Albino Picasimus
However some can be found in brackish estuaries.
Albino picasimus. This first picture as you can tell is the albino pair. Plecostomus or plecos as they are often called belong to the family loricariidae which is the largest family of catfish in the world. They can survive in a wide range of habitats with the majority of them living in fast flowing streams and rivers with a rocky substrate.
By its name it s no surprise this is the most common pleco for fishkeepers. One of the most popular and distinctive families of freshwater fish kept as pets is the plecostomus family. Usually they are referred to as plecos partly because it s a great nickname and also because of an old superstition it was once thought that if you spoke or spelled out the entire name of plecostomus a pleco somewhere would die.
You should remember though that each species is unique and no two require the exact same habitat or tank setup. The last picture is of a male. Panaque maccus are naturally found primarily in venezuela but have been documented in columbia as well the most heavily condensed areas where they live are in the caroni and apure river basins which cover a significant amount of ground across the country.
The males have longer bristles than the females. There is also an albino version of this fish which is identical in every way apart from albino colouration lack of colouration and red eyes. Temperature range 16c 27c although will do fine upto 30 ph range 5 8 7 6.
They are characterized by heavy armored plates on their bodies and sucker shaped mouths. Clown plecos scientific name. I have a relative who has a plecostomus just a regular basic ordinary everyday picasimus and he went rogue and he is no longer vegetarian and if you put a fish in the tank he will attack it and he choose them to pieces does anyone know why this.
