Ancistrus trinitatis (Günther, 1864)
Photograph: Armin Senger
Breeding
Keeping
Current
IUCN
Near Threatened (NT)
Size
(M) 10-12 cm / 4-5
Aquarium size
ab 60 cm / from 2 ft
pH-Value
pH 6-8,5
Conductivity
< 450 µS/cm
Temperature
25-29 °C / 77-84 °F
Names and synonyms
Chaetostomus trinitatis, Ancistrus maracasae
References
Günther (1864); Fowler (1946); Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster (2019)
Medium-sized, dark brown Ancistrus with roundish, cream-colored spots on the body, and smaller light-colored spots in the fins, which sit in bands. The spots on the rays of the pectoral fins are reddish brown. Their sucker-mouth is relatively small. Males with shorter tentacles on the head than most other species.
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