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Female

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Aspidoras albater** Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976
Common Names	Greyspotted Bulldog Cory False Macropterus, Gråplettet Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Rio Tocantinzinha near São João da Aliança, 14°46'S, 47°30'W, Rio Tocantins system, Goiás, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Aspidoras eurycephalus, Aspidoras taurus
Pronunciation	ass pee DOOR ass - al BAIT err
Etymology	Aspidoras: From the Greek aspis, meaning shield and doras, meaning skin; in reference to the bony plates. This specific epithet refers to the specimen's white (albus=white) and black (ater=black) colouring.
Species Information
Size	36mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Tocantins River basin in Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Itiquira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins (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 2018.
pH	6.0 - 7.3
Temperature	22.0-24.0°C or 71.6-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	dh 20.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data.
Furniture	Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding	Spawning notes kindly provided by Eric Bodrock from Oct. 2008. Set up consists of several males per female. Females larger than males and easily sexable. Ten-gallon tanks are fine for these guys since they don’t grow very large. Not a problem to keep a group of 20 breeders together. The pH isn’t very critical, but don't allow it to drop too low, under 6.6 isn’t good for them for spawning and the best range for them is between 6.9-7.2. The temperature should be in the mid to upper 70°F (23 – 25°C) range. They prefer an area in a strong current to deposit eggs, such places as the inside of filter lift tubes or on the glass directly in the flow of a power filter. In addition, they will use plant matter or artificial mops located in the current. Spawns are rather small and deposit up to 40 eggs, sometimes over a two day period. The hatch rate is generally high, fry grow rapidly.
Breeding Reports	There are 3 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 46 (no. 1), pp 115, Fig. 6.
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Last Update	2025 May 06 06:04 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)