Ancistrus sp. "L 530"

Ancistrus sp. "L 530"
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Ancistrini
 
Group
Ancistrus
 
Genus
Ancistrus
Synonyms
Ancistrus sp. 'snowflake'
Schneeflocken-Antennenwels
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
exported from Manaus

Amazonas

Brazil

Amazonas
Map to Ancistrus sp. "L 530"
 
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
Catfish Atlas 2
 
 
 
 
Ancistrus - overview of fins
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
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.260-262
  • Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2008) P.77
Pic. 2: Ancistrus sp. "L 530"
Pic. 3: Ancistrus sp. "L 530"
Pic. 4: Ancistrus sp. "L 530"
Pic. 5: Ancistrus sp. "L 530"
Pic. 6: Ancistrus sp. "L 530"
Pic. 7: Ancistrus sp. "L 530"
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
Holger Skrupke
3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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16.10.2025