Ancistrus ranunculus Muller, Rapp Py-Daniel & Zuanon, 1994
Photograph: Andreas Tanke
Breeding
Keeping
Current
IUCN
Near Threatened (NT)
Size
(M) 12-14 cm / 5-6
Aquarium size
ab 80 cm / from 3 ft
pH-Value
pH 5,5-7,5
Conductivity
< 450 µS/cm
Temperature
26-30 °C / 79-86 °F
Names and synonyms
L 034, L 255, Medusa pleco, bristle bushmouth
References
Muller, Rapp Py-Daniel & Zuanon (1994); Brasil ( ); Brasil ( )
This species has an extraordinarily wide and flat body, and uncommonly thick unbranching tentacles. Females have shorter appendages along their snout rim. Most specimens come from habitats near Altamira, home to the mostly black variant. Further upstream, specimens with fine white spots can be found, and there are transitional forms with washed-out spots.
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