Aquarium Care:
Only fairly territorial while youngsters prefer to
rest under pieces of wood and on to rockwork. Adults
rest on the substrate in hiding places. Provide a
high oxygen content to the aquarium. Sexual
Differences: Males posses a broader head
and more strongly bristled pectoral spines. The bristles
on the posterior of the males scutes are elongated
when sexually mature. Diet: Omnivore.
A varied diet with both vegetable and other foods
such as tablet, live and frozen.
Common
Name:
L332
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Loricariidae
Distribution:
Brazil:
Pará, Rio Xingu.
Size:
20.0cm. (8ins)
Temp:
26-30°c (77-87°f)
p.H.
5.0-7.0.
Reference:
Seidel,
I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes,
Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.
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