according to the origin Amazonas
Synonyms
Ancestra amazonum
has Farlowella carinata
has Farlowella oliveirae
has Farlowella paranaense
has Farlowella platorynchus
has Farlowella pleurotaenia
has Farlowella pseudogladioslus
Farlowella amazona
Twig Catfish
has Farlowella carinata
has Farlowella oliveirae
has Farlowella paranaense
has Farlowella platorynchus
has Farlowella pleurotaenia
has Farlowella pseudogladioslus
Farlowella amazona
Twig Catfish
Length (total)
approx. 28 cm
Standard length (documented)
224.5 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.0
Amazonas, Pará, Maranhão, Roraima, Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
caño cocha Supay → río Ucayali ⇒ Amazonas → Atlantic NE ↓ rio Ivinhema → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE ↓
˜[ -2.421,-54.700 ]
Type of water
White water, Black water
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
substrate breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
 
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
24/December/2021
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(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Februar / März 2020)
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