Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Pleco Fish

About The Fish



Pleco fish (Hypostomus plecostomus) also known as sucker fish or common algea sucker they suck algae all over the tank , they are one of the popular fresh water aquariums fishes and you can find this fish in south America they are omnivorous (meat and plants eater) but they feed on plants the most and peaceful fish.

 Description

  



 
the Plecostomus the name come from its folded mouth which is making the fish able to stick on the tank sids and suck the algae there is many kinds of this fish with diffrent looking like albino and zebra and clown and whiteseam pleco fish ,the fish can grow to reach 60 cm . this fish can survive in cold water tanks like goldfish.

Behavior 



the fish is Peacful and stay all the time cleaning the tank from algea they will  hide under stones or decoration when they feel they are in danger .


Temperature and Ph


they prefer temperature between 70 to 85°F ( 21-29 °C) and Ph 6 - 8 

Tank 


according the size of the fish you need 40 gallons tank minimum

Diet 


Pelco are not picky fish the eat any thing they find also food left from another fish or algea and algea wafers  

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