The Genus Panaque is identified by the teeth, which are spoon-shaped. This means that the teeth are noticeably wider at the tip than at the base. Other loricariidae have teeth that are similar width all the way from one end to the other. A second distinguishing feature is the lack of a buccal papilla, which is a "flap of skin" on the inside of the mouth. See pictures in this PDF on Pterygoplichthys. This species belongs to the group of small sized typically wood eating plecos that has been proposed to belong to a new genus, Panaqolus. This new genus was erected in a special Loricariid only spring 2003 issue of the German aquarist magazine DATZ (well known in catfish circles as the birthplace of the l-numbers). For an aquarist, having a mini-Panaque genus to classify many new imports as is most useful in a variety of ways; not least in the quick understanding of diet requirements and facilitation of captive breeding attempts. So, we were understandably quick to adopt this new placement. That said and done, it does not appear that it will gain acceptance among the majority of the scientific community. Late in 2003, we reverted to calling this species Panaque.
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Feeding of pleco chips and decap bbs shows good growth of F1 with normal deaths as expected. Tank shift lost half the batch leaving me with 15 as of Sept 9th 2007", (8) phaedraeos, (9) Jools, (10) emma, (11) NHL, (12) Chris5787, (13) AleGer, (14) andi, (15) 2wheelsx2, who also notes, "April 13, 1 died of mysterious ailment. No apparent injury, no loss of slime coat, no ich, no visible marks and stomach was normal sized full.", (16) dpk2313, (17) cichlidman16yearsold, who also notes, "my first group ", (18) Nat. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "My Cats" data for this species.
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