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| Scientific Name | Hemiloricaria parva (Boulenger, 1895) |
| Common Name(s) | Common Whiptail Catfish, Lg6, Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Descalvados, Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Loricaria parva, Rineloricaria parva |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 110mm (4.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Relative to congeners, this species has proportionately larger fins. In particular it has a very large dorsal pectoral fin. Similarly the species has a larger eye diameter combined with a wide interorbital gap - characteristic for this species. Referred to in some hobby literature by the nomen nudem Sturisomatichthys foerschi, it is also known as LG6. Comparison by German hobbyists to the BMNH lecotype demonstrates that what has been known in the hobby by these names is indeed H. parva. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraguay River basin. La Plata  , Paraná , Paraguay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 21.0-24.0°C or 69.8-75.2°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Relatively commonly bred, this species lays green eggs on vertical surfaces including aquarium glass. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (pt 3) 527 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) brettwms75, who also notes: "Between this one and the Loaches and Botias of mine they keep the bottom CLEAN.", (2) Tuti, (3) Armadillo Del Rio, (4) adimeatatime (k: 4), (5) woofess, (6) Dipsausje, (7) anthony mcdonald (k: 5), (8) Cyberbob, (9) kerryteatsjr (k: 2), (10) foffo (k: 2), (11) Caimenboy, (12) Walter, (13) Koen, (14) Cristoffer Forssander, (15) Pungen (k: 10), (16) Suncoastscott, (17) boyneburn, (18) kamas88 (k: 28), (19) sunfish (k: 6), (20) NorthHawk (k: 2), (21) WIGSTER, (22) fishmosy, (23) michele, (24) aznfish, (25) ozarowana, (26) guardianfyre, (27) FrankW (k: 5), (28) rodpam, (29) DJ-don (k: 3), who also notes: "These fish dont really eat if being seen up close. These fish are very Omnivorous But they prefer meat over other foods ", (30) Harry94, (31) bamboosticks, who also notes: "They are much more sensitive to water quality than Rineloricaria. I tried doing a wet season/dry season cycle before and raised the temperature to 29C, and lost what was a very promising female. They did spawn for me behind my filter. I lost all 3. ", (32) Nabobmob1, (33) smokey70, (34) motagaz (k: 121), who also notes: "Now have these guys breeding weekly. They seem to predominantly use either a large piece of half round bamboo (about 5cm diameter) or a thinner (3cm) bamboo tube although they have also spawned on the glass base of the tank.
Only trouble i have is finding enough tank space for rearing the fry.", (35) Marka7z, (36) Mowin (k: 2), (37) jimlaroche83 (k: 2), (38) Quo (k: 2), (39) fahaka, (40) Ecrevince (k: 5), (41) Crel, (42) adcc, (43) Marie-Alix. 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 Feb 13 14:39 (species record created: 2001 Nov 23 00:00) |
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