Species – Butterfly Pleco L168 – Dekeyseria Brachyura
Current Size – 5cm – 5cm
Adult Length – 14cm
Temperature Range – 25 – 28 °C
pH Range – 5.6 – 7.0
Water Hardness – 2 – 12 °
Tanks Mates and Compatibility - A decent choice for the community tank. In a biotope setup good tankmates include many characins, reophilic cichlids such as Retroculus or the African Steatocranus and other Loricariids requiring similar conditions. It can also be kept in a more general community, if you wish, provided the water is well-aerated.
Feeding - Primarily vegetarian, so the bulk of the diet should be composed of vegetable matter in both fresh (cucumber slices, blanched spinach etc.) and dried (algae wafers, spirulina tablets etc.) forms. It will accept small live and frozen foods such as bloodworm or daphnia and these can also be offered regularly.
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Please note – Some images used are library photos and will show the colour potential at a fully mature size, as our fish are juvenilles they may vary.
We always aim to supply the fish as close to the purchase size as possible. However if this is not possible, we will always contact you to discuss.
The fish are selected at random however you are welcome to make a note on the order and the fish manager will do his best for you. This is dependent on current stock at the time of your order.
