Plecostomus:
COMMON NAME:
•   Pleco
•   Plecostomus

LATIN NAME:
•   Hypostomus plecostomus

pH:
•   7.0

WATER TEMP:
•   76-80 deg. F.

AVG. ADULT LENGTH:
•   29 inches /  60 cm.

MINIMUM RECOMMENDED TANK SIZE:
•   Do not place in tanks smaller than 35 gallons, 55+ gallons is preferred.

BREEDING:
•   Egg-layers

FEEDING:
•   Mainly Algae,Vegetables,Flake,Tablets.

NOTE:
•   Can grow to immense size with time and space. Loves rockeries.

LIGHTING:
•   The darker the better

TEMPERAMENT:
•   Peaceful, very good community fish. Loves rocks and vegetation.

COMMENTS:
•   A great fish for any size aquarium over 40 gallons. Helpful in removing algae and excess foods from the tank. Not an active swimmer, in fact sometimes mistaken for a rock in the tank. People love to watch the large mouth suction itself along glass walls of their tank.

•   As you can  see by the pictures on your left, Plecos can often be found in a wide variety of shapes and coloration's. I really like the zebra variety, although granted they are relatively expensive and really don't do much against algae.

Another of the Zebra Variety.