Farlowella vittata
Myers, 1942
vittatus (lat.) - with ribbons
Synonyms
Farlowella agustini
Farlowella angosturae
Farlowella guaricensis
Farlowella roncalli
Grenmaller (DK)
Twig Catfish
Farlowella angosturae
Farlowella guaricensis
Farlowella roncalli
Grenmaller (DK)
Twig Catfish
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
224.7 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
6.0 - 7.0
Habitat river width
< 5.20 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.30 m
Type of water
Clear water, White water
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), green algae (Chlorophyceae), Zieralgen (Desmidiaceae), microcrustaceans, diptera (Diptera) (larvae), cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria), Protozoa (Protozoen), rotifers (Rotifera), detritus, vegetable fibers
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
substrate breeder
from genus: yes
yes
most common Farlowella in the aquarium
Sympatric with
Hyphessobrycon klausanni
Tyttocharax metae
Tyttocharax metae
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- Myers, G.S., 1942 "Studies on South American fresh-water fishes I" (Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin) P. 89
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 334
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" edition: 1 (2002) P.432 - 433
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" edition: 2 (2005) P.470 - 471
- Schäfer, Frank: "Kolumbiens Nadelwelse überarbeitet"
(DATZ 04/2015 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Seidel, Ingo: "Die Nadelwelse der Gattung Farlowella"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Februar / März 2020) - Werner, Uwe: "Schnorcheln im Río Humadea, einem Zufluss zum Río Meta in Kolumbien"
(Amazonas Mai / Juni 2021)
- García-Alzate, C.A.; Valencia, C.R. & Barrero, A.M., 2012 "Biología alimentaria y reproductiva de Farlowella vittata (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) en la cuenca del río Güejar, Orinoquía, Colombia" (Revista de biologia tropical, Vol. 60 No. 4, P. 1873)
- Ballen, G.A.; Urbano-Bonilla, A. & Zamudio, J., 2016 "Farlowella mitoupibo, a new species of stick catfish from the upper Guaviare River, Orinoco basin, Colombia (Teleostei: Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 27 No. 4, P. 331)
- DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem" (ZooKeys, Vol. 708, P. 77)
- Urbano-Bonilla, A.; Ballen, G.A.; Herrera-R, G.A.; Zamudio, J., Herrera-Collazos; E.E.; DoNascimiento, C.; Prada-Pedreros, S. & Maldonado-Ocampo, A., 2018 "Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia), with an identification key to its species" (ZooKeys, No. 733, P. 74)
- Terán, G.E.; Ballen, G.A.; Alonso, F.; Aguilera, G. & Mirande, J.M., 2019 "A new species of Farlowella (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Bermejo River, La Plata River basin, northwestern Argentina" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 17 No. 2)
- Londoño-Burbano, A. & Reis, R.E., 2021 "A combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with emphasis on the Harttiini and Farlowellini" (PlosOne)
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for the pictures
irenchen
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Armin Ackermann
5, 7, 8
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