Rubber Lip Pleco Care Sheet

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Rubber lip pleco care sheet.

Rubber lip plecostomus at petsmart. The rubber lipped pleco lives in the magdalena and apuré river basins in south america. Plecos attach themselves to hard surfaces with specially adapted mouth parts. So i am a little confused on how to care for my rubber lip pleco.

Otocinclus hi fin bristlenose rubber lip and plecostomus experience level. The rubber pleco as established will reach about 7 inches 17 7 cm which is still not near enough a common pleco. They are characterized by heavy armored plates on their bodies and sucker shaped mouths. Rubber lip pleco care.

Peaceful towards other species males are territorial towards other males breeding. A rubber lip won t outgrow 4 2 inches 10 6 cm. Clown pleco care level. Types of plecos what to feed them and how to breed them.

Very difficult to breed. In fact there are at least 13 known species of rubber nose plecos each with vastly different sizes colour variations and care requirements. For example you mentioned rubber lip plecos. The l number system was devised in order to differentiate the many known species of pleco because a lot of them look alike at first glance.

This species of pleco remains relatively tiny compared to its brothers. Venezuela and columbia temperament behavior. Shop all fish goldfish betta more online. 6 8 to 7 6 temperature.

The information on this care sheet is not a substitute for. How many male bristlenose plecos can one keep in a 29 gallon. It is used to a water temperature of 21 25 5 degrees c 70 78 degrees f. Plecostomus or plecos as they are often called belong to the family loricariidae which is the largest family of catfish in the world.

Expected max size of a rubber lipped pleco. They can live between 5 and 10 years plecostomus can live 10 to 15. Plecostomus care sheet plecostomus care sheet the armored suckermouths. Approximately 10 years can live longer origin habitat.

Types of algae eaters. Rio magdalena runs through western colombia and has its headwaters in the huila department in the southern parts of the country. Plecostomus includes plecostomus species. 3 5 4 inches 8 75 10cm ph.

Geographical distribution habitat and care. Panaque maccus common names. I m thinking of adding a bn or rubber lip pleco to my 55g. Chaetostoma formosae ballen 2011.

They grow from 2 inches to 2 feet 5 60 cm long depending on the species lifespan. 73 82 f 23 28 c lifespan.