Ancistrus leoni Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
Photograph: Ingo Seidel
Breeding
Keeping
Current
IUCN
Least Concern (LC)
Size
(SM) 7-9 cm / 3-4"
Aquarium size
ab 60 cm / from 2 ft
pH-Value
pH 4,5-7
Conductivity
< 450 µS/cm
Temperature
25-29 °C / 77-84 °F
Names and synonyms
Leon's bristlenose catfish
References
Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster (2019)
Uncommon species with an extremely large sucker-mouth and a flat body with yellow spots. It stays probably relatively small. The males only have short tentacles around their snout rim.
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