Hypoptopoma spectabilis • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypoptopoma spectabilis** (Eigenmann, 1914)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Quebrada Cramalote, 4°07'N, 73°36'W, Dpto. Meta, Villavicencio, Colombia.
Synonym(s)	Nannoptopoma spectabile, Nannoptopoma spectabilis, Otocinclus spectabilis
Pronunciation	hi POP toe po mah
Etymology	Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) This specific epithet literally means showy(spectabilis=showy, notable).
Species Information
Size	29mm (1.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Hypoptopoma are small(ish) loricariids with a stocky body with a wide, flattened, head with the eyes on the side of the head and a concave profile, with a normal (not extremely thin) tail.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Temperature	25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Has been spawned in the aquarium. A breeding group of 12 specimens was kept in a small aquarium decorated with fine sand, wood rocks and cryptocorynes, anubias and Java fern. The fish were conditioned using dry and frozen foods with the occasional live food added. Spawning occurred on the glass of the aquarium and approximately 60 greenish eggs were produced. The male guards the eggs. Hatching after 60-80 hours at 25°C the fry have a huge yolk sac. After 100 hours the egg sac is virtually gone and feeding can commence. In this reported spawn the fry were provided with dust sized flake food, live micro eels and newly hatched Artemia. Unfortunately 1 week after becoming free swimming the fry started to die off, apparently through starvation so it appears the above is not a suitable diet for them. Water parameters of the breeding tank were, 25°C, 3°dGH,0-1°dKH; pH 6.0 and conductivity 150uS/cm.
Further Information
References	Ind. Univ. Studies No. 23 - pp229 Aquino, A. E. & S. A. Schaefer. 2010. Systematics of the genus Hypoptopoma Günther, 1868 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336: 1-110.
Registered Keepers	(1) foxweed, who also notes: " 12/30/09 Update: After almost two years i can say they like frozen/thawed collard greens and decap bbs eggs the best. Once established they are easy to keep. ", (2) Ashleigh. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2012 Feb 05 03:11 (species record created: 2004 Aug 11 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Hypoptopoma spectabilis (Eigenmann, 1914)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Quebrada Cramalote, 4°07'N, 73°36'W, Dpto. Meta, Villavicencio, Colombia.

Synonym(s)

Nannoptopoma spectabile, Nannoptopoma spectabilis, Otocinclus spectabilis

Pronunciation

hi POP toe po mah

Etymology

Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) This specific epithet literally means showy(spectabilis=showy, notable).

Species Information

Size

29mm (1.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Hypoptopoma are small(ish) loricariids with a stocky body with a wide, flattened, head with the eyes on the side of the head and a concave profile, with a normal (not extremely thin) tail.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Temperature

25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Has been spawned in the aquarium. A breeding group of 12 specimens was kept in a small aquarium decorated with fine sand, wood rocks and cryptocorynes, anubias and Java fern. The fish were conditioned using dry and frozen foods with the occasional live food added. Spawning occurred on the glass of the aquarium and approximately 60 greenish eggs were produced. The male guards the eggs. Hatching after 60-80 hours at 25°C the fry have a huge yolk sac. After 100 hours the egg sac is virtually gone and feeding can commence. In this reported spawn the fry were provided with dust sized flake food, live micro eels and newly hatched Artemia. Unfortunately 1 week after becoming free swimming the fry started to die off, apparently through starvation so it appears the above is not a suitable diet for them. Water parameters of the breeding tank were, 25°C, 3°dGH,0-1°dKH; pH 6.0 and conductivity 150uS/cm.

Further Information

References

Ind. Univ. Studies No. 23 - pp229
Aquino, A. E. & S. A. Schaefer. 2010. Systematics of the genus Hypoptopoma Günther, 1868 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336: 1-110.

Registered Keepers

(1) foxweed, who also notes: " 12/30/09 Update: After almost two years i can say they like frozen/thawed collard greens and decap bbs eggs the best. Once established they are easy to keep. ", (2) Ashleigh.

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.