Catfish and Plecos
Golden Sturisoma
Sturisoma aureum
Also called: Sturisomatichthys aureum
Photo: Richard Bartz , Munich aka Makro Freak · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank250 l
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Origin
- Magdalena and San Jorge River Basins (Colombia)
- Size
- 25 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 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 pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 250 L
- Diet
- herbivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; eggs laid on the glass and cared for by the male
Notes: Elongated golden body with long filaments on the dorsal and caudal fins. Elegant but demanding in terms of water quality.
