Ancistrus sp. "L 279" / "LDA 58"

Ancistrus sp. "L 279" / "LDA 58"
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Group
 
Genus
Synonyms
Ancistrus sp. "Huyacamayo"
Großaugen-Gebirgsantennenwels
Huyacamayo Dwarf Ancistrus
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
23 - 27 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0

Ucayali

Peru

río San Alejandro ➙ río Aguaytía ➙ río Ucayali ➙ Amazonas ➙ Atlantic NE

˜[ -9.040,-75.503 ]
Map to Ancistrus sp. "L 279" / "LDA 58"
Locality
under stones
Substrate
rubble
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
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
unknown
 
 
from
to
 
Quantity
 
50
 
Temp.
24
29
 
pH
7.20
7.80
 
GH
 
KH
 
NO³
 
Cond.
 
 
 
 
fin edging: white 
fin edging: white 
not known
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.212
  • A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2005) P.240
  • Das Aquarium 05/00 S.5
Pic. 2: Ancistrus sp. "L 279" / "LDA 58"
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
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