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Name
Scientific name
Chaetostoma formosae
Described by
Authority Ballen, Year 2011
Family
Loricariidae
Summary
The striped bulldog pleco, Chaetostoma formosae, is a suckermouth catfish from piedmont streams of the upper Meta and Guaviare systems in C…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
105mm, standard length
Tank size
Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Temperature and pH
Temperature 20–24°C, pH 6.5–7.8
Hardness
8–25dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Solitary or specimen
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries
Colombia
Supporting text
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Known only from western piedmont streams within the upper río Meta and río Guaviare drainage systems, Meta and Casanare departments, eastern Colombia. Both the…
Habitat
An obligate inhabitant of fast-flowing, sometimes high gradient, headwater streams and minor tributaries. Substrates are normally of bedrock with scattered jum…
Aquarium size
Base dimensions of 120 ∗ 30 cm48 ∗ 12 in or equivalent are required for long-term care.
Maintenance
Most importantly the water must be clean and well-oxygenated at all times so we suggest the use of an over-sized filter, additional powerheads, flow pumps, or …
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Primarily an aufwuchs grazer feeding on algae, small crustaceans, insect larvae, etc., and for it to develop its best colours and condition it should be offere…
Behaviour and compatibility
This species does best in a dedicated species set-up, either alone or with a school or two of peaceful, open water-dwelling charaids or cyprinids able to cope …
Sexual dimorphism
Sexually mature males possess an enlarged second unbranched anal-fin ray that develops two posterior, longitudinal, fleshy ridges which can reach the caudal-fi…
Reproduction
Reports of captive spawning are few and far between, tending to occur in well-established set-ups rather than dedicated breeding aquaria. Eggs are apparently d…
Notes
This is the commonest member of the genus in the aquarium hobby though it continues to be misidentified as C. thompsoni or C. cf. thompsoni. It's also traded u…
References
References
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