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Flash Pleco
Flash Pleco
Species	Panaque sp "L204"
Family	Loricariidae
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	56.781 liters 56,781.177 mL 15 US Gallons (56.8L)
Size	12.7 cm 4-5 " (10.2-12.7cm)
sg	Freshwater
pH	6.5 - 8.4
Temp.	299.15 K 78.8 °F 538.47 °R 303.15 K 86 °F 545.67 °R26 -30 °C (78.8-86°F)
Water Hardness	3-15 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Other (See article)
Life Span	8-12 years
Habitat	South America

Contents 1 Alternative names 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

[edit] Alternative names

Flash Pleco, L204

[edit] Sexing

Can't be sexed easily when juvenile, but when it begins to mature males develop odontodes on their backs. Females are much more rounded and stockier than more slender males.

[edit] Tank compatibility

Top, Middle or Bottom feeder?

[edit] Diet

More detail on diet...

[edit] Feeding regime

How often to feed, etc.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Unknown

[edit] Behaviour

Unknown

[edit] Identification

An attractive Pleco, it has a brown body with an elongated caudal fin. The body has slender diagonal golden bands across it, as do the fins. This attractive colouration does fade as the fish ages.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Planet Catfish
• Planet Catfish - Catfish of the Month, December 2005
• World of Catfish