All assigned numbers: L102
Name: Hypancistrus inspector
Common Names: L102
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Appearance: For some time, the scientific name ascribed to this species was applied to L-201. However, after careful perusing of holotype data, it was understood that this animal fit the description more appropriately. This can be confusing, as the light-on-dark spotted color scheme is quite popular within the genus. As of now, it is the largest known species of hypancistrus, hitting 7â€, if not greater. This immense size alienates it from all other congeners. Luckily, it is rather easily identified by coloration and patterning. Firstly, there is a prominent dichotomy between body spot size in the head and the flank regions, the latter being far larger and usually more sparsely dispersed. Furthermore, when viewed in the correct lighting, there are distinctly dark edges along the posterior edges of all major fins—speaking of which, the lower lobe of the caudal is a ways larger than the upper lobe, additionally, the spots on the fin are always placed on the rays of the dorsal and caudal fin. It is also a rather transversely elongated, with the caudal peduncle further back than many other hypancistrus.**
More info: Identification of Hypancistrus
Compatibility:
Sexing and Breeding:
Diet: An omnivore thats leans towards a meatier diet, so the main diet should consist of meaty foods such as frozen foods (tubifex, mosquito larvae, blood worms, artemia), dry foods (freeze-dried foods, flakes, granules), carnivore sinking pellets, and occasionally some small pieces of shrimp, mussels or fish fillet. Once acclimatized, it will often also accept vegetable matter such as algae/spirulina disks and fresh vegetables (lettuce, zucchini/courgette, eggplant/aubergine, capsicum, carrot, peas, preboiled spinach).
This species usually does not eat algae (it lacks suitable teeth for that task), so it's not a suitable fish to keep your tank free of algae.
Water parameters: Temp 25-29c PH 5.5-7.5
Max Size: 20cms
Bred by:
Additional Comments:
** Thank you to cup for permission to use the profile information from the Identification of Hypancistrus article
Name: Hypancistrus inspector
Common Names: L102
Photos:
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Appearance: For some time, the scientific name ascribed to this species was applied to L-201. However, after careful perusing of holotype data, it was understood that this animal fit the description more appropriately. This can be confusing, as the light-on-dark spotted color scheme is quite popular within the genus. As of now, it is the largest known species of hypancistrus, hitting 7â€, if not greater. This immense size alienates it from all other congeners. Luckily, it is rather easily identified by coloration and patterning. Firstly, there is a prominent dichotomy between body spot size in the head and the flank regions, the latter being far larger and usually more sparsely dispersed. Furthermore, when viewed in the correct lighting, there are distinctly dark edges along the posterior edges of all major fins—speaking of which, the lower lobe of the caudal is a ways larger than the upper lobe, additionally, the spots on the fin are always placed on the rays of the dorsal and caudal fin. It is also a rather transversely elongated, with the caudal peduncle further back than many other hypancistrus.**
More info: Identification of Hypancistrus
Compatibility:
Sexing and Breeding:
Diet: An omnivore thats leans towards a meatier diet, so the main diet should consist of meaty foods such as frozen foods (tubifex, mosquito larvae, blood worms, artemia), dry foods (freeze-dried foods, flakes, granules), carnivore sinking pellets, and occasionally some small pieces of shrimp, mussels or fish fillet. Once acclimatized, it will often also accept vegetable matter such as algae/spirulina disks and fresh vegetables (lettuce, zucchini/courgette, eggplant/aubergine, capsicum, carrot, peas, preboiled spinach).
This species usually does not eat algae (it lacks suitable teeth for that task), so it's not a suitable fish to keep your tank free of algae.
Water parameters: Temp 25-29c PH 5.5-7.5
Max Size: 20cms
Bred by:
Additional Comments:
** Thank you to cup for permission to use the profile information from the Identification of Hypancistrus article