Ancistrus claro (LDA 8)
Knaak, 1999
according to the origin Rio Claro
Synonyms
Ancistrus golden-marble
Gold-marbled bristlenose
Gold-marbled bristlenose
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Standard length (documented)
88.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
23 - 30 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
Type of water
Clear water
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
multiple
from
to
Quantity
40
Temp.
23
27
pH
7.10
7.20
GH
7
7
KH
3
3
NO³
50
50
Cond.
540
540
Sympatric with
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
07/May/2021
- Knaack, J., 1999 "A new species of bristlemouth catfish of the genus Ancistrus Kner 1854 from the Mato Grosso, Brazil (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Tropical Fish Hobbyist) P. 70
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.148
- Das Aquarium 3/93 S.6 - 7
- Lorenz, Stiev: "Faszination Pantanal"
(Amazonas November/Dezember 2010 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Sabisch, Jörn: "Ancistrus claro - ein Zwerg unter den L-Welsen"
(Amazonas September/Oktober 2012 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Ehlers, Elfriede: "Betrifft: Corydoras gossei"
(DATZ 03/2015 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Seidel, Ingo: "Harnischwels-Zwerge – Loricariiden für kleine Aquarien"
(DATZ Dezember 2018)
- Seidel, Ingo, 2012 "Deutsche Nachzuchten einiger L-Welse" (aqua-global Newsletter, 12)
- Oliveira, R.R. de; Zuanon, J.; Zawadzki, C.H. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L., 2015 "Ancistrus maximus, a new species of red-dotted armored catfish from rio Branco, Roraima State, Brazilian Amazon (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological exploration of freshwaters, Vol. 26 No. 1, P. 81)
- americanfish.de (Vermehrung)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
- Krings, W.; Konn‑Vetterlein, D.; Hausdorf, B. & Gorb, S.N., 2023 "Holding in the stream: convergent evolution of suckermouth structures in Loricariidae (Siluriformes)" (Frontiers in Zoology, Vol. 20 No. 1, P. 37)
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Jochen Regel
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Ingo Seidel
8
Ulrich Macholdt
9, 10, 11
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