Glyptoperichthys cf. gibbiceps/Pterygoplichthys cf. gibbiceps "Kolumbien"
Synonyms
Pterygoplichthys sp.
Length (total)
approx. 50 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
exact origin not known
Colombia
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have greater (dorsal) fins and a wider head, posibly females have a wider wais
unknown
not known
- Kner, R., 1854 "Die Hypostomiden. Zweite Hauptgruppe der Familie der Panzerfische" (Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften / Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Vol. 7, P. 284)
- Elko Kinlechner, 2017 "Pterygoplichthys / Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps, Pterygoplichthys / Glyptoperichthys xinguensis, L165, L83, … – Wer ist wer?"
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