Parotocinclus Britskii (Alligator Dwarf Pleco)

Common Name: Alligator otocinclus
Synonyms: None
Family: Loricariidae ycipitidae
Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin and Atlantic coastal drainages of the Guianas. Type locality: Left tributary of Coppename River, Surinam, 3º51'N, 56º55'W.
Size: 3cm. (1¼ins)
Temp: 26-29°c (79-85°f.)
p.H. 6.5-7.5.



Can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: 21-31 premaxillary and mandibular teeth, typically 24-25; dorsal profile of snout broad and moderately parabolic, not acutely pointed; head width 75-98% of head length, 18-22% of SL median group of abdominal plates irregularly arranged; pigment on pectoral-fin spine arranged in 5 blotches; two blotches on the unbranched anal ray, single band on the branched anal rays.

Aquarium Care: This is a dwarf species which can be problematic to keep as it will need to be kept by their own or at least with other dwarf species as they will find it difficult to compete for food in the hurly burly of a community tank.

Diet: Artemia naupli and vegetable matter.

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