Catfish and Plecos
Dekeyseria
Dekeyseria pulchra
Key facts
- Temperature25–29 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Origin
- Río Negro and Orinoco
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 25 – 29°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 10 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- herbivore – omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Known as the “butterfly pleco”: dark and light bands and broad fins. Very flattened body.
