Hemiancistrus subviridis (L 200)
Werneke, Sabaj, Lujan & Armbruster, 2005
Genus uncertain (inc. sed.)
subviridis (lat.) - grünlich
Synonyms
Ancistrinae sp. "L200"
Gelber Phantomwels
Green Phantom Pleco
Green Pleco
Lemon spotted Green Pleco
Gelber Phantomwels
Green Phantom Pleco
Green Pleco
Lemon spotted Green Pleco
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
149.5 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
rocks
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
organic matter, algae, moss (Bryophyta), vegetable fibers, ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae), Chironomidae (Chironomidae), diptera (Diptera), (sand)
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Animal care
The species has few demands on the water. Tap water is sufficient for the animals.
Very peaceful.
Very peaceful.
from genus: look to head and body shape and pectoral fins: male has angular head, female has wider waist
approx. 11.0 cm
Standard
Ingo Seidel "Back to Nature - Guide to L-Catfishes"
from
to
Quantity
100
Temp.
27
29
pH
6.40
7.50
GH
12
12
KH
1
NO³
15
Cond.
100
800
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.696
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.105
- Seidel, Ingo "Ingos Harnischwelszucht" edition: 1 (2010) P.154
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.180
- DATZ 8/2002
- DATZ 9/1995
- Andresen, Håvard Støre: "Aquascaping für Harnischwelse"
(Amazonas November/Dezember 2009 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Meier, Simon: "Aufzuchtprobleme bei Hemiancistrus subviridis"
(Amazonas September/Oktober 2012 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Seidel, Ingo: "Neue Erkenntnisse zu den Verwandtschaftsverhältnissen der Hypostominae"
(Amazonas Mai/Juni 2015 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Haagensen, Haakon & Konn-Vetterlein, Daniel: "Ein weiterer Phantomwels aus Kolumbien"
(DATZ 07/2015 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Stawikowski, Rainer: "Der Atabapo fließt in Ostwestfalen"
(DATZ 9/2016 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Schauber, Peter: "Gelber Phantomwels L 200 – Hemiancistrus subviridis"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Juni/Juli 2023)
- Werneke, D.C.; Sabaj, M.H.; Lujan, N.K. & Armbruster, J.W., 2005 "Baryancistrus demantoides and Hemiancistrus subviridis, two new uniquely colored species of catfishes from Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 3 No. 4)
- Stawikowski, Rainer, 1995 "Neue Loricariiden aus Brasilien" (DATZ, 9)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 244)
- Armbruster, J.W.; Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M., 2015 "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)" (ZooKeys, Vol. 480, P. 100)
- DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem" (ZooKeys, Vol. 708, P. 80)
- PCF (Zucht)
- PCF
- PlanetCatfish
- Scotcat
- Seidel, I. "Die Saison für L-Welse aus dem Orinoco hat sehr verspätet begonnen!"
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Mathl
6, 7, 8
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