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Curua Zebra Pleco L428

Hypancistrus sp. · Rio Curua, Brazil

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The Curua Zebra Pleco L428 (Hypancistrus sp.) is a freshwater fish from Rio Curua, Brazil, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 27–30 °C (81–86 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5, with a gentle current. In the wild it grazes on algae, detritus and tiny animals. In the aquarium feed mostly meaty foods: frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp and quality sinking pellets, with the odd vegetable.

At a glance

Water temperature ≈

27–30 °C 81–86 °F

pH ≈

5.5–7.5 neutral water

Swims ≈

Bottom mostly on the floor and in caves

Current

Gentle a steady gentle flow

Food ≈

Eats most foods

Where it comes from

Home water

Rio Curua, Brazil

Curua

Lives in river habitat.

The dot is placed on its home rivers, not an exact collecting site. Home from trade name (the river it's sold under). Map: Natural Earth.

In the hobby

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Questions keepers ask

What temperature does a Curua Zebra Pleco L428 need?

27–30 °C (81–86 °F).

What pH does a Curua Zebra Pleco L428 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Curua Zebra Pleco L428 eat?

In the wild it grazes on algae, detritus and tiny animals. In the aquarium feed mostly meaty foods: frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp and quality sinking pellets, with the odd vegetable.

Where does the Curua Zebra Pleco L428 come from?

Rio Curua, Brazil.

All the numbers

Temperature min (°C)27 Genus default (genus)
Temperature max (°C)30 Genus default (genus)
pH min5.5 Genus default (genus)
pH max7.5 Genus default (genus)
FlowModerate Sourced (genus)
Habitatriver Genus default (genus)
DietOmnivore Estimate (genus)

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

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