Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus** Fowler, 1914
Common Name(s)	LDA007, L114, Demini Leopard Cactus Pleco, Leopard Cactus Pleco
Pronunciation	SUE dah KAN thi cuss - leo parr duss
Etymology	Pseud- Greek: False, Acanthicus - Greek: Spiny, Thorny. Literally "False Acanthicus" referring to this genus being similar (but different from) to Acanthicus. This specific epithet literally means leopard (leopardus=leopard) and refers to its numerous spots.
Species Information
Size	240mm (9.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	A few colour forms exist, these are separate from L24 and L25 however. Some fish are more camel coloured than the more dark brown base colour. Additionally the reddish / orange colouration in the caudal fin varies with age as well as amongst individuals.
Sexing	Mature males have considerably more odontodal growth on most fins rays but the pectorals are most adorned. Females fill out quite considerably in relation to the slender males.
Habitat Information
Distribution	The majority of specimens that enter the aquarium trade originate from the Rio Demini in the Rio Negro drainage, Brazil. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Demini (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	24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	A black water fish, best kept in slightly acidic, softer water.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Carnivore although not a predator, prawns and chopped mussel appear favourites and promote favourable growth. Some vegetable should also be provided and thus balances diet.
Furniture	Prefers a dimmer tank and requires a suitable sized cave.
Compatibility	Generally peaceful but territorial from a young age. Some large specimens are aggressively territorial and may cause problems if housed with other large nocturnal fish.
Suggested Tankmates	The temptation with large tough Loricariids is to keep them with large, tough other fish such as Oscars or other brutish characters. This actually works quite well with most omnivorous or mainly vegetarian plecos. Pseudacanthicus however are big messy carnivores, but, like all large plecos, produce vast amounts of waste and as such would require monumental filtration to house alongside non-catfish ''equals''. It is better to think of these catfish as the centrepiece fish and stock their aquarium with medium sized (preferably omnivorous) fish. All sizes of barbs work surprisingly well.
Breeding	Has been bred in the aquarium, the fish are sexually mature at about 170mm SL, see Shane's World article.
Further Information
References	Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.v. 66 - pp271 - Fig. 17 Aqualog matched DATZ and shows a nice range of juvenile, sub-adult and adult photos.
Registered Keepers	(1) Cory-Diddi, (2) daniel60, (3) Daniel Machado, (4) Barbie (k: 3), (5) Trident2004, (6) Kimmy73b, (7) Lornek8, (8) soltarii007, (9) guyvw, (10) pureplecs, (11) stinger (p: 2), (12) FuglyDragon, (13) nettaigyo, (14) smithrc, (15) emma, (16) ripam, (17) barksten, (18) Cyberbob, (19) nuth88, (20) ani-mal-lvr (k: 3), (21) Caimenboy, (22) mikelouth (p: 2), (23) plugger1969, (24) Vierrollenfreak (k: 6), (25) juliemeikle, (26) Freakdaddy, (27) joepleco (k: 2), who also notes: "I love this fish! When my heater fried and melted the plastic and polluted the tank all my fish died except this one. My original is still at my parents house alive since 2000!", (28) andregurov, who also notes: "Very reticent to feed in lighted conditions, and very skittish", (29) trini_100, (30) simonas, (31) helshøj, (32) njfishguy (k: 4), who also notes: "I purchased three and one a few years ago and they now range from 3" to 5.5". They are housed in a 55g with a few cichlids and one L14 sunshine.", (33) doodle (k: 2), (34) haffiducki, (35) firenzenz, (36) Koen (k: 2), (37) SoCalDiscus (k: 3), (38) scatz, (39) calsonic, (40) ronsterrc, (41) joviman (k: 2), (42) Mikael_S, (43) zhallam, (44) Wraith (k: 4), (45) MONG, (46) junaid, (47) mrwickedweasel (k: 4), (48) skullymaster, (49) Dave Rinaldo, (50) CanadaPleco (k: 2), (51) Handels, (52) fleahound, (53) vman (k: 3), (54) Seaokoy, (55) Haavard Stoere (k: 14), (56) Juha, (57) shadowcat, (58) Altifrons, (59) OlePaulsen (k: 16), (60) nowhereman, (61) MatsP, who also notes: "Got a "second hand" from the LFS. Small little fella.", (62) flatfish (k: 6), (63) justin_cu, (64) jprp, (65) Bjørn, (66) Gibbiceps (k: 2), (67) Elisabeth Dahl (k: 285), who also notes: "breeding group", (68) d3n2 (p: 2, k: 2), (69) alga, (70) nkm68, (71) 2wheelsx2 (k: 2), who also notes: "1 beat up one didn't make it (got him at a discount) Added one July 27, but have not picked it up yet. Picked up 2nd fish in October from Davej. Nov. 14, 2010. 2nd fish died from what appears to be bacterial bloom caused by overfeeding while I was away. Oops, forgot to edit this. Turns out both L114 are fine. What must have died was an L91.", (72) Hitch (k: 2), (73) Neri2495, (74) fishermandan, (75) dreed, (76) Daniel_yeo, (77) oli (k: 3), (78) oanes (k: 3), who also notes: "Very beautiful, very reclusive. All ~2.5" right now.", (79) electrophyste, (80) Kenny Tay (p: 2), (81) ChanggyChinggy, (82) Jatze, (83) MilkMan, (84) Firestorming (k: 2), (85) Steen (k: 3), (86) tony57, (87) rayfong, (88) sfchoong (p: 2, k: 8), who also notes: "3 inch to 5 inch", (89) john_d (k: 3), (90) allim (k: 6), (91) FunkyFredFrog, who also notes: "Just a stunning fish!", (92) plecomanpat, (93) aquaoahu, (94) andysfishhouse, (95) Profiel310 (p: 2), (96) upc239 (p: 2, k: 10), (97) Rita Aspevik (k: 2), (98) jac, who also notes: "Small juvenile about 5 cm.", (99) AquaristJoel, (100) smitty, (101) kouen, (102) stumac, (103) dt23, (104) jvision (k: 3), (105) FFTRIP, (106) Ecrevince, (107) Decker504, (108) victionOne, (109) Jako, (110) Carter77, (111) lmt6600 (p: 2), (112) rroomm11 (k: 3), (113) Hapahound1971, (114) FrankNL, (115) 2poc, (116) Andypex (k: 3), who also notes: "In quarantine in this tank.", (117) fester, (118) Acanthicus, (119) ryuki, (120) MrGT500, (121) mikebren12, (122) henward, (123) jessonthenet, (124) l114, (125) rtyrolia, (126) chriscarnivorous, (127) pleco_breeder (k: 2), (128) rosswell, (129) jamos, (130) eyal8a (k: 4), (131) Michael_Wanga, (132) victoriaz24, (133) Loricariidea1990 (k: 3), (134) seriouslycichlids, (135) sem87, (136) tagamasid1023 (p: 6, k: 6), who also notes: "Male. From 2.5 inches to 4 inches in 6 months.", "From 2.5 inches to 4 inches in 5 months.", "Alpha male. Biggest in the colony. Doubled in size, from 2.5 inches to 5 inches in 6 months.", "From 2.5 inches to 4.5 inches in 6 months.", "Male. From 2.5 inches to 4 inches in 5 months", "Smallest in the colony at 3.75 inches. Started out at 2.5 inches 5 months ago", (137) Cristoffer Forssander, (138) STC (k: 8), (139) cardo, (140) mcaquatic, (141) camtang (k: 2), (142) pleco rob, (143) PlecosAndLoaches, (144) jorgehdzy, (145) girema (k: 5), (146) Syno Rey, (147) edtam88, (148) playcos, (149) aX!o, (150) Simon86 (k: 4), (151) cjerrom, (152) andersonpe, (153) chaim76, (154) Brad Pleco Addict (p: 2), (155) gilsharon, (156) summoner2183. 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) rroomm11 (b: 56), (2) Cristoffer Forssander (b: 55), (3) OlePaulsen (b: 43).
Articles	- CotM 2002 August - Shane's World Reproduction Breeding Pseudacanthicus leopardus
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus Fowler, 1914

Common Name(s)

LDA007, L114, Demini Leopard Cactus Pleco, Leopard Cactus Pleco

Pronunciation

SUE dah KAN thi cuss - leo parr duss

Etymology

Pseud- Greek: False, Acanthicus - Greek: Spiny, Thorny. Literally "False Acanthicus" referring to this genus being similar (but different from) to Acanthicus. This specific epithet literally means leopard (leopardus=leopard) and refers to its numerous spots.

Species Information

Size

240mm (9.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

A few colour forms exist, these are separate from L24 and L25 however. Some fish are more camel coloured than the more dark brown base colour. Additionally the reddish / orange colouration in the caudal fin varies with age as well as amongst individuals.

Sexing

Mature males have considerably more odontodal growth on most fins rays but the pectorals are most adorned. Females fill out quite considerably in relation to the slender males.

Habitat Information

Distribution

The majority of specimens that enter the aquarium trade originate from the Rio Demini in the Rio Negro drainage, Brazil.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Demini (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

5.6 - 7.0

Temperature

24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

A black water fish, best kept in slightly acidic, softer water.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Carnivore although not a predator, prawns and chopped mussel appear favourites and promote favourable growth. Some vegetable should also be provided and thus balances diet.

Furniture

Prefers a dimmer tank and requires a suitable sized cave.

Compatibility

Generally peaceful but territorial from a young age. Some large specimens are aggressively territorial and may cause problems if housed with other large nocturnal fish.

Suggested Tankmates

The temptation with large tough Loricariids is to keep them with large, tough other fish such as Oscars or other brutish characters. This actually works quite well with most omnivorous or mainly vegetarian plecos. Pseudacanthicus however are big messy carnivores, but, like all large plecos, produce vast amounts of waste and as such would require monumental filtration to house alongside non-catfish ''equals''. It is better to think of these catfish as the centrepiece fish and stock their aquarium with medium sized (preferably omnivorous) fish. All sizes of barbs work surprisingly well.

Breeding

Has been bred in the aquarium, the fish are sexually mature at about 170mm SL, see Shane's World article.

Further Information

References

Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.v. 66 - pp271 - Fig. 17
Aqualog matched DATZ and shows a nice range of juvenile, sub-adult and adult photos.

Registered Keepers

(1) Cory-Diddi, (2) daniel60, (3) Daniel Machado, (4) Barbie (k: 3), (5) Trident2004, (6) Kimmy73b, (7) Lornek8, (8) soltarii007, (9) guyvw, (10) pureplecs, (11) stinger (p: 2), (12) FuglyDragon, (13) nettaigyo, (14) smithrc, (15) emma, (16) ripam, (17) barksten, (18) Cyberbob, (19) nuth88, (20) ani-mal-lvr (k: 3), (21) Caimenboy, (22) mikelouth (p: 2), (23) plugger1969, (24) Vierrollenfreak (k: 6), (25) juliemeikle, (26) Freakdaddy, (27) joepleco (k: 2), who also notes: "I love this fish! When my heater fried and melted the plastic and polluted the tank all my fish died except this one. My original is still at my parents house alive since 2000!", (28) andregurov, who also notes: "Very reticent to feed in lighted conditions, and very skittish", (29) trini_100, (30) simonas, (31) helshøj, (32) njfishguy (k: 4), who also notes: "I purchased three and one a few years ago and they now range from 3" to 5.5". They are housed in a 55g with a few cichlids and one L14 sunshine.", (33) doodle (k: 2), (34) haffiducki, (35) firenzenz, (36) Koen (k: 2), (37) SoCalDiscus (k: 3), (38) scatz, (39) calsonic, (40) ronsterrc, (41) joviman (k: 2), (42) Mikael_S, (43) zhallam, (44) Wraith (k: 4), (45) MONG, (46) junaid, (47) mrwickedweasel (k: 4), (48) skullymaster, (49) Dave Rinaldo, (50) CanadaPleco (k: 2), (51) Handels, (52) fleahound, (53) vman (k: 3), (54) Seaokoy, (55) Haavard Stoere (k: 14), (56) Juha, (57) shadowcat, (58) Altifrons, (59) OlePaulsen (k: 16), (60) nowhereman, (61) MatsP, who also notes: "Got a "second hand" from the LFS. Small little fella.", (62) flatfish (k: 6), (63) justin_cu, (64) jprp, (65) Bjørn, (66) Gibbiceps (k: 2), (67) Elisabeth Dahl (k: 285), who also notes: "breeding group", (68) d3n2 (p: 2, k: 2), (69) alga, (70) nkm68, (71) 2wheelsx2 (k: 2), who also notes: "1 beat up one didn't make it (got him at a discount) Added one July 27, but have not picked it up yet. Picked up 2nd fish in October from Davej. Nov. 14, 2010. 2nd fish died from what appears to be bacterial bloom caused by overfeeding while I was away. Oops, forgot to edit this. Turns out both L114 are fine. What must have died was an L91.", (72) Hitch (k: 2), (73) Neri2495, (74) fishermandan, (75) dreed, (76) Daniel_yeo, (77) oli (k: 3), (78) oanes (k: 3), who also notes: "Very beautiful, very reclusive. All ~2.5" right now.", (79) electrophyste, (80) Kenny Tay (p: 2), (81) ChanggyChinggy, (82) Jatze, (83) MilkMan, (84) Firestorming (k: 2), (85) Steen (k: 3), (86) tony57, (87) rayfong, (88) sfchoong (p: 2, k: 8), who also notes: "3 inch to 5 inch", (89) john_d (k: 3), (90) allim (k: 6), (91) FunkyFredFrog, who also notes: "Just a stunning fish!", (92) plecomanpat, (93) aquaoahu, (94) andysfishhouse, (95) Profiel310 (p: 2), (96) upc239 (p: 2, k: 10), (97) Rita Aspevik (k: 2), (98) jac, who also notes: "Small juvenile about 5 cm.", (99) AquaristJoel, (100) smitty, (101) kouen, (102) stumac, (103) dt23, (104) jvision (k: 3), (105) FFTRIP, (106) Ecrevince, (107) Decker504, (108) victionOne, (109) Jako, (110) Carter77, (111) lmt6600 (p: 2), (112) rroomm11 (k: 3), (113) Hapahound1971, (114) FrankNL, (115) 2poc, (116) Andypex (k: 3), who also notes: "In quarantine in this tank.", (117) fester, (118) Acanthicus, (119) ryuki, (120) MrGT500, (121) mikebren12, (122) henward, (123) jessonthenet, (124) l114, (125) rtyrolia, (126) chriscarnivorous, (127) pleco_breeder (k: 2), (128) rosswell, (129) jamos, (130) eyal8a (k: 4), (131) Michael_Wanga, (132) victoriaz24, (133) Loricariidea1990 (k: 3), (134) seriouslycichlids, (135) sem87, (136) tagamasid1023 (p: 6, k: 6), who also notes: "Male. From 2.5 inches to 4 inches in 6 months.", "From 2.5 inches to 4 inches in 5 months.", "Alpha male. Biggest in the colony. Doubled in size, from 2.5 inches to 5 inches in 6 months.", "From 2.5 inches to 4.5 inches in 6 months.", "Male. From 2.5 inches to 4 inches in 5 months", "Smallest in the colony at 3.75 inches. Started out at 2.5 inches 5 months ago", (137) Cristoffer Forssander, (138) STC (k: 8), (139) cardo, (140) mcaquatic, (141) camtang (k: 2), (142) pleco rob, (143) PlecosAndLoaches, (144) jorgehdzy, (145) girema (k: 5), (146) Syno Rey, (147) edtam88, (148) playcos, (149) aX!o, (150) Simon86 (k: 4), (151) cjerrom, (152) andersonpe, (153) chaim76, (154) Brad Pleco Addict (p: 2), (155) gilsharon, (156) summoner2183.

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) rroomm11 (b: 56), (2) Cristoffer Forssander (b: 55), (3) OlePaulsen (b: 43).

Articles