What is Zebra Pleco?

zebra Pleco, Hypancistrus zebra is a type of catfish that has become increasingly popular with fish enthusiasts because of its unusual appearance and relatively obedient nature. This fish can be recognized by courageous black and white fins that cover fish. Zebra Pleco usually lives for at least 15 years and grows to 4 inches (about 10 cm). Zebra Plecos is a relatively quiet fish that can share the aquarium with most other types of community fish if the aquarium is not very crowded. The water in the aquarium containing zebra Pleco should be kept on pH between six and seven with a temperature of around 75 ° Fahrenheit (about 24 ° Celsius). Although Zebra Pleco has been distributed worldwide for 90s, export of Brazil fish was banned a century to endanger the survival of the type of Belo Monte dam. Almost all modern Zebra Plecos on the market are produced by amateur and professional fish farmers from descendants of fish that were exported from Brazilat the end of the 20th century.

Domesticated Zebra Plecos prefer large aquariums exceeding 20 gallons (about 75.70 liters), which offer space to explore fish. Zebra Pleco is most likely to prosper and reproduce in aquariums that have a lot of creative cover that hides fish such as caves, tubes and aquatic plants. The ideal floor of the aquarium for the Zebra Pleco station is a mixture of sand and extremely fine gravel.

In the wild is the Zebra Pleco night predator, which feeds primarily on larvae and small crustaceans. However, feeding these fish live foods in the aquarium is often caused by zebrplecos that attack each other and any other fish that can be in the area. Instead, fish owners usually feed on the Zebra Plecos combination of food pellets and fresh fruits or vegetables such as cucumbers and mangoes.

If fish owners decide to try to reproduceObserve their zebra Plecos, they will have to start identifying the sex of their fish. This can be particularly difficult in terms of Zebra Plecos due to the spelling of Loricariiid, which masks the genitals of fish. The easiest way to determine the sex of this fish is to explore the head of the fish from above. The male fish has a distinct shape of mushrooms that can be easily recognized as the owner is familiar with the anatomy of Zebra Plecos. Breeding can be supported by introducing softer water into the tank and slightly lowering the water temperature.