PlanetCatfish.com - Rineloricaria sp. (L010A) (Loricariidae) Cat-eLog

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Juvenile
Female above pipe, male inside
Male guarding eggs
Adult
Gravid female
One day old fry
Forty day old juveniles
Female
Two week old fry
Semi adult hybrid
Semi adult
Spawning in tube
Two week old fry
Male with eggs
Male
Female
Close-up of head of male

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	Rineloricaria sp. (L010A)
Common Names	L010A, Red Lizard Catfish Red Whiptail Catfish, Roter Lanzenharnischwels (Germany), Rød Grenmalle (Denmark)
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Articles	- Shane's World Reproduction The mysterious Red Lizard Catfish
Species Information
Size	110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	This red colour form is considered to be artificial although it is unclear what species or methods were used in its production. Aqualog introduced this fish with an l-number of L010a, it is very different from L010.
Sexing	Males grow short spines in the top of their heads and pectoral fins.
Habitat Information
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Adaptable omnivores, these fish will eat most foods from cucumber or zucchini slices to frozen bloodworm or dry flake foods. User data.
Furniture	The fish should be provided with half-pipe type refuges which also often be used as spawning sites.
Compatibility	Peaceful and not territorial.
Breeding	Breeds in fairly usual Rineloricaria manner, male guards the eggs in a cave (pipe, around 25mm diameter, according to some reports).
Breeding Reports	There are 14 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	There are 250 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 92 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2022 Jan 13 12:22 (species record created: 2001 Nov 23 00:00)