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| Scientific Name | Spinipterus acsi Akama & Ferraris, 2011 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 80mm (3.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | At a first glance this species looks like a miniature Trachycorystes. The colour (reddish brown) is rather unusual for an Auchenipterid. |
| Sexing | As with all Auchenipteridae, mature males exhibit a modified anal fin which is used for internal fertilization. |
| General Remarks | A very shy species that needs extra attention, especially in the beginning. One must see to it that it feeds well, otherwise it just starves. Feeding should take place after lights out. Doesn't like the company of larger fish. Once settled it looses its shyness and gets more and more visible. Contrary to most other auchenipterids, this species will not let go once its hiding place is above and/or out of the water, so see to it that it doesn't suffocate by accident. A rare species, encountered just once in Germany. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Upper Amazon Amazon, Upper Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.4 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-30.0°C or 71.6-86°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | When new in a tank, it can only - and with great difficulty - be lured out of its hiding place with frozen foods, especially mosquito larvae. Will not take flakes or pellets in the beginning; it actually takes a lot of time before they get used to these kinds of dry food. |
| Furniture | Lots of driftwood. |
| Compatibility | Smaller or equally sized fishes, which shouldn't be aggressive. Dither fish may prove very useful to make this species less shy. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Other small Auchenipteridae and/or Callichthyidae (Corydoras, Dianema) combined with a school of Characins and/or Cyprinids. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Marc van Arc, (2) The.Dark.One, (3) kruseman. 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 | 2011 Sep 10 04:07 (species record created: 2006 Jul 14 00:00) |
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