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Submitted by Proflooney
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
Synonyms: L001, L022
Common Names: Gold Spot Common Pleco, Amazonas-Pleco (Germany)
Category: Species Plecostimus
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Origin: South America: Tocantins River basin.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins
Main Ecosystem:
Salinity: (Freshwater)
Temperment: Larger individuals are territorial to conspecifics however not predatory and able to look after itself with all but the most violent tankmates. Not a good pleco to keep with other similarly sized plecos as the P. joselimaianus would usually win any competition for food.
Care: na
Diet: Lettuce, Peas, Frozen Spinach and any prepared food that reaches the bottom. Larger fish enjoy prawns or pieces of freshwater trout. Algae (especially soft brown) will be eaten immediately.
pH: 6.4 - 7.6
Temperature: 24.0-29.0°C or 75.2-84.2°F
Hardness: 54 – 268 ppm
Potential size: 200mm (8.0")
Water Region: Bottom Dweller Rock piles and wood tangles. Plants are not vital.
Activity: na
Lifespan: na
Color: Pterygoplichthys can be identified by the number of rays in the dorsal fin. More than 10 indicates that it's a Pterygoplichthys. Most other plecos have 8 or fewer rays (in particular the larger Hypostomus species that are most likely to be confused with Pterygoplichthys).
L001 is the same as L022.
Sexing: Comparison of the genital papilla in mature fish shows the differences in the sexes to the trained eye. In males this is a small yet thick stump which noticeably protrudes from the fish's undercarriage. In females it is less obvious and is recessed or lies flat with the body.
Acclimation: na
Breeding: Although commercially farmed, spawning in a home aquarium would be very difficult to achieve as a large wall of mud (I.E. a river bank) is tunnelled into and used for the incubation / hatching process. Large tunnels and fish would be required in a super-size aquarium.
Comments: Suitable with almost any fish, except other plecos due to the conspecific aggression of larger individuals and food competition.
Sources:
Rev. Suisse Zool. v. 98 (no. 3) 640
Submitted by Proflooney
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
Synonyms: L001, L022
Common Names: Gold Spot Common Pleco, Amazonas-Pleco (Germany)
Category: Species Plecostimus
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Origin: South America: Tocantins River basin.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins
Main Ecosystem:
Salinity: (Freshwater)
Temperment: Larger individuals are territorial to conspecifics however not predatory and able to look after itself with all but the most violent tankmates. Not a good pleco to keep with other similarly sized plecos as the P. joselimaianus would usually win any competition for food.
Care: na
Diet: Lettuce, Peas, Frozen Spinach and any prepared food that reaches the bottom. Larger fish enjoy prawns or pieces of freshwater trout. Algae (especially soft brown) will be eaten immediately.
pH: 6.4 - 7.6
Temperature: 24.0-29.0°C or 75.2-84.2°F
Hardness: 54 – 268 ppm
Potential size: 200mm (8.0")
Water Region: Bottom Dweller Rock piles and wood tangles. Plants are not vital.
Activity: na
Lifespan: na
Color: Pterygoplichthys can be identified by the number of rays in the dorsal fin. More than 10 indicates that it's a Pterygoplichthys. Most other plecos have 8 or fewer rays (in particular the larger Hypostomus species that are most likely to be confused with Pterygoplichthys).
L001 is the same as L022.
Sexing: Comparison of the genital papilla in mature fish shows the differences in the sexes to the trained eye. In males this is a small yet thick stump which noticeably protrudes from the fish's undercarriage. In females it is less obvious and is recessed or lies flat with the body.
Acclimation: na
Breeding: Although commercially farmed, spawning in a home aquarium would be very difficult to achieve as a large wall of mud (I.E. a river bank) is tunnelled into and used for the incubation / hatching process. Large tunnels and fish would be required in a super-size aquarium.
Comments: Suitable with almost any fish, except other plecos due to the conspecific aggression of larger individuals and food competition.
Sources:
Rev. Suisse Zool. v. 98 (no. 3) 640