Pseudacanthicus spinosus

Castelnau, 1855
Pseudacanthicus spinosus
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Group
Synonyms
Chaetostomus spinosus
Hypostomus spinosus
Punktierter Kaktuswels
Length (total)
approx.  40 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C

Pará (BRA

Brazil

Rio Tocantins ➙ rio Pará ➙ Atlantic NE
Map to Pseudacanthicus spinosus
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
nein
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males: wider head, often larger dorsal, often more attractive colored
from genus: Standard
PCF
 
 
 
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
last seen on a
german stock list
13/October/2018
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.84
  • Das Aquarium 6/95 S.20 - 21
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Pic. 8: anno 1856
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Andreas Husi
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Francis de Castelnau (PD)
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