L66 Pleco
L66 king tiger pleco.
L66 pleco. North east brazil south america typical tank setup. Size is about 3 3 5 inches roughly. King tiger plecostomus network pleco and scribbled pleco l066 scientific name.
Since i live about two blocks from the infamous route 66 i decided this was a fish i just might have to get. In the aquarium they need excellent water quality and do best when provided lots of cover in the form of caves or driftwood. Its entire body is covered in black and white maze like stripes making it a very striking fish for the planted or nano aquarium.
They enjoy eating a mixture of carnivore foods and herbivore foods. 15 cm 6 rio xingu is home to many similar looking hypancistrus forms. Gypsy king tiger plecostomus make good additions to any community aquarium.
King tiger pleco l66. Also known as the gypsy king tiger pleco. Planted aquariums with hearty fast growing plants high aeration and water movement provide a healthy environment.
Rocks and driftwood help to accent a natural habitat and provide hiding spaces to reduce the stress for the gypsy king tiger pleco. L66 king tiger pleco. It s regularly confused with similar looking relatives such as l333 and l400 but differs from the former in possessing a much finer pattern of pale markings on the body and the latter by its less elongate squatter body shape.
Recommended minimum aquarium capacity. 5 inches 12 cm place of origin. Hypancistrus species average adult fish size.
120mm or 4 7 sl find near nearer or same sized spp. A distinctive l number that is most often confused with a few other similarly patterned species such as l333 l318 l399 l400 and l401. This rio xingu variant of the king tiger pleco is rare hardy and visually stunning.
South american riverine biotope with rocks caves drift wood bogwood roots and live plants. One of my favourite plecos is currently scientifically undescribed and goes by the l number of 66. Shane s world reproduction spawning l066.
One of several strikingly marked black and white species of hypancistrus from the rio xingu in brazil the l066 king tiger pleco inhabits rocky areas of warm fast moving water. They are all closely related and may even be variations morphs of the same species. As luck would have it i acquired six young l66 which these are also known as the network or king tiger pleco.
This unidentified species is also traded as network pleco and scribbled pleco and has a highly variable colour pattern. L67 yellow edged bearded pleco. L66 super yellow pleco.
