Ancistrus sp. "Honeycomb"

Ancistrus sp. "Honeycomb"
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Ancistrini
 
Group
Ancistrus
 
Genus
Ancistrus
Synonyms
Wabenmuster-Antennenwels
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
exact origin not known

Brazil

˜[ -7.520,-53.972 ]
Map to Ancistrus sp. "Honeycomb"
 
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
 
 
 
Caudal fin
Dorsal fin
fin edging: yellow 
fin edging: yellow 
 
Ancistrus - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Ancistrus sp. "L 89"
Ancistrus sp. "L 464"
Not 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
29/January/2022
 
Ancistrus - on last evaluated german stock lists
Pic. 2: Ancistrus sp. "Honeycomb"
Pic. 3: Ancistrus sp. "Honeycomb"
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