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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Leporacanthicus triactis Isbrücker, Nijssen & Nico, 1992 |
| Common Name(s) | L091, Three Beacon Pleco |
| Type Locality | Caño Mavaquita, Upper Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela, ca. 2°12'30N, 65°05'30W. |
| Pronunciation | lepor ah KAN thi cuss - try ACT iss |
| Etymology | Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit + Greek, akantha = thorn. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 247mm (9.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Depending on its age, sex, mood or surroundings the fish can vary from brown or grey to charcoal black. It has three vivid orange to yellow blotches; one each on all three of the non-paired fins. |
| Sexing | Adult males have a much longer and broader head with small odontodes on the sides of head, more odontodes on pectoral fin spine and on the whole body, a bigger dorsal fin and normally a prettier coloration. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Venezuela: Orinoco Basin, Upper Orinoco drainage. Orinoco  , Upper Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.6 |
| Temperature | 24.0-27.0°C or 75.2-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Not a true vegetarian so a wide variety of foods, including algae wafers, cucumber or courgette (zucchini), frozen bloodworm, prawns, shrimps and tablet food. Shelled crustaceans or mollusks appear favourite foods but should be fed sparingly or used for conditioning. |
| Furniture | Prefers bogwood and darker rocks. |
| Compatibility | Gets on with small lively catfish but avoid too many other larger bottom dwellers (unless space permits) due to the territorial disputes. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Most small to medium community fish. Tetras and South American cichlids are ideal, unless you really go for it when providing a strong water current. |
| Breeding | See catfish of the month article (link below). |
| Further Information | |
| References | Aquar. Terrar. Z.v. 46 (no. 1) - pp3 - Figs. 1-6 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Hephaestus, (2) Cory-Diddi, (3) black&white (p: 3), (4) fish fodder, (5) Tuti, (6) luis, (7) nettaigyo, (8) PoohBear, (9) BK, (10) ani-mal-lvr, (11) Freakdaddy, (12) Högö, (13) Lemonspot, (14) invaderwithkey, (15) lizimal, who also notes: "name: unnamed still.
Dragon Fin variety.
12/28/07
Just to close off this fish's story, we're sure now that he concussed himself really severely by trying to swim very fast through a hole in the wood in the tank that was far too small. His act", (16) goodmike, (17) Daragh, (18) Haavard Stoere (k: 3), (19) jippo, (20) Cdn Glenwood, (21) Joetee, (22) scatz, (23) Borbi (k: 3), (24) weisel, (25) ronsterrc, (26) Tommi, (27) soltarii007, (28) thejudgement, (29) royaldragoness, (30) fleahound, (31) nowhereman, (32) tezr, (33) Dave Rinaldo, (34) OlePaulsen, (35) Janne Josefsson, (36) scotty105, (37) dr_philatelist, (38) Bjørn, (39) CanadaPleco (k: 4), (40) Kampfer, (41) dannyrawlins, (42) Nx7, (43) 2wheelsx2 (k: 2), who also notes: "Nov. 14, 2010. One died from a bacterial bloom from overfeeding by wife while I was gone.", (44) PeterUK, (45) MatsP (p: 2, k: 10), (46) upc239, (47) fishermandan, (48) tsunderl, (49) warrior_wolf73, (50) smitty (p: 2, k: 2), who also notes: "Loss due to Hurricane Irene", (51) Daniel_yeo, (52) oli (k: 3), (53) Nat (p: 2), (54) hossma, (55) Buc_Nasty, (56) arthos, (57) chubbikins, (58) cjhoogma, (59) john_d (k: 2), (60) rayfong, (61) Turbo, (62) plecomanpat, (63) jvision (k: 4), (64) FunkyFredFrog, (65) Carter77, (66) nvcichlids (k: 6), (67) Rita Aspevik (k: 5), (68) Decker504, (69) zigster, (70) cdc069, (71) tagamasid1023, who also notes: "This specie is one of my favorite! It has very distinct fin colouration that commands attention and fascination. I've noticed this specie months ago in one of my favorite LFS, they labeled it as "Orange Seam Pleco" and was being sold for a fairly reasonable price. Its striking colouration and calm movement enticed me to conduct my own research regarding this fascinating specie. I found out that my LFS mislabeled it and was actually selling it for a bargain price compared to its actual worth! Needless to say, I immediately purchased it and ask if they could get me a couple more. I hope they get some more and mislabel it again so that I can get them for less! Based on some documents, this specie was described to be very aggressive and territorial. However, as of now, it has not shown any of this signs. Perhaps, the abundance of hiding place helps. Once it reaches 100 mm in length, I plan on transferring it to my Oscar Tank. I can't wait to see it's beautiful colouration compliment the identical hues of my Tiger Oscars.", (72) tiffanyjayne, (73) Elwood, (74) bigamefish, (75) nessaja, (76) teddyman5, (77) knirper, (78) Crel, (79) mdwflyer. 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. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2005 Jul 26 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00) |
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