Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps
antes Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps
¿Cabe en tu acuario?
Compara esta especie con la población, el tamaño, los tests del agua y el país de tu acuario.
Agua
- Óptimo
- Aceptable, menos ideal
- Tolerable, pero no óptimo
Espacio
- El espacio que necesita, del menos al más generoso
- Recomendado
Carácter y cuidados
- TemperamentoPor lo general pacífico; puede ser agresivo con sus congéneres
- Vida socialSolitaria
- DietaHerbívora, omnívora
- Zona de nadoCerca del fondo
Normas legales
Lo mínimo que permite la ley, por país: el agua y el espacio de arriba son lo que necesita la especie. Cada acuario se comprueba con las normas de su propio país.
Austria
8 normas
- Temperatura: 22–30 °C
- Dureza general: 4–30 dGH
- pH 4,5–8,5
- Longitud del acuario: al menos 150 cm
- Un acuario de al menos 375 L
- Amoníaco: cero
- Nitrito: cero
- Nitrato: hasta 50 mg/L NO₃
3 notas de las normas
Size!
Species over 40 cm adult size need a tank with at least 4 m² of floor area for two animals, plus 1 m² for each further animal.
Austria, general duties for freshwater fish: aim for middle values of the temperature, hardness and pH ranges; adjust new fish slowly to the water; change part of the water regularly, with water of the same quality; check temperature daily, and pH, hardness and nitrate at least every 14 days; check nitrite daily during the first six weeks of a new tank; give a clear day–night cycle; provide free swimming space, filter, heater and pump, substrate, hiding places and plants where the fish allow; keep the species according to its social structure; species kept together must suit each other in water quality, temperature and social behaviour (§ 7 (5); Anlage 5, 1.1).
Suiza
Nota de las normas
Switzerland, general duties for ornamental fish: minimum volume = each fish's current body length (snout to tail base) × litres per cm by size class (up to 5 cm 0.5; 10 cm 0.75; 15 cm 1; 20 cm 1.25; 30 cm 1.75; 40 cm 2.25; over 40 cm 3), summed over all fish, plus species-specific needs; the tank at least 3 times as long and 2 times as wide as the largest fish's body length, and the water at least that deep; not visible from all sides, with visual cover and retreats; a day–night rhythm; water quality suited to the species; no prolonged strong vibration; social species need contact with their own kind; prevent excessive breeding; genetically modified fish such as GloFish are banned (TSchV Art. 13, 25, 98 and Anhang 2 Tabelle 8).