(Other members of the genus Ancistrus)

ADULT SIZE: 5 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C

FOOD: Feed Ancistrus temmincki live and dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: French Guiana, Surinam

AQUARIUM CARE: A small catfish inhabiting slow moving waters in SOuth America. Tanks should be decorated with bogwood. Include some vegetable component to the diet. Males have distict bristling on the nose – this is far less pronounced in the female

Have you bred Ancistrus temmincki? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Ancistrus temmincki breeding reports