The fish list

Three-beacon vampire

L091

Leporacanthicus triactis

Orinoco, Venezuela · rapids

Temperature

26–30°C

pH

5.5–7.5

Adult size

8 in · 20 cm

Flow

Strong

Swims

Bottom

Temperament

Territorial

Diet

Carnivore

Breeding

Hard

Typical price

$60–150

In Canada

Occasional

Rarity

Rare or hard to breed

Eats snails and holds a cave firmly. Can be rough with smaller plecos.

Big white spot

L142

Xingu and Tapajós basins, Brazil · rapids

Temperature

27–30°C

pH

5.5–7.5

Adult size

10 in · 25 cm

Flow

Strong

Swims

Bottom

Temperament

Territorial

Diet

Omnivore

Breeding

Hard

Typical price

$80–200

In Canada

Rare

Rarity

Rare or hard to breed

Big white spots on black with white fin edges. Striking, but big and territorial.