patronus (lat.) - protector, defender, derived from pater for father; because the males guard their nests ond protect the youngs
Synonyms
Ancistrus sp. "Pozo Azul"
Ancistrus sp. "Puerto Ayacucho"
Orangesaum-Antennnenwels
Ancistrus sp. "Puerto Ayacucho"
Orangesaum-Antennnenwels
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Standard length (documented)
87.8 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.0
Amazonas, Apure, Bólivar
Brazil, Venezuela
río Manapiare → río Ventuari | río Cinaruco ⇒ río Orinoco → Caribic ↓ rio Negro → Amazonas → Atlantic NE
[ 5.056,-66.327 ]
Type of water
Clear water, Black water
Flow
small
Substrate
rocks
In water
deadwood
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: The males have more and longer tentacle on the head. Often females have only short tentacle/stublles anlong the mouth.
from genus: Standard
Catfish Atlas 2
 
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
straight
monochrome dark
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
straight
monochrome dark
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
30/April/2020
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.244
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.76
- Arendt, Kai: "Im Klarwasser des Pozo Azul"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin August / September 2010 "Wels-Presseschau")
- Souza, L.S. de; Taphorn, D.C. & Armbruster, J.W., 2019 "Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4552 No. 1)
- Walter Willems, 2019 "Entdeckte Welsarten sehen erschreckend aus - "Sie sind Krieger"" (n-tv.de)
- A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Tapajós and Xingu basins, Brazil, 2022 "Neuhaus, E.B.; Britto, M.R.; Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sousa, L.M." (Neotropical Ichthylogy, Vol. 20 No. 1)
- Novotaxa