Synonyms
Length (total)
approx. 20 cm
Standard length (documented)
131.1 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.0
Locality
in/near rapids
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), spongefragments (Porifera / Spicules), (sand)
Coralline-Alge (Epilithon)
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Männchen haben einen breiteren Kopf, eine schmalere Taille und eine spitzere Genitalpapille, ggf. sind die Interopercularodontoden kräftig/länger.
from genus: Standard
Welsladen
 
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark dots
I / 7 rays
dark dots
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark dots
I / 7 rays
dark dots
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
Archolaemus janeae
Leporellus cf. vittatus
Leporinus desmotes
Leporinus tigrinus
Retroculus xinguensis
Teleocichla centrarchus
Teleocichla monogramma
Archolaemus janeae
Leporellus cf. vittatus
Leporinus desmotes
Leporinus tigrinus
Retroculus xinguensis
Teleocichla centrarchus
Teleocichla monogramma
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.494
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.61
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.15
- Schäfer, Frank: "L-Nummer aufgelöst: Peckoltia feldbergae"
(DATZ 01/2013 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Seidel, Ingo: "BSSW-News: Der Harnischwels L 12 / L 13 hat nun einen wissenschaftlichen Namen"
(BSSW-Report 1/2013 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Lechner, Walter: "Manaus - wo Rio Negro und Rio Solimoes zusammentreffen"
(DATZ 10/2013 - "Wels-Presseschau")
- de Oliveira, R.R.; Rapp Py-Daniel, L.; Zuanon, J. & Rocha, M.S., 2012 "A New Species of the Ornamental Catfish Genus Peckoltia (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Rio Xingu Basin, Brazilian Amazon" (Copeia, Vol. 2012 No. 3, P. 547)
- Stawikowski, Rainer, 1988 "Harnischwelse aus dem Rio Xingú" (DATZ, 3)
- Armbruster, J.W.; Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M., 2015 "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)" (ZooKeys, Vol. 480, P. 100)
- PCF