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Trio of Triactis!
Gravid female
Closee-up of head
Close-up of mouth
Close-up of dorsal fin
Ventral view
Close-up of caudal fin
Close-up of mouth
Seven day old fry
Nine day old fry
Thirty five day old juveniles
F1 Juvenile
"Dragon fin" variety
"Tiger Fin" variety
"Tiger Fin" variety
Female
Male in his cave
Male

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Leporacanthicus triactis** Isbrücker, Nijssen & Nico, 1992
Common Names	L091, Three Beacon Pleco Orangestiplet Sugemalle (Denmark), Redfin Blackspot (Germany)
Type Locality	Caño Mavaquita, Upper Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela, about 2°12'30"N, 65°05'30"W.
Pronunciation	lepor ah KAN thi cuss - try ACT iss
Etymology	Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit + Greek, akantha = thorn.
Articles	- CotM 2002 October - Shane's World Reproduction Making beacons, the spawning of L091.
Species Information
Size	247mm or 9.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	All Leporacanthicus spp. have a small backwards facing slightly proud blunt thorn-like plate on top of their heads. Depending on its age, sex, mood or surroundings the fish can vary from brown or grey to charcoal black. It has three vivid orange to yellow blotches; one each on all three of the non-paired fins.
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	South America: Upper Orinoco River basin in Colombia and Venezuela. Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	6.0 - 7.6
Temperature	24.0-27.0°C or 75.2-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
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. User data.
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.
Suggested Tankmates	Most small to medium community fish. Tetras and South American cichlids are ideal, unless you really go for it when providing a strong water current.
Breeding	See catfish of the month article (link below).
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 46 (no. 1) [for Jan. 1993], pp 3, Figs. 1-6.
Registered Keepers	There are 198 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:01 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00)