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Plecos · Pseudancistrus

Jauperi Stream Pleco L491

Pseudancistrus sp. · Rio Jauaperi, Brazil

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The Jauperi Stream Pleco L491 (Pseudancistrus sp.) is a freshwater fish from Rio Jauaperi, Brazil, 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

Rio Jauaperi, Brazil

Jauaperi

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

Where to find it

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Questions keepers ask

What temperature does a Jauperi Stream Pleco L491 need?

25–29 °C (77–84 °F).

What pH does a Jauperi Stream Pleco L491 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Jauperi Stream Pleco L491 eat?

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

Where does the Jauperi Stream Pleco L491 come from?

Rio Jauaperi, Brazil.

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.