Catfish and Plecos
Pseudohemiodon
Pseudohemiodon apithanos
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Origin
- Upper Amazon (Peru)
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- carnivore (food that sinks)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Very flattened body with sand-colored camouflage. It burrows into the substrate and is difficult to spot.
