the SA/CA cichlid forum has a profile thread that i found useful, so i think the pleco forum should have a profile thread too. lets make this good so it can become a sticky!!
please type all profiles in this format:
Species: Scientific name (and L### if possible)
Common name:
maximum size: (standard length is fine)
Sexing: (if possible)
Temperament:
Minimum tank size:
Diet: (include here whether or not the pleco needs driftwood, and if its a carnivore or herbivore)
Water parameters: (include temperature, pH, preferred hardness levels, etc.)
Comments: (include any extra info about the pleco, such as odd behavior tendency to knock over wood and destroy plants, etc.)
Pictures:
Species: Panaque maccus
Common name: Clown pleco, Ringlet pleco (L162,L104,LDA22)
Maximum size: 4"
Sexing: Males develop odontodes on the tail.
Temperament: Very shy and reclusive. It is somewhat of an event to see one out and about, because they are rarely out during daylight hours. Peaceful towards all tankmates, though each individual in an aquarium does need its own cave and can easily be "kicked out" of a cave by other, more aggressive species.
Minimum tank size: 20high for a single specimen. 20long for a pair. can be kept in groups as long as each individual or pair has enough space and its own cave/hiding spot.
Diet: Needs driftwood to graze on just like all other plecos in the genus Panaque. It is omnivorous though it should be fed vegetables often. yams and cucumber are preferred.
Water parameters: 73*-82* F. / 23*-28* C.pH should be about neutral and water should be slightly soft.
Comments: This pleco, like all wood-eating plecos, is very messy. aquariums containing several of these plecos should have strong filtration. It is easily bullied by other pleco species and is very peaceful. It also rarely ventures far from its cave. It hides often enough that specimens are sometimes very seldom seen in their aquariums.
Pictures:
1- male showing odontodes
2-female
please type all profiles in this format:
Species: Scientific name (and L### if possible)
Common name:
maximum size: (standard length is fine)
Sexing: (if possible)
Temperament:
Minimum tank size:
Diet: (include here whether or not the pleco needs driftwood, and if its a carnivore or herbivore)
Water parameters: (include temperature, pH, preferred hardness levels, etc.)
Comments: (include any extra info about the pleco, such as odd behavior tendency to knock over wood and destroy plants, etc.)
Pictures:
Species: Panaque maccus
Common name: Clown pleco, Ringlet pleco (L162,L104,LDA22)
Maximum size: 4"
Sexing: Males develop odontodes on the tail.
Temperament: Very shy and reclusive. It is somewhat of an event to see one out and about, because they are rarely out during daylight hours. Peaceful towards all tankmates, though each individual in an aquarium does need its own cave and can easily be "kicked out" of a cave by other, more aggressive species.
Minimum tank size: 20high for a single specimen. 20long for a pair. can be kept in groups as long as each individual or pair has enough space and its own cave/hiding spot.
Diet: Needs driftwood to graze on just like all other plecos in the genus Panaque. It is omnivorous though it should be fed vegetables often. yams and cucumber are preferred.
Water parameters: 73*-82* F. / 23*-28* C.pH should be about neutral and water should be slightly soft.
Comments: This pleco, like all wood-eating plecos, is very messy. aquariums containing several of these plecos should have strong filtration. It is easily bullied by other pleco species and is very peaceful. It also rarely ventures far from its cave. It hides often enough that specimens are sometimes very seldom seen in their aquariums.
Pictures:
1- male showing odontodes
2-female
