Hypancistrus cf. inspector "L 501"

Hypancistrus cf. inspector "L 501"
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Ancistrini
 
Group
Hemiancistrus
 
Genus
Hypancistrus
Synonyms
Hypancistrus sp. "black phantasm"
Length (total)
approx.  20 cm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 6.5
➀ rio Vaupés = rio Uaupés

Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Guainía, Vaupés

Colombia

Rio Uaupés ➙ rio Negro ➙ Amazonas
Map to Hypancistrus cf. inspector "L 501"
Type of water
Black water
 
Hypancistrus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
 
Hypancistrus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Males have a a wider head and stronger odontodes. Females have a wider waist.
 
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
CSG Journal 4/2017
 
 
from
to
 
Quantity
 
 
Temp.
 
 
 
pH
7.00
7.00
 
GH
3
3
 
KH
 
NO³
 
Cond.
300
300
 
 
Adipose fin
Caudal fin
Dorsal fin
present
fin edging: black 
fin edging: black 
 
Hypancistrus - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Hypancistrus contradens
Hypancistrus inspector
Hypancistrus sp. "L 201"
Hypancistrus cf. inspector "L 102"
Map to Hypancistrus cf. inspector "L 501" and similar
Sympatric with
Hemiancistrus cf. subviridis "L 476"
not known
 
Hypancistrus - on last evaluated german stock lists
  • Haagensen, Haakon & Konn-Vetterlein, Daniel: "Ein weiterer Phantomwels aus Kolumbien"
    (DATZ 07/2015 - "Wels-Presseschau")
  • Grant, Steve; Bennett-Leaver, Jacqueline Heijmen & Haagensen, Haakon : "Ein neuer L-Wels aus dem Río-Vaupés-Einzug (Kolumbien)"
    (DATZ März 2018)
Pic. 2: Hypancistrus cf. inspector "L 501"
Pic. 3: Hypancistrus cf. inspector "L 501"
Pic. 4: Río Vaupes, Habitat von Hypancistrus cf. inspector
Pic. 5: Río Vaupes, Habitat von Hypancistrus cf. inspector
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Hernando Gil
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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