Ancistrus sp. "Breitkopf"

 
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Ancistrini
 
Group
Ancistrus
 
Genus
Ancistrus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  15 cm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
23 - 28 °C
pH
6.0 - 7.5
exact origin not known

Brazil

˜[ -7.401,-55.897 ]
Map to Ancistrus sp. "Breitkopf"
 
Ancistrus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
 
Ancistrus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: The males have more and longer tentacle on the head. Often females have only short tentacle/stublles anlong the mouth.
 
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
 
Ancistrus - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Ancistrus ranunculus (L 34)
Ancistrus sp. "L 107"
Ancistrus sp. "L 184"
Ancistrus cf. ranunculus "L 255"
Not 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
 
Ancistrus - on last evaluated german stock lists
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