Chaetostoma milesi • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Chaetostoma milesi** Fowler, 1941
Common Name(s)	L187a, Spotted Bulldog Pleco, Spotted Rubber Pleco, Spotted Rubbernose Pleco
Type Locality	Honda, Colombia
Pronunciation	KATE oh STOW mah
Etymology	Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth
Species Information
Size	120mm (4.7") 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. This fish pictured here is shown in Aqualog as L187a and is totally different from the white speckled L187
Sexing	The males have a somewhat 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 too fast in the current.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Mountain streams of Colombia. Magdalena and Apuré River basins: Colombia and Venezuela Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Orinoco , Middle Orinoco, Apure (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	6.8 - 7.8
Temperature	20.0-23.0°C or 68-73.4°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	Has more stringent demands on water quality than many plecos and requires highly oxygenated water. Medium hard water is also beneficial.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Omnivore. Will eat algae and small live or frozen food. Some individuals can be weaned onto pellet food although this usually takes some effort and trial and error on the part of the aquarist.
Furniture	Worn smooth rounded or slightly flat fist sized rocks on a fine sand substrate.
Compatibility	A peaceful fish which can sometimes be a little territorial with its own species.
Suggested Tankmates	Certain fast water fish would fit in with the requirements of this fish. Many of the other fast water Loricariids can be kept with this fish. Often found in the wild with smaller pike cichlid species and fast water silvery characins.
Breeding	Not reported in the aquarium although other species of Chaetostoma have reproduced in captivity.
Further Information
References	Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 73
Registered Keepers	(1) xingumike, (2) Tulio, (3) Chrysichthys, (4) Barracuda518, (5) Armadillo Del Rio, (6) Matien (k: 5), (7) Terrorblade90 (k: 2), who also notes: "This species isn't like aggressive like we usually think;it's more aggressive a Peckoltia sp. L38", (8) norfolkgarden, who also notes: "Ate well. Died in a "just one more fish" disaster. Was cranky with assorted pleco's of all sizes. Even more so at feeding time.", (9) ashik, (10) DutchFry, (11) Ill, (12) miravns (k: 3), (13) DrunkenPanda, (14) Bartman, (15) Camaroahopp, (16) DiHo (k: 7), (17) jiapei, (18) jha61 (p: 2), (19) Tigerlily08, (20) barneybulldog, (21) dpk2313, (22) bronzefry (k: 5), who also notes: "One male loves to suck on the open-type powerhead for hours on end. Another loves to swing on the heater in the powerhead current. Wheee!!!", (23) chubbikins, (24) Myric, (25) Brisch, (26) Anthonyck, (27) firefish11, (28) Ecrevince, (29) linden09, (30) Martin S, (31) PlecoCrazy (k: 2), (32) minkweir, (33) Mata Negra, (34) Decker504, (35) N0body Of The Goat, who also notes: "Lovely fish, now starting to darken up", (36) GouldyUK. 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	- CotM 2002 February - Search Planet Catfish for more on Chaetostoma milesi - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Chaetostoma milesi on AquaticRepublic.com - Look up Chaetostoma milesi on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search. - URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
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Last Update	2011 Jan 21 01:32 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)

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