Ancistrus sp. "Río Ucayali"

Ancistrus sp. "Río Ucayali"
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Ancistrini
 
Group
Ancistrus
 
Genus
Ancistrus
Synonyms
im Handel oft als: Ancistrus leucostictus
Ucayali-Goldpunkt-Antennenwels
Length (total)
approx.  20 cm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
24 - 29 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.0
laguna Yarinacocha = laguna Yarina Cocha, ➀ río Ucayali basin

Loreto, Ucayali

Peru

Amazonas

˜[ -8.275,-74.627 ]
Map to Ancistrus sp. "Río Ucayali"
Locality
in lakes, in oxbow lakes, only in the main stream
Flow
no - normal
In water
deadwood
 
Ancistrus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
 
Ancistrus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
yes
Type of keeping
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.
 
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
multiple
 
 
 
 
Ancistrus - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Ancistrus hoplogenys (L 59)
Ancistrus sp. "L 120"
Ancistrus sp. "L 182"
Ancistrus sp. "L 338"
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
19/July/2019
 
Ancistrus - on last evaluated german stock lists
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.258
Pic. 2: Ancistrus sp. "Río Ucayali"
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
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