Catfish and Plecos
Farlowella acus
Farlowella acus
Photo: User:Haplochromis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank100 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Origin
- Venezuela
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 100 L
- Diet
- herbivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A relative of Farlowella vittata, just as slender as a twig. A threatened species in its natural habitat.
