Peckoltia sp.
L243 · LDA086
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Quick facts
Difficulty5 of 8 measures
More bars, more demanding. Hardiness is not averaged with the rest.
- Space
- large tank
- Water
- tap water
- Temp
- steady heat
- Diet
- unknown
- Temperament
- unknown
- Social
- shoal
- Compatibility
- not a community fish
Hardiness on its own can raise the rating, whatever the measures above say.
- Hardiness
- unknown
Known only from parts of the Río Orinoco drainage in Amazonas state, southern Venezuela. Sometimes confused with Peckoltia lineola (Armbruster, 2008) alongside which it's often exported for the aquarium trade.
Etymology
Peckoltia: named for German botanist and pharmacist Gustavo Peckolt who was born in Brazil, became a member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon, and published important books about Brazilian plants in the late 1800s alongside his father Theodor.
Distribution
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 30 cm48 ∗ 12 in should be the smallest considered.
Water conditions
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Notes
Sometimes confused with Peckoltia lineola (Armbruster, 2008) alongside which it's often exported for the aquarium trade.
References
- Stawikowski, R., A. Werner and I. Seidel (2004). DATZ Special: L-Numbers DATZ, 1-132
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Distribution
Profile completeness15 of 24
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Also missing: taxonomic authority, habitat, maintenance, water condition notes, diet, behaviour and compatibility, sexual dimorphism, reproduction.
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