Ancistrus occloi Eigenmann, 1928
Photograph: https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/472958542 (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
Breeding
Keeping
Current
IUCN
Least Concern (LC)
Size
(M) 12-13 cm / 5
Aquarium size
ab 80 cm / from 3 ft
pH-Value
pH 6-8
Conductivity
< 450 µS/cm
Temperature
13-20 °C / 55-68 °F
References
Eigenmann (1928)
Eigenmann in Myers (1928) describes Ancistrus occloi from a locality at 9,000 ft. above sea level, which would make it truly a mountain species. It also implies minimum temperatures of 35 °F in July. The type locality is the village Ollantaytambo. The species allegedly occurs in the upper reaches of the Río Urubamba (Ucayali basin). A close look at the type specimens shows a wide-bodied, very flat typical mountain species with extremely small eyes, and a huge sucker-mouth. In the aquarium it should have cool, highly oxygenated water and a strong current, however, imports are highly unlikely.
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