Polka Dot Lyre Tail Pleco
Acanthicus adonis
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One of the largest plecos there is, from the lower Tocantins River in Brazil: sold small, with white spots on a dark body, it can reach one metre. The spots shrink and disappear with age.
- Scientific name
- Acanthicus adonis
- Family
- Loricariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–30 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 100 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 24,000 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 600 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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