Synonyms
Blauer Phantomwels
Blue Pleco
Blue Pleco
Length (total)
> 25 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: look to head and body shape and pectoral fins: male has angular head, female has wider waist
from genus: Standard
Zoo Berlin
from
to
Quantity
Temp.
28
29
pH
6.50
6.80
GH
KH
NO³
Cond.
200
200
unlike Hemiancistrus subviridis dotting goes mostly to the caudal
not known
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.692
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.120
- Haagensen, Haakon & Konn-Vetterlein, Daniel: "Ein weiterer Phantomwels aus Kolumbien"
(DATZ 07/2015 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Lucanus, Oliver: "Gewässerzonen am Rio Tomo"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Aug./Sep. 2015) - Tanke, Andreas: "Neue Harnischwelse aus Brasilien"
(DATZ 11/2014 - "Wels-Presseschau")
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Steffen Visser
1, 2, 4, 5
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