Catfish and Plecos
Rineloricaria
Rineloricaria parva
Key facts
- Temperature20–27 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Origin
- Paraguay and Paraná River Basins
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 27°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a group
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- Omnivorous (algae, bottom-feeding pellets, worms)
- Reproduction
- Oviparous; the male cares for the eggs laid in tubes or caves
Notes: Known as the whip-tailed Loricaria because of its long, slender tail. It goes unnoticed on the sand thanks to its camouflage. Peaceful and easy to breed.
