/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/1.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(1) - Click to enlarge")
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/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/3.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(3) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/4.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(4) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/5.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(5) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/6.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(6) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/7.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(7) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/8.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(8) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/9.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(9) Ventral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/10.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(10) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/11.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(11) Eggs - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/12.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(12) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/13.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(13) Young fry - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/14.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(14) Fry after a few weeks - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/15.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(15) Fry from two different broods - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/dekeyseria/sp(l052)/16.jpg "Dekeyseria sp. (L052)(16) Young fry - Click to enlarge")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Dekeyseria sp. (L052) , 1990 |
| Common Name(s) | Butterfly Pleco, Flounder Pleco, L052 |
| Type Locality | Rio Orinoco Basin |
| Pronunciation | dee key SEAR ee ah |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 120mm (4.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Similar to D. brachyura but in L052 the stripes are more less clearly seperated and form a network pattern in adults. The ground colour of D. brachyura is more orange when you compare them directly. Some authors report that L052 doesn't have a night-time / stress alternative colouration akin to that exhibited by D. brachyura, but this is refuted by other keepers of this fish and cannot be considered reliable. The following data was recorded from an adult male specimen: Male SL 97.0 mm TL 121.0 mm Dorsal: I,7 Pectorals: I,6 Pelvic: I,5 Anal: 4 Interopercular spines: coloured yellowish and straight. The very ends of these spines are curved like a hook and are a red / pink in color. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Orinoco Basin Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Orinoco , Middle Orinoco, Atabapo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 5.8 - 6.8 |
| Temperature | 24.0-27.0°C or 75.2-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Water should be soft and a little bit acidic to attempt breeding. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Tablet food, vegetarian foods, wood and insect larvae. |
| Breeding | Cave breeders with broods varying between 50 to 120 eggs. The eggs take a long time to develop and hatch (9-10 days). The fry are well developed and are almost without yolk sac. The fry are very fast growing. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Kristofer, (2) amergim, (3) catfrenzy, (4) steady, (5) alga (k: 2), (6) plugger1969, (7) storch31, (8) Firestorming (k: 25), (9) jasonplec1, (10) rusle, (11) Waterboy, (12) FiRsT_AiD, (13) Tasplec (k: 2), (14) retchub, (15) Crel, (16) Juand15 (p: 2), (17) Deano089, (18) thejudgement, (19) WIGSTER, (20) chef, (21) tinman_rlg, (22) nowhereman (k: 2), (23) Marko, (24) CatsandFish, (25) phoenix44, (26) munchkin13 (p: 2), (27) ronalddevries, (28) upc239, (29) MatsP (k: 3), (30) puresp (k: 4), (31) 2wheelsx2 (k: 3), (32) spwd, (33) hossma, (34) musilvr4eva, (35) smitty, who also notes: "Loss due to hurricane Irene", (36) J Bluto (p: 2), (37) huffmagx (k: 8), who also notes: "Purchased 7 FI juvi's off AB", (38) stuart264, (39) phypes (k: 5), (40) rayfong (k: 5), (41) Tony, (42) Joe323, (43) tunafish, (44) plecomanpat, (45) hankinswood (p: 2, k: 2), (46) VonKarppis, (47) Mark Roesner, (48) arapaimag, (49) CUPfishhead (k: 11), (50) nerdoutlaw (k: 2), (51) Decker504, (52) naboo, (53) LMC1062, (54) Terrycherry, (55) Lars Jamne (k: 5), (56) 4122Johns, (57) Ottofan2003 (p: 3), (58) BevN (k: 504), who also notes: "We obtained a group of these back in 2008. They have been spawning for us every year since about 6 or 8 months after we got them direct from Colombia. We keep our adult group in a 50 gallon tank with sand substrate, driftwood and a number of caves. The tds is below 100 and ph is about 5.5-6. Temp 80. Feeding is a variety of prepared foods.
For a few months we had moved them into a tank with altums and uaru fernandezyepzi and there was no spawning activity. After putting them back into their 50 gallon tank they started spawning and haven't stopped. As of this writing we have 500 young from multiple spawns and the male is sitting on another clutch of eggs. We can leave fry with the adults till there are multiple spawns with no aggression towards the young at all. Very peaceful fish. Fry are easy to raise on a fine powered pellets and bbs.", (59) flatfish (p: 2). 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 Jan 27 12:05 (species record created: 2002 Nov 30 00:00) |
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