Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Standard length (documented)
83.0 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
26 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 7.0
(Prefered) River depth
1.00 - 10.00 m
Type of water
Clear water
In water
deadwood
Nutrition (mostly): wood-eater
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males: slim waist, strong odontodes
from genus: Standard
yes
from
to
Quantity
28
Temp.
27
28
pH
6.50
6.50
GH
KH
NO³
Cond.
200
900
present
I / (3 -) 4 rays
14 (- 15) soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
short filament upper
short filament lower
dark stripes/ribbons
II / 7 rays
dark stripes/ribbons
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / (3 -) 4 rays
14 (- 15) soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
short filament upper
short filament lower
dark stripes/ribbons
II / 7 rays
dark stripes/ribbons
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
29/January/2022
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.305
- Tanke, Andreas: "Ein erster Überblick über eine beliebte Harnischwelsgattung"
(DATZ 7/2013 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Schäfer, Frank: "Wieder zwei L-Nummern (L 306 und L 398) aufgelöst"
(DATZ 01/2017) - Evers, Hans-Georg: "Panaqolus tankei"
(Amazonas Januar/Februar 2017)
- Cramer, C.A. & de Sousa, L.M., 2016 "A New Species of Tiger Pleco Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Xingu Basin, Brazil" (PLOS one)
- Werner, André, 2005 "Na also: Wir haben die 400 voll!" (DATZ, 2005-10, P. 56)
- 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. 330)
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
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