Ancistrus triradiatus (LDA094) Eigenmann, 1918
Photograph: Ingo Seidel
Breeding
Keeping
Current
IUCN
Least Concern (LC)
Size
(M) 11-12 cm / 4-5"
Aquarium size
ab 60 cm / from 2 ft
pH-Value
pH 6-8
Conductivity
< 450 µS/cm
Temperature
25-29 °C / 77-84 °F
Names and synonyms
Antler Bristlenose Catfish, Three-Rayed Bristlenose Catfish
References
Eigenmann (1918); Schraml, (2004); Kolumbien ( );
Ancistrus triradiatus is a slender, small, and very plainly colored bristlenose catfish. The dark brown animals are only inconspicuously dotted. Males often form a huge antler of thin, branched tentacles. In contrast to the Common Bristlenose Catfish, the females have distinct short tentacles on the edge of their snouts. In the huge female pictured on page 318, these were even branched at the end. Only specimens from the upper reaches of the Río Meta are said to have the described three soft rays in the anal fin; elsewhere, there are usually four.
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