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| Scientific Name | Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias(l007) |
| Common Name(s) | L007, Galaxy Pleco, Tusken Pleco, Vampire Pleco |
| Pronunciation | lepor ah KAN thi cuss |
| Etymology | Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit + Greek, akantha = thorn. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 250mm (9.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | L007 (L. cf. galaxias) is distinguished from L029 (L. galaxias) by a higher dorsal fin, a shorter snout and larger spots. |
| Sexing | Adult males have a much longer and broader head with small odontodes on the sides of head, more odontodes on pectoral fin spine and on the whole body, a bigger dorsal fin and normally a prettier coloration. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Brazil, Parà, Rio Guamà Amazon, Lower Amazon, Capim, Guamá (click on these areas to find other species found there)  (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution) |
| pH | 5.6 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | This fish originates in fast flowing rapids so you should supply this fish with an oxygen rich strong current environment. I used powerhead driven UGFs with ventura style air / water mixing and an external bucket filter to keep this fish with sturdy medium sized Geophagus and Acaricthys cichlids which didn't mind the extra current too much. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Not a true vegetarian so a wide variety of foods, including algae wafers, cucumber or courgette (zucchini), frozen bloodworm, prawns, shrimps and tablet food. Shelled crustaceans or mollusks appear favourite foods but should be fed sparingly or used for conditioning. |
| Furniture | Prefers bogwood and darker rocks. |
| Compatibility | Gets on with small lively catfish but avoid too many other larger bottom dwellers (unless space permits) due to the territorial disputes. |
| Breeding | Reported, cave spawner, see images for fry development. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Ak Viking, (2) lookyloo, (3) Kimmy73b, (4) lordotterby, (5) azfisher, (6) LoL, (7) The-Wolf, (8) nettaigyo, (9) Armadillo Del Rio, (10) spot86t, (11) Brotox (p: 4), (12) fwlion, (13) einstein-a-go-go, (14) Gurytza_ta, (15) cobraconny (k: 4), (16) Gog, (17) nslott, (18) LUISGOREY (p: 2), (19) pisces, (20) Cristoffer Forssander, (21) loloveto, (22) doesdavid, (23) Merlinmaus, (24) pureplecs (k: 4), (25) Driven, (26) Rafael_BR, (27) GW_NL, (28) Per (k: 4), (29) wojtekb74, (30) Liam50LB, (31) royaldragoness, (32) fleahound, (33) jkerad, (34) krzys, (35) OlePaulsen (k: 2), (36) Janne Josefsson, (37) Birger Amundsen, (38) Kyleonfire, who also notes: "I didn't see mine much but when I did it was a treat. Hard to find but easy to keep, not an effective algae eater.", (39) simotastic (p: 2), (40) satony, (41) whiteymoza (p: 2), (42) Neri2495, (43) EHEIM~ADDICT, (44) musilvr4eva, (45) NC24 (p: 2), (46) Acanthicus, (47) plecomanpat (k: 4), (48) uknavynigel, (49) hankinswood, (50) Decker504, (51) Firestorming, (52) Hapahound1971, (53) FFTRIP, (54) milosz (k: 2), (55) snike, (56) jessonthenet, (57) Jay1, (58) kupper, (59) Hugo Martins, (60) jonhybravo2 (k: 2), who also notes: "I have 2 of these, don't know the sex and both are very different from one another. Very pretty.", (61) ahasting, (62) Torb, (63) cjerrom, (64) Bjørn. 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) Cristoffer Forssander (b: 25). |
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| Last Update | 2012 Dec 17 06:32 (species record created: 2005 Nov 26 00:00) |
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