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LORICARIIDAE FAMILY

The Loricariidae or Suckermouth Armored Catfish Family has over 600 members found in Central and South America. It includes, among others, the genera Ancistrus, Chaetostoma, Farlowella, Hypancistrus, Hypoptopoma, Hypostomus, Otocinclus, Panaque, Peckoltia, Pterygoplichthys, Rineloricaria, Scobinancistrus, and Sturisoma.

Ancistrus dolichopterus and Dianema urostriata: How to Spawn Bushynose Plecostomus and Flagtail Ca

In the Fall of 1984, Sallie Boggs's work took her out of the state for about a year, and knowing that I was interested in keeping and breeding catfish, she was kind enough to share with me some six different ...

Ancistrus cf. dolichopterus

I acquired a trio of bristlenose plecos from Don Tuttle (thanks Don!) and placed them in a 20-gallon high tank containing no other fish. The tank was filtrated by an Aquaclear power filter and a sponge filter ...

Aspidoras sp. "Senger"

Aspidoras sp. "Senger" text and photos by Eric Bodrock Finformation, July 2003 ...

Banjo Catfish , Dysichthys coracoideus

Banjo Catfish [ Pictures ] Dysichthys coracoideus SYN : Bunocephalusbicolor, B. coracoideus PD :A flattened fish having a rounded head and a body decreasing in width after the pectoralfins. There is a pair of barbels extendi ...

CALLICHTHYIDAE FAMILY

CALLICHTHYIDAE FAMILY The Callichthyidae or Armored Catfish Family includes, among others, the genera Aspidoras, Brochis, Corydoras, Callichthys, Dianema, and Hoplosternum. They are found throughout central and South America. The fish of this family are generally peaceful, scavengers that can be combined (depending on the size of the species) with small fish to large South American Cichlids. Estimates exceeding 200 species have been made. This family is made up of two sub-families: Corydoradinae and Callichthyinae.

DORADIDAE FAMILY

CATFISH DORADIDAE FAMILY TheDoradidae or Thorny Catfish family includes, among others, the genera Amblydoras, Agamyxis , Platydoras and Pseudodoras. This family is scattered throughoutCentral and South America and includes over 30 genera and 70 species.

Hypancistrus zebra Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991

Hypancistrus  zebra  Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991   Family:   Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Ancistrinae ...

Hypancistrus Zebra , (Zebra Pl*co, Imperial Pl*co, Emperor Peckoltia, L46)

if the internet has adopted a catfish, then it is this fish (Julian Dignall) Julian's right. There has been more written on the internet about this fish than any other single catfish species (click the Search button at the end of this page ...

Hypancistrus zebra , Zebra Pleco, Imperial Pleco

Photos & Comments Photo Credit: Vicky Loures Name: Hypancistrus zebra Size pHGHTemp Origin: Brazil (Rio Xingu) 10 cm 6.7 8 25°C This little fish is astonishing, a true rare gem of natur ...

Hypancistrus Zebra Availability

Hypancistrus Zebra Availability 18/07/2004 Everyone seems to be talking about these fish and how difficult they are to obtain and the fact that the prices seem to be going up and up. There is no doubt that some ...

Hypancistrus zebra LO46

Hypancistrus zebra LO46, more commonly known as the zebra pleco, is from Rio Xingu in Brazil. In June 2001, I purchased 8 wild caught fish from an importer in California. There were 4 ma ...

L 46 Hypancistrus zebra

Hypancistrus zebra comes from the Rio Xingu in Brazil. Before it was described in 1991 it was assigned the Datz L number L 46. I have never seen any solid info on the water chemistry of the Rio Xingu, but it is not that important as H. zebra ...

Loricariidae :: Hypancistrus zebra

Loricariidae :: Hypancistrus zebra Zoom in Adult female - zoom in Clo ...

PANGASSIDAE FAMILY

The Pangassidae Family is a small family that is found in Southeast Asia. The family includestwo genera, Helicophagus and Pangasius and some 21 species .

PIMELODIDAE FAMILY

The Pimelodidae, Naked Catfish, or Long-whiskered catfish family consists of the genus Brachyrhamdia, Leiarius, Phractocephalus, Pimelodella, Pimelodus, Perrunichthys, Pseudoplatystoma, and Sorubim, and are found in Central and South America; especially the Amazon Basin. About 300 species are known.

Wood Catfish , Trachycorystes insignis

CATFISH AUCHENIPTERIDAE FAMILY The Auchenipteridae or Driftwood catfish family includes about 65 species distributed throughoutSouth America.Driftwood catfish are usually nocturnal, although some may be diurnal at some point. Themost commonly imported genera are Auchenipterichthys and Trachycorystes.

Zebra Pleco

Name: Hypancistrus zebra Size pHGHTemp Origin: Brazil (Rio Xingu) 10 cm 6.7 8 25°C This little fish is astonishing, a true rare gem of nature. I have a Zebra Pleco in my 200 L planted tank, who shares the bottom with a Ti ...

Zebra pleco, L046

Common name(s)Zebra pleco, L046, L098, L173, Imperial pleco Photos taken at Wharf Aquatics© Sean Evans Scientific nameHypancistrus zebra Synonyms Size3.5" (8.5cm) OriginBrazil, Rio Xingu Tank setupDark rock or bogwood for refu ...

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