Hypoptopoma incognitum
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Quick facts
Difficulty3 of 8 measures
More bars, more demanding. Hardiness is not averaged with the rest.
- Space
- modest tank
- Water
- tap water
- Temp
- steady heat
- Diet
- unknown
- Temperament
- unknown
- Social
- unknown
- Compatibility
- unknown
Hardiness on its own can raise the rating, whatever the measures above say.
- Hardiness
- unknown
The most widely distributed member of its genus, described from the Río Itenez in northeastern Bolivia and recorded through much of the central and lower Amazon basin, the rio Tocantins, and some smaller rivers draining straight into the Atlantic.
Distribution
Type locality is the Río Itenez, Beni department, northeastern Bolivia but is the most widely-distributed member of the genus and has been recorded from much of the central and lower Amazon basin plus the rio Tocantins and some minor rivers draining directly into the Atlantic Ocean in northeastern Brazil.
Habitat
Type locality is the Río Itenez, Beni department, northeastern Bolivia but is the most widely-distributed member of the genus and has been recorded from much of the central and lower Amazon basin plus the rio Tocantins and some minor rivers draining directly into the Atlantic Ocean in northeastern Brazil.
Aquarium size
Minimum base dimensions of 80 ∗ 30 cm31 ∗ 12 in are recommended.
Maintenance
Minimum base dimensions of 80 cm x 30 cm are recommended.
Water conditions
Temperature: 23.9 – 27.8 °C75 – 82 °F
pH: 6.0 - 7.5
Hardness: 1 - 10°H
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Diet
Minimum base dimensions of 80 cm x 30 cm are recommended.
Behaviour and compatibility
Minimum base dimensions of 80 cm x 30 cm are recommended.
Sexual dimorphism
Minimum base dimensions of 80 cm x 30 cm are recommended.
Reproduction
Minimum base dimensions of 80 cm x 30 cm are recommended.
Notes
Minimum base dimensions of 80 cm x 30 cm are recommended.
References
- Aquino, A. E. and S. A. Schaefer. 2010 Systematics of the genus Hypoptopoma Günther, 1868 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 336, 1-110
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