Synonyms
Doras granulosus
has Doras lentiginosus
has Doras maculatus
has Doras murica
has Parapterodoras paranensis
has Silurus armatus
has Silurus duodecimradiatus
Pterodoras lentiginosus
Tachacá (Bolivia)
has Megalodoras laevigatulus
Abotoado (Uruguay)
Armado (Peru, Venezuelan)
Armado (Uruguay)
Armado amarillo (Uruguay)
Armado común (Uruguay)
Armão
Bacu (Brazilian)
Barriga-defolha
Botoao
Common Bacu
Granulated Catfish
Mandi-capeta
has Doras lentiginosus
has Doras maculatus
has Doras murica
has Parapterodoras paranensis
has Silurus armatus
has Silurus duodecimradiatus
Pterodoras lentiginosus
Tachacá (Bolivia)
has Megalodoras laevigatulus
Abotoado (Uruguay)
Armado (Peru, Venezuelan)
Armado (Uruguay)
Armado amarillo (Uruguay)
Armado común (Uruguay)
Armão
Bacu (Brazilian)
Barriga-defolha
Botoao
Common Bacu
Granulated Catfish
Mandi-capeta
Length (total)
approx. 100 cm
Recommended tank size
500 cm
Weight
6.500 kg
pH
6.5 - 7.5
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
detritus, vegetable fibers, ostracods (Ostracoden), small fishes, algae, seed, fruits, , water fleas (Cladocera), Hundertfüßer (Chilopoda), Wenigborster (Oligochaeta), Schnabelkerfe (Hemiptera), Copepods (Copepoda), Locusts (Orthoptera), millipede (Diplopoda), Büschelmücken (Chaoboridae), beetle (Coleoptera), Termites (Isoptera), shells (Bivalvia), spider (Arachnida), decapod (Decapoda), snails (Gastropoda), moss (Bryophyta), Mushrooms (Fungi), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera), Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae), Ceratopogonidae (Ceratopogonidae) (larvae), Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae), diptera (Diptera), dragon-fly (Odonata), Trichoptera (Trichoptera), Trichoptera (Trichoptera) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
present
12 - 13 soft rays
18 soft rays
I / 6 rays
10 soft rays
6 soft rays
12 - 13 soft rays
18 soft rays
I / 6 rays
10 soft rays
6 soft rays
very peaceful, eats small fish
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
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
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