Ancistrus Damasceni
Ancistrus damasceni is a small freshwater catfish native to Brazil’s São Francisco River basin. Belonging to the Loricariidae family, it's known for its armored body and sucker mouth, which it uses to graze on algae. Males develop bristle-like tentacles on their heads, aiding in mate attraction. Peaceful and hardy, they are popular in aquariums for algae control.
Adult Length – 6.5cm
Temperature Range – 22 - 27°C
pH Range – 6.0 - 7.2
Tanks Mates and Compatibility – They are a good community fish as they are peaceful.
Feeding – They should be fed a variety of algae wafers, spirulina based flake and also vegetable matter like cucumber and lettuce. They will also eat almost every other food offered and dead fish, given the opportunity.
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Please note – Some images used are library photos and will show the colour potential at a fully mature size, as our fish are juveniles they may vary.
We always aim to supply the fish as close to the purchase size as possible. On rare occasions if this is not possible we will contact you.
The fish are selected at random however you are welcome to make a note on the order and the fish manager will do his best for you, requests are dependent on stock at the time of your order.
