Clown Peckoltia
Peckoltia vittata
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A pleco from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. It feeds on algae. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Peckoltia vittata
- Family
- Loricariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetostomus vittatus, Peckoltia kuhlmanni, Peckoltichthys kuhlmanni
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–26 °C
- pH
- 5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Herbivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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