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| Scientific Name | Chaetostoma anale (Fowler, 1943) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Synonym(s) | Hypocolpterus analis |
| Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
| Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 160mm (6.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The genus Chaetostoma is not straight-forward to identify, but as a general rule, the species has spines behind the gill-cover (interopercular odontodes), no plates on the abdomen, and aside from C. platyrhynchus also lack plates on the snout edge. Different from Ancistrus by not having fleshy tentacles on the snout. L 187 was issued to Chaetostoma pearsei from the Rio Tuy drainage. Aqualog incorrectly listed C. pearsei as coming from the Rio Orinoco. Aqualog (p. 142) included three photos of L 187 in their 2nd Ed. Photo 1 is an unknown Chaetostoma sp, photo 2 C. pearsei from Venezuela, and photo 3 is L443 which comes from Colombia. Thus L187, as presented in aqualog, represents three different spp. This identification mishap was later corrected in DATZ special edition II and the Welse Atlas Vol II. |
| Sexing | The males have however a larger and broader head, slimmer ventral sides and disproportionately large pelvic fins. Perhaps the over-sized pelvic fins play a large role in the fertilization of the eggs. By inverting these over the clutch of eggs, they prevent the sperm cells being carried away by fast water current. |
| General Remarks | Exported from Colombia in large numbers usually mixed in with other Chaetostoma spp. Exact collection locale unknown. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Orteguasa River basin in Japurá River drainage, Colombia. Orinoco  , Middle Orinoco, Meta (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.7 - 7.6 |
| Temperature | 23.5-25.0°C or 74.3-77°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Despite their common availability, Chaetostoma spp. can prove difficult to maintain. Like many fishes that require higher oxygen levels they do not ship well and often arrive at the retailer in poor condition. They can also be difficult to get feeding properly after import. New acquisitions should be quarantined in a tank with the proper temperature, high oxygen levels, and offered a wide variety of frozen and live foods along with fresh vegetables until they regain their strength. Once adapted they are hardy and interesting aquarium inhabitants. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Live and frozen foods along with fresh vegetables. Animals that have been in captivity for some time may eventually take prepared aquarium foods. |
| Furniture | Well rounded stones stacked to replicate a river bottom and provide caves. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful. Should not be kept with aggressive substrate dwelling fishes as they will out compete this animal for food. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Fast water tetra spp or danios. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) zenyfish, who also notes: "Needs cool water.", (2) phaedraeos, (3) Matien (k: 5), (4) ronsterrc, (5) bslindgren (k: 4), who also notes: "Wonderful, active and entertaining fish - perhaps because they are relatively small. Along with my Otos, Ancistrus and SAEs they pretty much eliminate the need for scraping algae! Original 2 died, but I got two more.
These are by far the best Plecostomus-type cats. They are entertaining and almost always visible. My biggest one is now around 3 inches.", (6) Kula, (7) GABear (p: 2), (8) CatsandFish, (9) abaigael04, (10) naturalart, (11) tspaceace68, (12) aquachromis (k: 5), (13) Mata Negra. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Jan 04 09:03 (species record created: 2005 Aug 15 00:00) |
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