Leopard Plecos
This specific epithet literally means.
Leopard plecos. This size is also a big plus for aquarists who want a pleco but don t have space in their home for a large tank. The leopard ploco appreciates the presence of their congeners even if they are territorial. American biotope with rocks driftwood bogwood caves and other hiding places.
20 inches 51 cm. Thus you will only be able to keep 2 leopard plocoes together in an aquarium of 800 l 176 imp gal 211 us gal minimum. Lda007 leopard cactus pleco l114 demini leopard cactus pleco leopardsugemalle.
Sue dah kan thi cuss leo parr duss. Leopard plecostomus sailfin plecostomus leopard sailfin plecostomus l083 l165. This makes them one of the smaller plecos in the aquarium scene along with the bristlenose.
This popular catfish is also known by a number of common names including the sailfin pleco clown plecostomus and gibby. The leopard frog pleco is an exciting and good option to add to your aquarium. In their natural habitat they feed on shrimp small crabs sails various larvae worms small pieces of fish and plant matter.
However some individuals develop an exacerbated territorial character. They do miracles for controlling algae growth in the aquarium and a tank with a good algae yield also helps to keep them healthy and long lived. Literally false acanthicus referring to this genus being similar to yet different from acanthicus.
The leopard sailfin pleco is a very hardy fish and the most common catfish used for getting rid of difficult algae in the aquarium. You will sometimes see this species referred to as the leopard pleco as well. The pleco is perfectly peaceful towards other species.
The sailfin pleco pterygoplichthys gibbiceps is a large freshwater catfish that is found primarily in the northern area of south america. The average leopard frog pleco size is between 3 5 and 4 3 inches in length. They won t cause any harm to the other fish except for what we have already mentioned which you can give an easy solution and will spend most of their time in solitude ignoring everything else in the environment.
The countries that have the highest concentration of this species are peru brazil ecuador venezuela and colombia. The handsome leopard pleco pterygoplichthys gibbiceps was until recently described as glyptoperichthys gibbiceps but this name is now considered a synonym. Average adult fish size.
They do best if there is a current. False acanthicus greek.
