King Pleco
The l333 king tiger pleco hypancistrus sp is a member of the loricariidae family of south american suckermouth catfishes.
King pleco. The tiger pleco belongs to the genus hypancistrus with code assigned to it as l number lo66. Average adult fish size. It can grow to a length of 4 7 inches.
The l333 pleco belongs to the loricariidae family and is fast becoming one of the most popular species of this family to be kept by many keepers. Both species belong to the genus hypancistrus and both originate from the rio xingu of brazil whose waters seem to be particularly replete with attractive loricariid catfishes. King tiger plecostomus network pleco and scribbled pleco l066.
Adult tiger plecos have a different appearance from the one that they had when they were younger. They are found in many texas rivers but are especially problematic in spring fed rivers or bayous where the water temperatures do not drop significantly in the winter. Other names used for it are scribbled pleco king tiger pleco and network pleco.
The snow king pleco armored catfish is an invasive species that was likely introduced by aquarium tropical fish hobbyists who released them into local streams. With its dense patterning of wavy black and white stripes the gypsy king pleco is in many ways the poor man s version of the exorbitantly expensive zebra pleco. Tiger pleco origin and habitat.
Its entire body is covered in black and white or yellow maze like stripes making it a very striking fish for the planted or nano aquarium. North east brazil south america. Like many plecos the king tiger pleco has generally been a wild caught species.
