Synonyms
Cacao-Antennenwels
Length (total)
approx. 13 cm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
23 - 27 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.0
Creek Cacao
Cayenne
French Guiana
Comté River ➙ Mahury River ➙ Atlantic NE
˜[ 4.745,-52.327 ]
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
yes
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.
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
fin edging: yellow 
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
13/January/2015
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.184
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.68
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.44
Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 2
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