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Name

Scientific name

Hypancistrus inspector

Described by

Authority Armbruster, Year 2002

Family

Loricariidae

Common names

L102, Snowball Pleco

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

The snowball pleco (L102), Hypancistrus inspector, is a suckermouth catfish from the upper rio Negro in Brazil and the Casiquiare in Venezu…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

160mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 45 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 22–30°C, pH 5–7.5

Hardness

1–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

Not recorded

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Venezuela, Amazon, Casiquiare, Negro

Writing

Etymology

Hypancistrus: from the Greek ὑπό (hypó), meaning 'below, beneath, under', and the generic name Ancistrus, in reference to the reduced dentition compared with t…

Distribution

This species is native to the upper rio Negro basin in Amazonas state, Brazil and parts of the Casiquiare drainage, which links the Negro with the Río Orinoco,…

Habitat

Normally collected from rocky rapids.

Aquarium size

An aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 45 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.

Maintenance

Best maintained in an aquarium designed to simulate a flowing stream with a substrate of variably-sized rocks, sand, fine gravel, and some water-worn boulders.…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Wild specimens are probably omnivorous but with a preference for aquatic invertebrates and other small animals. In the aquarium it should be offered a varied d…

Behaviour and compatibility

A peaceful species which can be maintained in a well-chosen community, but should not be maintained alongside other Hypancistrus spp. in order to prevent hybri…

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Sexual dimorphism

Adult males possess more odontodes on the leading pectoral-fin rays and interopercular region than females, plus they often show an overall reddish tone on the…

Reproduction

Has been bred in aquaria. It is a cave-spawner with the male responsible for brood care.

Notes

H. inspector can be told apart from other described species in the genus by the following combination of characters: colour pattern comprising brown to black b…

References

References

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