Micracanthicus vandragti/Hypancistrus vandragti (L 280)
Lujan & Armbruster, 2011
(Type species)
dedicated Randy Van Dragt
Synonyms
Dwarf Spiny Pleco
Kleiner Orinoco-Saugwels
Kleiner Orinoco-Saugwels
Length (total)
approx. 7 cm
Standard length (documented)
42.2 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
Conductivity
10 - 15 µS/cm
Oxygen
6.5 - 7.0 mg/L
(Prefered) River depth
~1.00 m
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
rocks
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Sex difference
fb
from
to
Quantity
Temp.
28
30
pH
6.80
7.40
GH
KH
NO³
Cond.
200
300
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
II / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
II / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
possibly caught with rotenone
Sympatric with
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
06/November/2019
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.240
- Haagensen, Haakon: "Micracanthicus vandragti"
(Amazonas Juli/August 2018) - Seidel, Ingo: "Welswelten - Wissenswertes, Neues und Ungewöhnliches"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Dezember/Januar 2018) - Seidel, Ingo: "Ein neuer, sehr attraktiver Zwergharnischwels aus der Gattung Hypancistrus"
(DATZ April/Mai 2021)
- Lujan, N.K. & Armbruster, J.W., 2011 "Two New Genera and Species of Ancistrini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Western Guiana Shield" (Copeia, Vol. 2011 No. 2, P. 216)
- Werner, André, 2000 "Orinoco-Harnischwels" (DATZ, 4)
- Reis, R.E.; Albert, J.S.; Di Dario, F.; Mincarone, M.M.; Petry, P. & Rocha, L.A., 2016 "Fish biodiversity and conservation in South America" (Journal of Fish Biology, P. 13)
- Lujan, N.K.; Cramer, C.A.; Covain, R., Fisch-Muller, S. & López-Fernández, H, 2017 "Multilocus molecular phylogeny of the ornamental wood-eating catfishes (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Panaqolus and Panaque) reveals undescribed diversity and parapatric clades" (Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol. 109, P. 329)
- PCF
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