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Rineloricaria sp. 'Puerto Ayacucho'

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Kiruya Momochi (3) Mitsuhiro Iwamoto (1)

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Identification can be made with black dots covering the whole body hence the common name of Pepper catfish (Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel). Aquarium Care: An easy species to keep with no excessive demands on water parameters. Diet: Omnivore. Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as tablet, flake and frozen. Reproduction: Lays up to 100 green eggs. The fry are said to be slow growing (Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel). 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. Remarks: More information on this species can be found in the Catfish Atlas Volume 1 as referenced.

Common Name:

Pepper catfish

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Venezuela, Puerto Ayacucho. Orinoco drainage.

Size:

15.0cm. (6ins)

Temp:

26-29°c (79-87°f)

p.H.

6.5-8.0.

Reference:

Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.

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Rineloricaria sp. 'Puerto Ayacucho'

Rineloricaria sp. 'Puerto Ayacucho'
Head view

Rineloricaria sp. 'Puerto Ayacucho'
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Rineloricaria sp. 'Puerto Ayacucho'
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