Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus "L 114" / "LDA 7"

Classification

Family

Subfamily

Tribe

Group

Genus

Synonyms

Leopard-Kaktus-Wels

Length (total)

approx. 40 cm

Recommended tank size

150 cm

Temperature

25 - 29 °C

5.0 - 7.0

Origin

➀ rio Demini, middle ➀ rio Negro basin

Region

Amazonas

Countries

Brazil

River system

Amazonas

GPS

˜[ 0.146,-62.748 ]

Type of water

Clear water

Pseudacanthicus - overview of habitats

Water values South America

Nutrition

Nutrition (mostly): carnivore

Eats plants

nein

Type of keeping

Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.

Sex difference

from genus: males: wider head, often larger dorsal, often more attractive colored

Caves

from genus: Standard

Bred

multiple

from

Quantity

180

Temp.

6.20

NO³

Cond.

110

Known hybrids with:

Pseudacanthicus leopardus
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 320"

Pseudacanthicus - overview of fins

Similar catfishes

Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 273"
Pseudacanthicus leopardus
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus "LDA 73" (identical?)
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus "L 427"
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus "Rio Içana"

Information for export

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

Additional literature

Schraml, Erwin, 2002 "Leopard-Kaktuswels - ist L114 (= LDA 7) wirklich Pseudacanthicus leopardus?" (Das Aquarium) P. 22

I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.96
Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.176
A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.109
Das Aquarium 6/95 S.23
Das Aquarium 11/92 S.9
amazonas 4 / 2008 S.17 - 23

Seidel, Ingo: "Rotflossige Kaktuswelse aus Brasilien"
(Amazonas Juli/August 2008)
Seidel, Ingo: "Die Harnischwelse des Rio Jatapu"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Dezember 2008 / Januar 2009)
Schellenberg, Timo: "Pseudacanthicus sp. aff. leopardus (L 114)"
(BSSW-Report 4/2012 - "Wels-Presseschau")
Seidel, Ingo: "Leopard-Kaktuswelse - die beliebtesten Pseudacanthicus"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Okt / Nov 2013 - "Wels-Presseschau")
Stawikowski, Rainer: "Der Atabapo fließt in Ostwestfalen"
(DATZ 9/2016 - "Wels-Presseschau")
Schäfer, Frank: "Aufgetaucht: Besonders hübsche L 114"
(DATZ 10/2016 - "Wels-Presseschau")
Konn-Vetterlein, Daniel: "Schwarzwasser Welse"
(aquaristik 4/2017)