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Scientific Name	**Ancistrus tamboensis** Fowler, 1945
Common Name	Bristlenose Catfish
Type Locality	Satipo, upper Tambo basin, Río Ucayali drainage, Peru, elevation 600 meters.
Pronunciation	an SISS truss - tam BOW en siss
Etymology	The name Ancistrus is derived from the Greek word agkistron, meaning hook, in reference to the interopercular odontodes that are hooked. Named for the Rio Tambo where this species was found.
Species Information
Size	82mm or 3.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Mature males and sometimes females have soft tentacles (bushy fleshy growths) on the snout - this is unique to the genus Ancistrus. Often misquoted in hobby literature, this, the true A. tamboensis has a distinctive colouration and belly pattern.
Sexing	Males have head tentacles, females do not.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Tambo River basin in the upper Ucayali drainage, Peru. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Tambo (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 2014.
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temperature	23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Relatively undemanding.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	It is thought that elements in bogwood, particularly lignin, may form an essential part of Bristlenose diet. Certainly they have the immensely long guts common to vegetarians, and although they fall avidly on the occasional meal of live food or prawns, the bulk of their diet must be composed of vegetable matter. If a high protein diet is fed constantly, then they will become prone to stomach disorders. Vegetable roughage keeps the gut in working order, and bogwood is a valuable addition to this. User data.
Furniture	In the aquarium they prefer a strong water current with lots of oxygen, and require plenty of hiding places. Bogwood is ideal for this, as it is not only attractive to look at and provides plenty of shelter. Although they are vegetarian, they do not feed on water plants either naturally or in the aquarium, and your treasured collection of cryptocorynes will not only remain uneaten, but the Bristlenose will carefully and gently graze each leaf, removing any covering of algae that may form.
Compatibility	They are gentle and unassuming fish, and can be kept in community tanks with the most timid of inhabitants. Even tiny fry will be left unharmed once free-swimming.
Suggested Tankmates	All community fish, small to medium sized cichlids.
Breeding	See catfish of the month article.
Breeding Reports	There are 2 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 159, pp 9, Figs. 13-15.
Registered Keepers	There are 69 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 24 05:42 (species record created: 2001 Apr 26 00:00)