Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps
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| Common Names: | Gibby
L083
L165
Sail fin Pleco |
| Synonyms: |
Ancistrus gibbiceps
Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps
Liposarcus altipinnis |
| Category: | Catfish_Bottom_Feeders |
| Distribution: | America - South; Throughout Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon |
| Main Ecosystem: | River; They tend to stay in slow-moving areas of water along the river bed |
| Temperament: | Peaceful; When the gibbiceps gets larger they tend to get territorial to others of the same breed. It is not a predator, but able to look after itself with all but the most violent tank mates. |
| Diet: | Ominvore; Soft brown algae will be eaten immediately, also feed lettuce, cucumber, peas, zucchini, and etc… The larger gibbiceps can be fed prawns and pieces of freshwater trout. |
| Care: | All that is needed for this fish is a shady get away, appropriate to its size. In a planted aquarium it will most likely uproot plants while forging for food amongst the bottom of the tank. As the gibbiceps produces large amounts of waste they require heavy filtration. |
| Potential Size: | Male: 45.7cm (18")
Female: 45.7cm (18") |
| Water Region: | Bottom; they are bottom dwellers although they will come to the surface to graze food at feeding time |
| Activity: | NonSpecific; They are both diurnal and nocturnal, active during both day and night. |
| Gender: | The males have a small thick stump noticeably protruding from its undercarriage, The females have the same, although it recesses against the body.
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| Breeding: | Spawning them in a home aquarium would be very hard to do. You would need a large wall of mud or a mud bank, so that they can tunnel into it and make there spawning cave(s). In order to have this done in a home aquarium you would need a very large tank, and a lot of mud.
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| Comments: | A very peacefull, and outgoing Loricariidae. |
| Main Colours: | Brown, Black |
