Parancistrus aurantiacus
Castelnau, 1855
(Type species)
aur - ggf. von aurum (lat.) = gold
Synonyms
Hypostomus aurantiacus
Chaetostomus aurantiacus
Chaetostomus nigricans
Hypostomus nigricans
Hypostomus vicinus
Parancistrus nigricans
Parancistrus vicinus
Chubby Pleco
Fälschlicher Weise: L 56
Goldstachel-Breitkopfharnischwels
Rubber Pleco
Chaetostomus aurantiacus
Chaetostomus nigricans
Hypostomus nigricans
Hypostomus vicinus
Parancistrus nigricans
Parancistrus vicinus
Chubby Pleco
Fälschlicher Weise: L 56
Goldstachel-Breitkopfharnischwels
Rubber Pleco
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Kopfform beachten
Standard
yes
from
to
Quantity
Temp.
29
29
pH
7.00
7.00
GH
3
3
KH
NO³
Cond.
300
300
Due to the distance, it is questionable whether it is the same species in Peru and Brazil.
Sympatric with
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
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.844
- Evers, Hans-Georg: "Neuigkeiten aus Brasilien"
(Amazonas November/Dezember 2012 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Schäfer, Frank: "Parancistrus aurantiacus"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Dez / Jan 2013 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Deuschle, Fabian: "Gelungene Nachzucht eine außergewöhnlichen Harnischwelses"
(DATZ Juni 2018) - Seidel, Ingo: "Zuchtformen von Welsen – oft attraktiv, doch auch umstritten"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Juni / Juli 2018)
- Castelnau, Francis de, 1855 "Animaux nouveaux ou rares recueillis pendant l'expedition dans les parties centrales de L'Amerique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para" (Animaux nouveaux ou rares, Vol. 2, P. 43)
- Regan, C. Tate, 1904 "A monograph of the Fishes of the Family Loricariidae" (Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 17/1903-06, Vol. 17, P. 236)
- Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H., 1989 "Redescription of Parancistrus aurantiacus (Castelnau, 1855) and preliminary establishement of two new genera: Baryancistrus and Oligancistrus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Cybium, Vol. 13 No. 3, P. 235)
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 2
3, 4, 5
Francis de Castelnau (PD)
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