Format: Hardcover, 167 pages
Publisher: Fish magazine Taiwan
ISBN: 978-986-97406-7-8
Language: English/Chinese
$65.00 (Includes Shipping to Canada or the U.S.)
The South-American continent is home to more than 1000 different species and forms of the large catfish family Loricariidae (order Siluriformes). All the members of the biggest subfamily, the Hypostominae, are simply called “plecos” (an abbreviation of the now invalid scientific name “Plecostomus” that was used in the early days of the catfish hobby and later on – following the results of scientific research – got synonymized with the older generic name Hypostomus). For more than 30 years the plecos of the genus Hypancistrus have probably been the most popular loricariids in the aquarium hobby.
Contents:
Foreword Introduction and acknowledgements
The species -How it all began?
The genus Hypancistrus
What is L236?
The biotope:
The Central Brazilian Shield
The middle Rio Xingu
The King Tiger pleco
Where does L236 live?
The aquarium:
The tank set up
Water and food
Tank mates
Reproduction in the aquarium
Basics History of the “super white” and other strains
Pleco farming
Raising the fry
L236 Captive bred in Taiwan
L333 Captive bred in Taiwan
Other Hypancistrus species captive bred in Taiwan