All Panaque come from tropical South American and inhabit fast-flowing streams and rivers. They are weak swimmers but like other armoured catfish possess a strong sucker-like mouth with which they can hold on to submerged rocks and wood.
Panaque suttoni "Blue-Eyed Pleco"
Origin and locale/variety: Nkhomo Reef--Malawi, Lake Malawi, East Africa
Size: Adults are usually 2.0 to 3.5 inches in aquarium environment.
L 002 - Panaque sp. is kept in next tanks: Tank No. 998, Tank No. 826, Tank No. 940,
Photos of the L 002 - Panaque sp.:
Photograph of the L 002 - Panaque sp. is no aviable yet, you can use google search ...
Panaque sp. are truly territorial fish and do not like to see conspecifics in their close environment.
Panaque nigrolineatus
Family: Loricariidae
Origin: Southern Colombia
Adult Size: 10 inches (25 cm)
Social: Peaceful, suitable for community tanks
Lifespan: 10+ years
Tank Level: Bottom dweller
Minimum Tank Size: 55 gallon ...
Company: Panaque maccus (Clown Pleco) can be kept in a community aquarium as long as enough hiding places are provided.
Water parameters: Temperature 20-22ºC / 70-72ºF; pH 6.0 - 7.0 ...
Clown Pleco
Scientific Name: Panaque maccus
Family: Loricariidae
About the Clown Pleco
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Catfish ...
Panaque nigrolineatus (Peters, 1877) - add this species to your "My Cats" page.
Common Name(s)
L190, Royal Pleco ...
Panaque maccus
The Clown Pleco aka Ringlet Pleco makes a good tankmate for small to medium sized cichlids, in a community tank or even a species tank for breeding attempts.
Panaque species 'Bruno' by David Marshall
Summary: Notes on L77, L137 and L138: three plecos not yet scientifically named which are sold under various common names as 'Bruno' plecos.
Blue-eyed Panaque, Blue-eyed Plecostomus [Pictures]
Panaque suttoni
SYN: None
PD: It is covered everywhere but the belly with large bony plates. The head is large, broad, and flat.
Clown Pleco or Panaque Maccus
anonymous
More rainbows eg.Red Rainbows, Pakistani loach ...
Blue-Eyed Pleco Panaque suttoni
Blue-Eyed Tropheus Tropheus brichardi
Blue Freckled Cichlid Cichlasoma umbriferum ...
there are very few references to nocturnal activity - plecos have camoflague abilities, but can only change shades of their natural color rather than changing to other colors - panaque species are unusually thick and get quite large, >30cm, ...
A perfect example of this is the rotting driftwood diet of certain _Panaque_ and other _Loricariid_ catfishes.
Description: Almost never imported intentionally, L147 is most often found as a contaminant in shipments of wild-caught Clown Plecos (Panaque maccus).
Some of the most notable wood eaters being sucker-mouth catfish (Loricariids), such as the Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus). Availability of bogwood/driftwood should be seen as a necessity for these species that surely will not thrive without it.
In fresh water, this applies to the Poeciliids and the species known as "suckers" or "washers" (Gyrinocbeilus, Ancistrus, Hypostomus, Panaque, Otoclinchus, Epalzeorbynchus).
I don't microwave or blanch the zuchini for the fish over 3/4 inch. I peel it and clip it to the tank wall. For my panaques, I leave it unpeeled. Some of them like the skin better than the inside. Here's pics of the caves.
Dwarf plecos such as Peckoltia and the dwarf Panaque species may be a bit safer if plenty of hiding places are provided (rock piles or bogwood tangles), in part because those fish tend to be more nocturnal.
 See also: Catfish, Pleco, Fish, Water, Species
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