Peckoltia sp. (L387) • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	Peckoltia sp. (L387)
Common Name(s)	L387
Pronunciation	peck OLE tea ah
Etymology	Named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon.
Species Information
Size	120mm (4.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Males develop small teeth-like odontodes which adorn the leading pectoral fin rays and the back half of the fishes body. Females remain unadorned and have a wider girth across the body most evident when the area just behind the pectoral fins is viewed from above.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Omnivorous with a tendency towards meaty foods. Not an effective algae eater. Well fed individuals will not damage most plants.
Furniture	Rock piles and wood tangles. Plants are not vital.
Compatibility	Peaceful if a little territorial. As a rough guide give each fish a 12 inch square area well broken up with decorations.
Suggested Tankmates	A medium sized pleco that can be combined with a very wide array of tankmates due to its unfussy nature. Perfectly safe with small fishes and shrimp or robust enough to withstand the attention of all but the largest cichlids.
Breeding	Cave spawner.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	(1) bronzefry (k: 20), who also notes: "A small fish that appears to need a lot of space. (A bit territorial.) Driftwood and caves seem to work well to break up aggression. Plants are uprooted easily. A wide variety of foods are taken.", (2) L-ko (k: 8), (3) Julie, (4) smsjazz81, (5) J-Lia, (6) drpleco (k: 4), (7) PlecoCrazy (k: 4), (8) Donald (k: 29), (9) jha61, (10) Erik82, (11) tutters187 (k: 9), (12) brizmale28, (13) seliel (k: 107), (14) Beniji, (15) Firestorming (k: 11), (16) Eric Bodrock (k: 8). 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	(1) seliel (b: 35), (2) PlecoCrazy (b: 1).
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Last Update	2006 Dec 19 04:11 (species record created: 2006 Dec 02 04:35)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Peckoltia sp. (L387)

peck OLE tea ah

Named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon.

Species Information

Size

120mm (4.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Sexing

Males develop small teeth-like odontodes which adorn the leading pectoral fin rays and the back half of the fishes body. Females remain unadorned and have a wider girth across the body most evident when the area just behind the pectoral fins is viewed from above.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Omnivorous with a tendency towards meaty foods. Not an effective algae eater. Well fed individuals will not damage most plants.

Furniture

Rock piles and wood tangles. Plants are not vital.

Compatibility

Peaceful if a little territorial. As a rough guide give each fish a 12 inch square area well broken up with decorations.

Suggested Tankmates

A medium sized pleco that can be combined with a very wide array of tankmates due to its unfussy nature. Perfectly safe with small fishes and shrimp or robust enough to withstand the attention of all but the largest cichlids.

Breeding

Cave spawner.

Further Information

Registered Keepers

(1) bronzefry (k: 20), who also notes: "A small fish that appears to need a lot of space. (A bit territorial.) Driftwood and caves seem to work well to break up aggression. Plants are uprooted easily. A wide variety of foods are taken.", (2) L-ko (k: 8), (3) Julie, (4) smsjazz81, (5) J-Lia, (6) drpleco (k: 4), (7) PlecoCrazy (k: 4), (8) Donald (k: 29), (9) jha61, (10) Erik82, (11) tutters187 (k: 9), (12) brizmale28, (13) seliel (k: 107), (14) Beniji, (15) Firestorming (k: 11), (16) Eric Bodrock (k: 8).

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

(1) seliel (b: 35), (2) PlecoCrazy (b: 1).

Articles