dedicated Isabela Alho dos Reis - daughter of an author
Synonyms
Bumble Bee Otocinclus
Parotocinclus sp. "Peru"
Parotocinclus sp. "Peru"
data deficient
Length (total)
approx. 3 cm
Standard length (documented)
17.9 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
pH
5.0 - 6.0
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
 
present
i / 5 rays
14 soft rays
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
i / 5 rays
i / 5 rays
14 soft rays
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
i / 5 rays
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
15/January/2011
- Seidel, Ingo: "Harnischwels-Zwerge – Loricariiden für kleine Aquarien"
(DATZ Dezember 2018) - Sosna, Ernst: "Die Kleinen unter den Harnischwelsen"
(DATZ Dezember 2018) - Seidel, Ingo: "Die Parotocinclus-Arten – Eine sehr variable Gruppe"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin April / Mai 2022) - Seidel, Ingo: "Rhinotocinclus – eine eigene Gattung für die kleinen spitzköpfigen Ohrgitterwelse"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Oktober / November 2023)