Brochiloricaria macrodon

Kner, 1853

(Type species)
Brochiloricaria macrodon
macros (gr.) - great, odon (gr.) - tooth
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Group
Synonyms
Loricaria macrodon
Length (total)
approx.  30 cm
Standard length (documented)
268.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
20 - 26 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.0

Mato Grossso

Brazil

Rio Paraguai = río Paraguay ➙ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata

˜[ -15.706,-56.112 ]
Map to Brochiloricaria macrodon
Type of water
White water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Sand
necessary
lip breeder
yes
Catfish Atlas 1
 
 
from
to
 
Quantity
 
30
 
Temp.
22
25
 
pH
6.50
6.50
 
GH
 
KH
 
NO³
 
Cond.
150
150
 
 
malles are sitting on the brood care on wood or stones
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/February/2018
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 331
  • Weidner, P. &. T., 2004 "Brochiloricaria macrodon - ein alter Bekannter erstmals im Aquarium gepflegt und gezüchtet" (Das Aquarium) P. 18
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 1 (2002) P.523 - 524
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 2 (2005) P.574 - 578
Pic. 2: Brochiloricaria macrodon
Pic. 3: Brochiloricaria macrodon
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
Rudolph Kner (1854) (PD)
3
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