Ancistrus miracollis Bifi, Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2019
Photograph: Renildo de Oliveira
Breeding
Keeping
Current
IUCN
Least Concern (LC)
Size
(SM) 7-8 cm / 3"
Aquarium size
ab 60 cm / from 2 ft
pH-Value
pH 6-8
Conductivity
< 450 µS/cm
Temperature
25-29 °C / 77-84 °F
References
Bifi, Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel (2019)
It is so far the only known species in this genus that has a pattern of vertical light and dark lines. This species has a very large variability and in the description the variety of these patterns is shown very impressively.
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