Ancistrus tolima Taphorn, Armbruster, Villa-Navarro & Ray, 2013
Photograph: Jon W. Armbruster
Breeding
Keeping
Current
IUCN
Endangered (EN)
Size
(SM) 9-10 cm / 4
Aquarium size
ab 60 cm / from 2 ft
pH-Value
pH 6-8
Conductivity
< 450 µS/cm
Temperature
22-27 °C / 72-81 °F
References
Taphorn, Armbruster, Villa-Navarro & Ray (2013)
The dark brown species has yellowish-brown spots, mainly on its head. The front of its body is extremely wide, the caudal peduncle is strikingly slender, with a circular caudal fin. The unbranching tentacles on the head of the males arent overly long. The club shaped body of this uncommon Ancistrus resembles the west Andean Ancistrus clementinae from Ecuador.
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