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Unnamed L339

Hypancistrus lunaorum · Río Orinoco and Ventuari, Venezuela

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The Hypancistrus lunaorum L339 (Hypancistrus lunaorum) is a freshwater fish from Río Orinoco and Ventuari, Venezuela, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 27–30 °C (81–86 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5, with a gentle current. In the wild it grazes on algae, detritus and tiny animals. In the aquarium feed mostly meaty foods: frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp and quality sinking pellets, with the odd vegetable.

At a glance

Water temperature ≈

27–30 °C 81–86 °F

pH ≈

5.5–7.5 neutral water

Swims ≈

Bottom mostly on the floor and in caves

Current

Gentle a steady gentle flow

Food ≈

Eats most foods

Where it comes from

Home water

Río Orinoco and Ventuari, Venezuela

Orinoco, Ventuari

Lives in river habitat.

The dot is placed on its home rivers, not an exact collecting site. Home from Wikipedia. Map: Natural Earth.

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Questions keepers ask

What temperature does a Hypancistrus lunaorum L339 need?

27–30 °C (81–86 °F).

What pH does a Hypancistrus lunaorum L339 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Hypancistrus lunaorum L339 eat?

In the wild it grazes on algae, detritus and tiny animals. In the aquarium feed mostly meaty foods: frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp and quality sinking pellets, with the odd vegetable.

Where does the Hypancistrus lunaorum L339 come from?

Río Orinoco and Ventuari, Venezuela.

All the numbers

Temperature min (°C)27 Genus default (genus)
Temperature max (°C)30 Genus default (genus)
pH min5.5 Genus default (genus)
pH max7.5 Genus default (genus)
FlowModerate Sourced (genus)
Habitatriver Genus default (genus)
DietOmnivore Estimate (genus)

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