Rubber Lip Pleco Care Sheet

Rubber lip plecostomus at petsmart.

Rubber lip pleco care sheet.

I m thinking of adding a bn or rubber lip pleco to my 55g. It is used to a water temperature of 21 25 5 degrees c 70 78 degrees f. The rubber lipped pleco lives in the magdalena and apuré river basins in south america. The information on this care sheet is not a substitute for.

Plecos attach themselves to hard surfaces with specially adapted mouth parts. Shop all fish goldfish betta more online. Plecostomus care sheet plecostomus care sheet the armored suckermouths. Types of algae eaters.

Panaque maccus common names. Plecos are well known algae eaters that originated in the rivers of the amazon jungle in south america. Chaetostoma formosae ballen 2011. Clown pleco care level.

Venezuela and columbia temperament behavior. Geographical distribution habitat and care. 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. Approximately 10 years can live longer origin habitat.

Rubber lip pleco care. Otocinclus hi fin bristlenose rubber lip and plecostomus experience level. They grow from 2 inches to 2 feet 5 60 cm long depending on the species lifespan. L187b blonde rubbernose pleco l444 blonde bulldog pleco blonde rubber pleco smuk gumminæse international smuk gumminæse sugemalle international striped bulldog pleco striped rubber pleco striped rubbernose pleco.

3 5 4 inches 8 75 10cm ph. Plecostomus includes plecostomus species. Peaceful towards other species males are territorial towards other males breeding. For example you mentioned rubber lip plecos.

They are characterized by heavy armored plates on their bodies and sucker shaped mouths. So i am a little confused on how to care for my rubber lip pleco. 73 82 f 23 28 c lifespan. The rubber pleco as established will reach about 7 inches 17 7 cm which is still not near enough a common pleco.

6 8 to 7 6 temperature. This species of pleco remains relatively tiny compared to its brothers. How many male bristlenose plecos can one keep in a 29 gallon. In fact there are at least 13 known species of rubber nose plecos each with vastly different sizes colour variations and care requirements.

A rubber lip won t outgrow 4 2 inches 10 6 cm. This care sheet can cover the needs of other species. Rio magdalena runs through western colombia and has its headwaters in the huila department in the southern parts of the country. Types of plecos what to feed them and how to breed them.

They can live between 5 and 10 years plecostomus can live 10 to 15. Expected max size of a rubber lipped pleco.