Panaque changae • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Panaque changae** Chockley & Armbruster, 2002
Common Name(s)	Iquitos Tiger Pleco, L226
Type Locality	Río Itaya, río Amazonas drainage, 11 km south-southwest of center of Iquitos at bearing 39°, 3°49'47.6
Synonym(s)	Panaqolus changae
Pronunciation	pan ah KAY - chan gay
Etymology	The generic epithet "panaque" is a Venezuelan common name for this fish.
Species Information
Size	100mm (3.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Peru, Loreto, Rio Itaya, Rio Nanau, Rio Momon Amazon, Upper Amazon, Itaya (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Momó (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	5.0 - 7.0
Temperature	25.0-29.0°C or 77-84.2°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Has been bred in captivity, a cave spawner with a preference for wooden caves.
Further Information
References	Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1) 83 Fig. 1
Registered Keepers	(1) Borbi, (2) lordotterby, (3) CatBrat, (4) husky_jim, (5) pureplecs, (6) Blue (k: 19), who also notes: "Free swimming fru Aug 1st 2007 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", (7) phaedraeos, (8) Jools (k: 3), (9) emma, (10) NHL, (11) Chris5787, (12) AleGer (k: 2), (13) andi, (14) 2wheelsx2 (p: 3, k: 9), 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.", "Added 5 more to my group. Lost one to bloat. Dec. 27, 2010", "Added 4 new adults to replace some losses. Lost 2 after a bought of ich. May have been QuickCure. Stomachs were bloated.", (15) dpk2313, (16) cichlidman16yearsold (k: 6), who also notes: "my first group ", (17) Nat, (18) ElTofi (k: 4), who also notes: "One male is more and more Cactuslike and shows typical territorial behavior... wait and see", (19) plecomanpat (p: 2, k: 2), (20) Yakov_krepak (p: 2), (21) ChanggyChinggy, (22) flatfish (p: 2), (23) 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	(1) AleGer (b: 38), (2) Jools (b: 13).
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Last Update	2011 Mar 14 06:52 (species record created: 2001 Dec 01 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Panaque changae Chockley & Armbruster, 2002

Common Name(s)

Iquitos Tiger Pleco, L226

Type Locality

Río Itaya, río Amazonas drainage, 11 km south-southwest of center of Iquitos at bearing 39°, 3°49'47.6

Synonym(s)

Panaqolus changae

Pronunciation

pan ah KAY - chan gay

Etymology

The generic epithet "panaque" is a Venezuelan common name for this fish.

Species Information

Size

100mm (3.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

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.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Peru, Loreto, Rio Itaya, Rio Nanau, Rio Momon
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Itaya (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Momó (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

5.0 - 7.0

Temperature

25.0-29.0°C or 77-84.2°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Has been bred in captivity, a cave spawner with a preference for wooden caves.

Further Information

References

Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1) 83 Fig. 1

Registered Keepers

(1) Borbi, (2) lordotterby, (3) CatBrat, (4) husky_jim, (5) pureplecs, (6) Blue (k: 19), who also notes: "Free swimming fru Aug 1st 2007 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", (7) phaedraeos, (8) Jools (k: 3), (9) emma, (10) NHL, (11) Chris5787, (12) AleGer (k: 2), (13) andi, (14) 2wheelsx2 (p: 3, k: 9), 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.", "Added 5 more to my group. Lost one to bloat. Dec. 27, 2010", "Added 4 new adults to replace some losses. Lost 2 after a bought of ich. May have been QuickCure. Stomachs were bloated.", (15) dpk2313, (16) cichlidman16yearsold (k: 6), who also notes: "my first group ", (17) Nat, (18) ElTofi (k: 4), who also notes: "One male is more and more Cactuslike and shows typical territorial behavior... wait and see", (19) plecomanpat (p: 2, k: 2), (20) Yakov_krepak (p: 2), (21) ChanggyChinggy, (22) flatfish (p: 2), (23) mdwflyer.

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