Royal Pleco, L190 - Panaque nigrolineatus
Species name: Panaque nigrolineatus
Common name: Royal Pleco, L190 ...
Royal Pleco
Scientific Name:
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 ...
In fact most royal pleco's are caught in the wild.
most are caught along the amazon basin.
P.H should be around 7.0.
they do best in 45-100 gallon tanks.
Longnosed Royal Pleco, Platinum Royal Pleco, Red Fin Royal Pleco
Rio Xingù. Brasil ...
common name: Royal Pleco, Golden Line Royal Pleco, Tapajos Royal Pleco
Family: Loricariidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Brazil,
Size: under 40 cm (15.75 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 500 litre (132 US gal) ...
L190, Royal Pleco - Panaque nigrolineatus (Peters, 1877)
Royal Plecos are truly magnificent show fish. It is often written that their striking juvenile colours fade with age, but I've seen 14" adults that puts paid to that theory.
Golden-Line - Royal Plecostomus L-027c
Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc.
Royal Panaque, Royal Plecostomus, Black-lined Panaque [Pictures]
Panaque nigrolineatus
SYN: Chaetostomus nigrolineatus, Cochliodon nigrolineatus
PD: The Royal Panaque is covered everywhere but the belly with large bony plates.
I prefer this type of pleco over any of my others, I have an albino bristle nose, mango pleco, marble pleco, albino chocolate pleco, zebra pleco (the leopard is almost at a tie with this one), royal pleco, and a gold nugget pleco.
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.
I bought what was labeled and described to me as a baby Royal Pleco. Two months later I find out it is actually a Clown Pleco. This pleco does wonders for cleaning algae.
This magnificent full-grown royal plecostomus is "show quality" and selling for $170.
Its juvenile cousins cost $40 - $70.
I am very pleased with them, they are timid and shy and they are getting along very well with the other fish (2 red parrots, 3 severums, 1 silver dollar, 1 geophagus, 3 clown loaches, 3 botia, 1 pleco, 2 synodontis, 1 royal pleco, 2 kribensis, ...
 See also: Pleco, Fish, Catfish, Water, Panaque
  
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