Zebra pleco - Hypancistrus zebra

Scientific name: Hypancistrus zebra

Common name: Zebra pleco

Family: Loricariidae

Usual size in fish tanks: 8 - 10 cm (3.15 - 3.94 inch)

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Recommended pH range for the species: 6.5 - 7.4

Recommended water hardness (dGH): 3 - 12°N (53.57 - 214.29ppm)

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Recommended temperature: 21 - 27 °C (69.8 - 80.6°F)

The way how these fish reproduce: Spawning

Where the species comes from: South America

Temperament to its own species: peaceful

Temperament toward other fish species: peaceful

Usual place in the tank: Bottom levels

Feeding

Vegetables, tablets, tubifex, granules.

Sexing

When you look at more fish from above, males should have a larger head and when they are mature, they also will have bristles on the pectoral fin.

Breeding

Very rare. They’re egg-layers.

Lifespan

12+ years. Usually less.

Pictures

Some pictures were bought by aqua-fish.net from jjphoto.dk.