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(Other members of the genus Farlowella)
ADULT SIZE: 20 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C
FOOD: Feed Farlowella acus a predominantly vegetarian diet
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Brazil
AQUARIUM CARE: A shy catfish that is often outcompeted for food. A tank set-up should include bogwood, and plants.
BREEDING: This has been acheived but raising the fry is somewhat problematic.
Have you bred Farlowella acus? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Farlowella acus breeding reports
Other members of the genus Farlowella
Other catfish species
Other species from Brazil
BREEDING: This has been acheived but raising the fry is somewhat problematic.
Have you bred Farlowella acus? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
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