Hypoptopoma incognitum
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Quick facts
Difficulty3 of 6 measures
More bars, more demanding.
- Space
- modest tank
- Water
- tap water
- Temp
- steady heat
- Temperament
- unknown
- Social
- unknown
- Compatibility
- unknown
Hypoptopoma incognitum
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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