Synonyms
Longnosed Royal Pleco
Red Fin Royal Pleco
Xingu Royal Pleco
Xingú-Streifenharnischwels
Red Fin Royal Pleco
Xingu Royal Pleco
Xingú-Streifenharnischwels
Length (total)
approx. 60 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.0
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): wood-eater
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Males habe a longer and wider head
unknown
 
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
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.796
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.155
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.29
- Das Aquarium 9/96 S.23
- Konn-Vetterlein, Daniel: "Zwischen Salmlern und Welsen am Grunde des Rio Xingu"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Dezember 2015 / Januar 2016) - Tuccinardi, Michael J.: "Abschied vom Rio Xingu"
(Amazonas Juli / August 2016 - "Wels-Presseschau")
- Ayres-Alves, T.; Cardoso, A.; Nagamachi, C.; Souza, L.M.; Pieczarka, J.C. & Noronha, R., 2017 "Karyotypic Evolution and Chromosomal Organization of Repetitive DNA Sequences in Species of Panaque , Panaqolus , and Scobinancistrus (Siluriformes and Loricariidae) from the Amazon Basin" (Zebrafish, Vol. 14 No. 3)
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 2
Ingo Seidel
3
Rare Aquatics
4
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