Catfish and Plecos
Blue-Eyed Pleco
Panaque cochliodon
Photo: Sini Merikallio from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Origin
- Magdalena River Basin (Colombia)
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- xylophagous and herbivorous
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Dark gray with turquoise-blue eyes. Highly prized and delicate; requires driftwood and crystal-clear water.
