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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. Not an easy species to keep and breed. They are reported when disturbed that they get very nervous and eat their eggs. Aquarium Care: As with all Rineloricaria provide long leaved plants or bamboo stalks for them to hang on to. Diet: Omnivore. Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as tablet, flake and frozen. Etymology: The genus name meaning rine-rasp, referring to sharp bristles on sides of snout (of males); Loricaria, genus in which type species, R. lima, had originally been described. The specific name of teffeana meaning, –ana, belonging to: Amazon River near Teffé (now spelled Tefé), Amazonas State, Brazil, the type locality.

Tefe whiptail catfish

Hemiloricaria teffeana, Loricaria teffeana, Loricaria valenciennesii

Loricariidae

South America: Brazil, Amazon River basin. Type locality: Teffé, Amazonenstrom, Brazil.

12.0cm. (4¾ins)

26-30°c (79-87°f.)

6.0-7.0.

Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.
The ETYFish Project. Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.