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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Leporacanthicus joselimai Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989 |
| Common Name(s) | L264, Sultan Pleco |
| Type Locality | Rio Tapajós, perta de Itaituba, Maloquinha, Est. Pará, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | lepor ah KAN thi cuss - joe see LIM eye |
| Etymology | Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit + Greek, akantha = thorn. Named to honour Professor José Lima de Figueiredo of University of Sao Paolo. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Grey with black spots. Juveniles (< 9-10 cm) have white tips on their fins, which fades to yellow as the animals mature. |
| 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 | Brazil: Tapajós Amazon, Tapajós  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.6 |
| Temperature | 25.0-27.0°C or 77-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Sensitive to nitrites and nitrates above 50 mg/l. Prefers neutral or acid pH, but can tolerate mildly hard water. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Not a fussy eater. Primarily herbivorous, but appreciates some meat in its diet. Will eat sinking pellets and vegetables such as cucumber, and relishes meaty foods such as krill. According to some reports, in nature it feeds on insect larvae. Fry require more protein in the form of baby brine shrimp, etc. |
| Furniture | Caves and crevices formed by driftwood. |
| Compatibility | Gets on with small lively catfish but avoid too many other larger bottom dwellers (unless space permits) due to the territorial disputes. More active when kept in a group. |
| 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 | Documented in the DATZ special issue ''Loricariids 2'' , September 2001. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Aquar. Terrar. Z.v. 42 (no. 9) - pp546 - Figs. 11, 16-17 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Stubob, (2) Cory-Diddi, (3) Kristofer, (4) fish fodder, (5) Daniel Machado, (6) Trident2004, (7) Kimmy73b, (8) tamks, (9) Tuti, (10) Devangel, (11) taksan (k: 3), who also notes: "Lovely...eat anything. Have grown large (15cm+)", (12) TheDragonLord, (13) crazyplec, (14) nettaigyo, (15) Daragh, (16) gixir, (17) alga (k: 6), (18) Vierrollenfreak (k: 6), (19) layzmob, (20) simonas, (21) unkaface, (22) LUISGOREY, (23) CoryLoachFreak, (24) RayGnz, (25) sillypony, who also notes: "She does the most adorable, jerky jig before she digs in the sand....", (26) Haavard Stoere (k: 8), (27) nuth88 (k: 2), (28) SoCalDiscus, (29) worldwide73, (30) aaalrust, (31) speedy231278, (32) djwalker124, who also notes: "Not a fussy eater. Primarily herbivorous, but appreciates some meat in its diet. Will eat sinking pellets and vegetables such as cucumber, and relishes meaty foods such as krill. According to some reports, in nature it feeds on insect larvae. Fry req", (33) Hobby, (34) Kingmickyb (p: 3), who also notes: "met an untimely end, found dead for no apparent reason. Seemed happy enough, eating and not fighting or anything. Strange.", (35) cich_cat, (36) Brynnhilde, (37) GW_NL, (38) RickE (k: 2), (39) Seaokoy, (40) stang1, (41) DaveW (k: 5), (42) Bjørn, (43) cakky, (44) 2wheelsx2, who also notes: "June 16, 2010. Bloated female died from what appears to be egg bloat.
My one remaining fish died last night from what appears to be a minor case of bloat. It appears that this species is very diet senstive, even more so than my panaque. I'll have to re-evaluate their suitability in my tank in the future. For reference, my 2 Leporacanthicus triactis are doing fantastic in the same tank.", (45) Gerard Pennards (k: 2), (46) elmar (k: 2), (47) upc239, (48) fishermandan, (49) ichtyophile, (50) Luis.Ventura, (51) PseudaSmart (k: 6), (52) oli (k: 2), (53) andrewcoxon, (54) musilvr4eva, (55) gr8plecos, (56) smitty (k: 3), (57) bulldogsimon, (58) tony57, (59) Donald (k: 5), (60) Acanthicus, (61) plecomanpat, (62) jakeowen, (63) norfolkgarden, (64) hankinswood (k: 2), (65) Taz, (66) Decker504 (k: 3), (67) JFishNerd, (68) Elwood (k: 2), (69) Dan101, (70) Tchitchou44, (71) cdc069, (72) Hapahound1971, (73) FFTRIP, (74) fahaka (k: 5), who also notes: "Seam ok with eachother so far. Eat brine shrimp pellets,flake, and catfish chips well. Some zuchinni but not as well as i had hoped. I read they eat snails and the snails have multiplied in the tank. Definitely nocturnal.", (75) tiffanyjayne, (76) pixie (k: 4), (77) snike, (78) Sanplec, (79) Zebra46 (k: 3), (80) gforcefx, (81) nessaja, (82) oneoddfish, (83) shooter50014 (k: 10). 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 18 03:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00) |
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