These particular specimens
were caught in the port of Diamante City on the Paraná
river and in a lagoon near Santa Fe City, Argentina
in 2001 by the Image contributor. There are close
on 10, still to be identified species of Rineloricaria
in the Paraná river basin and we have
labeled them as they are collected as, "Paraná
1" & 11 etc. This species has two filaments
on the caudal fin and is medium brown in colouration.
Reproduction: The Rineloricaria
species are usually cave spawners, where the female
will place their eggs after the male has cleaned inside.
The male will then guard and fan the eggs until hatching.
The eggs will hatch in 4-5 days whereas the male can
now be removed. More breeding information can be found
here in the articles breeding
section. Aquarium
Care: As with all Rineloricaria
provide long leaved plants or bamboo stalks for them
to hang on to as you can see in the second thumbnail
image. Diet: Omnivore. Vegetable
food such as cucumber and other various foods such
as tablet, flake and frozen.
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