Hemiloricaria formosa/Rineloricaria formosa
Isbrücker & Njissen, 1979
Synonyms
Atabapo-Prachthexenwels
raspacanoa
Rineloricaria formosa
Tablita
raspacanoa
Rineloricaria formosa
Tablita
Length (total)
approx. 18 cm
Standard length (documented)
144.7 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
24 - 29 °C
pH
4.0 - 6.0
Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Guainía, Vaupés
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
rio Madeira | rio Negro ⇒ Amazonas ➙ Atlantic NE ↓ río Ventuari ➙ río Orinoco ➙ Caribic
[ 3.861,-67.937 ]
Type of water
Black water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Spirulina, frozen food, live food
Spirulina, frozen food, live food
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Animal care
very undemanding
BSSW
low water hardness, low pH
low water hardness, low pH
from
to
Quantity
60
Temp.
28
28
pH
4.50
4.70
GH
KH
NO³
Cond.
Color adapts to the ground color; very rarely imported.
circular, dark spot in the middle btw. eyes and dorsal
circular, dark spot in the middle btw. eyes and dorsal
On the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" edition: 2 (2005) P.707
- Fuchs, Reiner: "Geglückte Nachzucht des Prachthexenwelse Hemiloricaria formosa"
(BSSW-Report 1/2012 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Steack, Dr. Wolfgang: "Kolumbien 2020 – Generalprobe für die JBL-Expedition 2021"
(Amazonas Mai / Juni 2020)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1979 "Three new South American mailed catfishes of the genera Rineloricaria and Loricariichthys (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, Vol. 48 No. 2, P. 191)
- Alcalá, C.A.L. & Sánchez-Duarte, P., 2011 "Los Peces del delta del Orinoco" (Fundaciión la Salle de Ciencas Naturales, P. 203)
- Queiroz, L.J. de; Torrente-Vilara, G.; Vieira, F.G.; Ohara, W.M.; Zuanon, J. & Doria, C.R.C., 2013 "Fishes of Cuniã Lake, Madeira River Basin, Brazil" (CheckList, Vol. 9 No 3, P. 545)
- Seidel, I. "Ein seltener Hexenwels aus dem Rio Atabapo in Kolumbien"
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Reiner Fuchs
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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