Loricaria sp. `RIO ATABAPO` • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

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Scientific Name	Loricaria sp. `RIO ATABAPO`
Common Name(s)	Crying Whiptail
Pronunciation	lorry CAR ee ah
Etymology	(Latin)Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
Species Information
Size	180mm (7.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	When young, Loricaria spp. can be differentiated from the similar Rineloricaria spp. by their more feathered sucker-mouths. In adults this difference is considerably more evident. This species sports two distinctive parallel black lines starting from the snout and stopping just before the dorsal fin. A perpendicular line joins together these two lines near the dorsal fin. The parallel lines run through the eyes of the fish. Additionally this species displays a black blotch on the dorsal fins that runs onto the body but that stays in the fins range. Two further broad black lines on the caudal peduncle with a single broad black line in the middle of the caudal fin. The upper lobe of the caudal fins sports a filament in well conditioned fish. This species is also referred to as Loricaria sp. `Colombia` - we now know it is from the Rio Atabapo hence the more specific name used here.
Sexing	Lips of the males mouth are bigger so it can hold an egg clutch.
General Remarks	The species is collected in a river that is between 5m to 30m wide, with rocks and a few sandy zones. Water temp 26°c. No water plants.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Colombia: in a river north of Villavicencio. Orinoco , Middle Orinoco, Atabapo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	6.4 - 7.6
Temperature	23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Commercially prepared food ( tablets). Brine shrimp, blood worms and other frozen or live foods are taken. Vegetables and algae are not eaten.
Furniture	Fine sand bottom with open expanses and perhaps a few plants but these are not necessary. Driftwood, a few rocks.
Compatibility	A good citizen - rather peaceful.
Breeding	Female will lay about 60 eggs that are taken by the male and he holds them with his lips. The young hatch after 16 days. Raising the young is not problematic, they eat tablets and brine shrimp as soon as they have totally absorbed their yolk sac. Water parameters of the breeding tank: pH 7.5 T° 25.5 °c hardness: 6° KH
Further Information
References	Ann. Wien. Mus. Naturges.v. 1 (no. 1) - pp25 Hannes Flössholzer, Das Aquarium n°408, June 2003, pp 20-21
Registered Keepers	(1) amiidae, (2) BevN (k: 112), who also notes: "First spawn egg sac was dropped and no viable fry. Second spawning hatched 4.23-09 resulting in 40 + fry. Within one hour of pulling new fry they spawned again. Latest spawn resulted in over 100 fry.", (3) donishi, (4) jabones, (5) Kampfer, (6) zipper, (7) jimlaroche83. 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	- Search Planet Catfish for more on Loricaria sp. `RIO ATABAPO` - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Loricaria sp. `RIO ATABAPO` on AquaticRepublic.com - URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
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Last Update	2007 Mar 03 01:46 (species record created: 2003 Feb 21 00:00)

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