Catfish and Plecos
Loricaria simillima
Loricaria simillima
Photo: Ckf6412 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Origin
- Amazon Basin
- Size
- 25 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a group
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- Omnivore (sifts through the sand)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; the male incubates the eggs under his lip
Notes: An elongated, sandy Loricaria that partially burrows into the substrate. The male carries the eggs attached to his lower lip.
