Hypancistrus sp "L260"

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Queen Arabesque Pleco
Queen Arabesque Pleco
Species	Hypancistrus sp
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	45.425 liters 45,424.941 mL 12 US Gallons (45.4L)
Size	8.89 cm 3-3.5 " (7.6-8.9cm)
pH	6.4 - 7.6
Temp.	296.15 K 73.4 °F 533.07 °R 301.15 K 82.4 °F 542.07 °R23 -28 °C (73.4-82.4°F)
Water Hardness	6-16
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Herbivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Other (See article)
Life Span	5-8 years

[edit] Alternative names

Queen Arabesque Pleco, L260

[edit] Sexing

Males are larger and longer, females have white bellies. These fish have been known to breed in captivity.

[edit] Tank compatibility

A peaceful pleco, but do not house with aggressive, greedy fish as these fish will not compete for their food and may starve.

[edit] Diet

This pleco prefers a meaty diet and will not eat algae. It can be a fussy eater but should take live/frozen food such as bloodworm and brine shrimp, and may also take spirulina and catfish sinking wafers.

[edit] Feeding regime

Feed once or twice a day.

[edit] Environment Specifics

This pleco prefers a sandy substrate with plenty of caves and low light. It can be kept with low light plants as it will not eat them. It is sensitive to water quality so should only be kept in mature, well-filtered tanks.

[edit] Behaviour

A peaceful carnivorous pleco.

[edit] Identification

A small pleco with a dark base colour and many thin pale yellow/white stripes. Shares the same colour pattern as Pseudolithoxus tigris.

[edit] Species Note

Many plecos are known as Hypancistrus sp. Many will have very subtle differences and be hard to distinguish, so until their individual species are identified they will remain only differentiated by their L numbers.

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[edit] External links

• Planet Catfish