: Males have better colour, a broader head and lips and adult males possess longer ventral fins than the females. |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
Chaetostoma anomala sovichthys |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Lake Maracaibo, Motatán River and tributaries, Venezuela. Type locality: near the bridge over the Río San Pedro, a tributary of the Río Motatán, southeast of Mene Grande, in the Maracaibo basin; Venezuela. |
Size: |
7.5cm. (3ins) |
Temp: |
23-27°c (73-80°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
 Chaetostoma
sovichthys |
 Chaetostoma
sovichthysDorsal view |
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