Armoured Catfish, Hoplo - Megalechis thoracata (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) ...
A large armoured catfish, and some even larger catfish lurking in the koi pond.
Swaby's Yellow Page ad. specifically mentions aquarium plants, but these are all I saw in the store. There were more outside however.
It is an armoured catfish from the upper Amazon system in Peru and Brazil which has started since the 1990s to be offered quite regularly as an aquarium fish under the name "Pineapple Pleco".
These smaller armoured catfish are easy to keep.
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Genus Species ...
but can be readily distinguished by the fact that X. has a granular snout and lacks the broad naked margin along the lower border of the head 7) Unique Behavioral Characteristics (findings are paraphrased): a) "Depth Distribution of Armoured Catfish: ...
These little, armoured catfish, mostly from South America, are comical, attractive, peaceful, and easy to keep.
They are temperate and tropical armoured catfish. Cories are the most popular catfish for aquaria, and most species remain relatively small. It is recommended that they be kept in small schools rather than individually.
Armbruster, J.W. (2004), "Phylogenetic relationships of the suckermouth armoured catfishes (Loricariidae) with emphasis on the Hypostominae and the Ancistrinae," Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 141, pp. 1-80.
Even large armoured catfish such as plecostomus species will be considered an in-between meals snack. Water, rocks and more water seems to be the consensus between people who have had the pleasure of owning a dovii.
Corydoras sterbai, which is referred to as Sterba's Cory, Sterbai Cory, or Sterba's Corydoras, is a peaceful, bottom-dwelling member of the armoured catfish group.
 See also: Catfish, Fish, Species, Aquarium, Water
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