Pseudacanthicus leopardus

Fowler, 1914
Pseudacanthicus leopardus
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Group
Synonyms
Leopard-Kaktus-Wels
Length (total)
> 30 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 7.5

Upper Takutu - upper Essequibo, Roraima, Amazonas (BRA)

Brazil, Guyana

Essequibo River ➙ Atlantic NE | Rio Negro ➙ Amazonas
Map to Pseudacanthicus leopardus
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
Amazonas, L-Welse.com
 
 
from
to
 
Quantity
 
200
 
Temp.
29
30
 
pH
7.20
7.20
 
GH
12
12
 
KH
4
4
 
NO³
 
Cond.
 
 
 
 
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
20/March/2021
  • Schraml, Erwin, 2002 "Leopard-Kaktuswels - ist L114 (= LDA 7) wirklich Pseudacanthicus leopardus?" (Das Aquarium) P. 22
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.82
  • amazonas 4 / 2008 S.17 - 23
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
GGuardiaNN
1, 2, 3, 4
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