Common pleco
L021Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Amazon basin · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
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542 species, each with the water it needs, who it gets along with, and where it comes from. Find one, or browse by family, genus or river.
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Pseudacanthicus7 fish -
Hypostomus6 fish -
Pterygoplichthys6 fish -
Baryancistrus4 fish -
Ancistrus3 fish -
Chaetostoma3 fish -
Hypancistrus3 fish -
Panaqolus3 fish -
Parancistrus3 fish -
Scobinancistrus3 fish -
Spectracanthicus3 fish -
Hemiancistrus2 fish -
Megalancistrus2 fish -
Rineloricaria2 fish -
Acanthicus1 fish -
Guyanancistrus1 fish -
Lasiancistrus1 fish -
Leporacanthicus1 fish -
Loricaria1 fish -
Pseudorinelepis1 fish
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Amazon 5 fish
Common pleco
L023Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Amazon basin · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Coffee & cream pleco
L096Pseudacanthicus spinosus
Amazon basin · river
- Temperature
- 26–30°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Photo: François-Louis Laporte, PD
Coffee & cream pleco
L160Pseudacanthicus spinosus
Amazon basin · river
- Temperature
- 26–30°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Photo: François-Louis Laporte, PD
Titanic pleco
L203Panaque schaeferi
Amazon basin · river
- Temperature
- 24–29°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Wood
Photo: Nelson Apolo, CC BY NC
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