Pseudacanthicus cf. major "L 64"

Pseudacanthicus cf. major "L 64"
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Ancistrini
 
Group
Acanthicus
 
Genus
Pseudacanthicus
Synonyms
Acary differente (BRA)
Stachelschwein-Kaktuswels
Length (total)
> 100 cm
Recommended tank size
300 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
lower ➀ rio Tocantins, ➀ rio Pará = rio do Pará near Ilha do Marajo

Pará (BRA)

Brazil

Rio Pará ➙ Atlantic NE

[ -2.101,-49.356 ]
Map to Pseudacanthicus cf. major "L 64"
Type of water
Clear water
 
Pseudacanthicus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
nein
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males: wider head, often larger dorsal, often more attractive colored
Caves
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
 
Pseudacanthicus - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Pseudacanthicus major (L 186) (identical?)
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 275"
Pseudacanthicus histrix
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
last seen on a
german stock list
29/January/2022
 
Pseudacanthicus - on last evaluated german stock lists
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.79
  • A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2005) P.59
  • Schäfer, Frank: "Kaktuswels wissenschaftlich beschrieben"
    (DATZ Mai 2018)
Pic. 2: Pseudacanthicus cf. major "L 64"
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
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