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Scientific Name	**Nannoptopoma spectabile** (Eigenmann, 1914)
Common Name
Type Locality	Quebrada Cramalote, 4°07'N, 73°36'W, Dpto. Meta, Villavicencio, Colombia.
Synonym(s)	Hypoptopoma spectabilis, Nannoptopoma spectabile, Nannoptopoma spectabilis, Otocinclus spectabilis
Etymology	This specific epithet literally means showy (spectabilis=showy, notable).
Species Information
Size	29mm or 1.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Has been spawned in the aquarium. A breeding group of 12 specimens was kept in a small aquarium decorated with fine sand, wood rocks and cryptocorynes, anubias and Java fern. The fish were conditioned using dry and frozen foods with the occasional live food added. Spawning occurred on the glass of the aquarium and approximately 60 greenish eggs were produced. The male guards the eggs. Hatching after 60-80 hours at 25°C the fry have a huge yolk sac. After 100 hours the egg sac is virtually gone and feeding can commence. In this reported spawn the fry were provided with dust sized flake food, live micro eels and newly hatched Artemia. Unfortunately 1 week after becoming free swimming the fry started to die off, apparently through starvation so it appears the above is not a suitable diet for them. Water parameters of the breeding tank were, 25°C, 3°dGH,0-1°dKH; pH 6.0 and conductivity 150µS/cm.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Indiana University Studies v. 2 (no. 23), pp 229.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2004 Aug 11 00:00)