Catfish and Plecos
Cactus Spinosus Pleco
Pseudacanthicus spinosus
Photo: François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature25–29 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Origin
- Amazon Basin
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 25 – 29°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (territorial)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Body covered with short spines and fins with reddish edges in some localities. Large and territorial.
