Catfish and Plecos
Common Leopard Pleco
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
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Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6.5–8
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size45 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Origin
- Amazon Basin
- Size
- 45 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 4 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- herbivore – omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Very similar to the sailfin pleco, with a striped pattern. An invasive species in many tropical countries: it should never be released into the wild.
