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Pseudacanthicus sp. (L079)

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Mark Henry Sabaj (1) CP Aqua Studio (2)

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Description: The Pseudacanthicus genera have the common name of Cactus catfishes due to their bodies being covered with spiny odontodes. Their mouths are small with a few bicuspid teeth in the jaws. Aquarium Care: Pseudacanthicus can be highly territorial especially when adult, so a large aquarium of at least 5ft (150cm) would be beneficial to this species. Provide plenty of shelters in the aquarium and line -of- sight barriers if more than one species is kept. Diet: As with all of this genera they are carnivores and would need to be fed on frozen foods such as Artemia, mosquito larvae, mysis and shrimp. They can also be fed pellet and tablet foods. Remarks: The Tocantins in Brazil is the only river where 3 species of Pseudacanthicus occur together, P. pitanga, P. major and P. sp. (L079), (Mark Henry Sabaj 2019).

Common Name:

L079

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

Brazil: Rio Tocantins, Pará.

Size:

30.0cm. (12ins)

Temp:

25-29°c (77-85°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Mark Henry Sabaj pers. comm. 2019.
Schmidt, Jürgen Dr. Atlas L-Welse. L1 bis L400. Bede Verlag Gmbh (Sept. 2005).
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.

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Pseudacanthicus sp. (L079)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L079)

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