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Brown zebra pleco7/1/2023 ![]() ![]() Good flow with stacks of wood and rocks with the odd pleco cave will keep these happy. Habitat: Easy to please, a personable little pleco. This makes them a great cleanup crew option for larger community fish which can help to manage snail populations and general cleanliness - just be aware that what goes in must come out. They will also tidy up leftover food from other fish. They do eat algae and biofilm off the glass and ornaments - we don't have to clean our glass here - although like most fish they won't do much for black beard algae or hair/filamentous algae. Flakes, frozen and live foods like bloodworm and daphnia, algae wafers, Repashy gel foods, sinking pellets and granules are all accepted. That's not to say they don't eat other things quite happily, but an exclusively protein diet is not going to be good for them long term. ![]() What peer reviewed studies have shown is that at least for the small number of species that have been examined they primarily graze on periphyton (aufwuchs) which is the complex layer of algae, microinvertebrates and other organic matter that grows on surfaces in freshwater environments. They would probably best be (very generally) described as grazers/detrivores. Hypancistrus are not carnivorous and do best on a varied diet. Temperature: 22 - 30☌, we tend to aim for 27 - 28☌.ĭiet: The best all-round food we have found for them is Repashy Soilent Green which contains a mixture of algae, biofilm/aufwuchs and some fish/invertebrate protein. Terms of Sale: What happens if something goes wrong?īy placing an order you agree to these terms.Īll measurements are total length including tail. Before placing an order please make sure you have read our Delivery, Terms of Service and DOA/Guarantee. ![]()
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