Inhlanzi eyaziwa ngokuthi amanzi amadala Kubonakala ngokuma kwangaphandle okuxakile, ngenxa yamapuleti amboza imizimba yawo futhi okuchazwe ukuthi kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kwamashumi amabili ezingezakhe umndeni Loricaridae. Kuyaziwa nangokuthi isalukazi esimnyama esimnyama; isalukazi esikhulu; isiswebhu esidala, phakathi kwabanye, ngoba ukubukeka kwayo akuyona into yokubukisa kepha kuyinhlobo ebalulekile comnoma izizinda ezihlanzekile noma ingilazi.
Lezi zinhlanzi zibonakala ngokuvikelwa kwemizimba yazo, kufakwe amapuleti noma izihlangu ezibasibekela njengezikhali zempi.
De umbala omnyama onsunduInamapuleti amakhulu endaweni yomgogodla kanye nasemahlangothini, inomphetho omenyezelayo wokuphamba, iphanyele emisebeni yayo kanye nomsila olinganiselwe. I-ventral fin yayo inkulu kune-anal.
Yinhlanzi engezansi neyasemanzini, futhi ithanda amanzi afudumele. Inokuhamba okuncane njengoba ihlala inganyakazi isikhathi eside ilinde ukudlula kwe- inyamazane yawo yokuphanga ayithathe.
Yize, isalukazi samanzi sijwayeleizindawo ezihlanzeke phansi ezinamadwala kanye namaqabunga ezitshalo zasemanzini, kuma-aquariums kuhlala kunamathiselwe engilazini noma kwezinye izindawo ngezindebe, okuyi sziyasebenza ngoba ziklwebha ulwelwe nemifino, kubalulekile ekusebenzeni kahle kwe-aquarium, yilokho esivame ukubiza ngokuthi abahlanza ulwelwe.
Indlela yayo yokuzala kabusha inelukuluku lokwazi, ngoba baphatha iqoqo le- amaqanda avundisiwe emgodini ngaphansi komhlathi ongezansi nokuthi azishiyi kuze kuvele amaqhuqhuva. Zivikela amaphuphu azo kakhulu, zize zibe nolaka ngaphandle kokubeka amaphuphu azo engozini.
Zondla nge: mojarras, catfish, tarpon, boguitas kanye nezilwanyana ezincane ezivela emanzini abahlala kuwo, Idla udaka lwe-organic.
Lezi zinhlanzi zikhula ngokushesha okukhulu, ngakho-ke zingakhula zibe phakathi kuka-15 no-40 cmLokhu kubenza bangabi lusizo kakhulu ku-aquarium encane.