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Coal pleco, Peckoltia pankimpuju

Plecos · Peckoltia

Coal pleco L350

Peckoltia pankimpuju · Río Marañón, Peru

Photo: Matubula, CC BY SA, via iNaturalist

The Coal pleco L350 (Peckoltia pankimpuju) is a freshwater fish from Río Marañón, Peru, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 25–29 °C (77–84 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5. It eats most foods: flakes, small pellets and frozen foods.

At a glance

Water temperature

25–29 °C 77–84 °F

pH

5.5–7.5 neutral water

Swims

Bottom mostly on the floor and in caves

Food

Eats most foods

≈ Every value here is an estimate from typical hobby ranges. We're checking them against sources.

Where it comes from

Home water

Río Marañón, Peru

Marañón

Lives in river habitat.

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

In the hobby

Where to find it

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Questions keepers ask

What temperature does a Coal pleco L350 need?

25–29 °C (77–84 °F).

What pH does a Coal pleco L350 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Coal pleco L350 eat?

It eats most foods: flakes, small pellets and frozen foods.

Where does the Coal pleco L350 come from?

Río Marañón, Peru.

All the numbers

Temperature min (°C)25 Genus default (genus)
Temperature max (°C)29 Genus default (genus)
pH min5.5 Genus default (genus)
pH max7.5 Genus default (genus)
Habitatriver Genus default (genus)
DietOmnivore Genus default (genus)

Some values are estimates from typical hobby ranges and haven't been checked against a source yet.

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