Leporinus fasciatus

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Black banded leporinus
Male Black banded leporinus
Species	Leporinus fasciatus
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	283.906 liters 283,905.883 mL 75 US Gallons (283.9L)
Size	30.48 cm 10-12 " (25.4-30.5cm)
pH	5.5 - 7.5
Temp.	296.15 K 73.4 °F 533.07 °R 300.15 K 80.6 °F 540.27 °R23 -27 °C (73.4-80.6°F)
Water Hardness	2-20
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Live Foods Other (See article)
Life Span	5-8 years

[edit] Alternative names

Black Banded Leporinus

[edit] Sexing

No visable differences. No records of being bred in captivity.

[edit] Tank compatibility

Although this fish is mostly a herbivore, it grows sharp teeth as it matures and it can inflict nasty injuries on other fish. Keep it with larger or same-sized semi-aggressive fish. This fish is also notorious for fin nipping, so do not keep it with slower long-finned fish such as Angels.

[edit] Diet

Will eat any plants in the aquarium, but tends to not touch java fern. Feed it with blanched vegetables such as spinach and lettace. Will also accept meaty frozen foods and snails.

[edit] Feeding regime

Twice a day.

[edit] Environment Specifics

A spacious well-filtered tank, with hiding places in rocks and bogwood. Prefers a good current in the tank, they're also known jumpers so make sure the tank has a secure lid.

[edit] Behaviour

A mid-swimmer, spends it's time grazing on algae and searching for fallen food.

[edit] Identification

Mustard to golden yellow to beige base colour with 9-10 vertical black bars. Males have a red throat.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase
• Fishforums.net
• Badmans Tropical Fish
• Mongabay
• Seriously Fish