Xingu pleco display cards

2 cards at trading-card size (63 × 88 mm), nine to a letter page. Print double-sided and flip on the long edge so each back lands behind its front. Then cut along the dashed lines. Card sleeves fit.

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Zebra

L046

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Plecos · HypancistrusCR

28–31°C!
pH 5.5–7.5
Strong!
3 in
Bottom
Meat
Peaceful

Brazil banned wild export, so Canadian stock is tank-bred.

Zebra

L046

Hypancistrus zebra

Volta Grande of the Rio Xingu, Brazil · rapids

Temperature: 28–31°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Adult size: 3 in · 8 cm
Flow: Strong
Swims: Bottom
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Carnivore
Breeding: Moderate, slow
Typical price: $150–500
In Canada: Occasional
Status in the wild: Critically endangered

Brazil banned wild export, so Canadian stock is tank-bred. Clean, even stripes where L236 are broken and patchy.

Scan for the full profile
savethelittlefish.com/species/L046/

Photo: Birger A, CC BY-SA 3.0

Candy stripe

L015

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Plecos · PeckoltiaUncommon

25–30°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Gentle
4 in
Bottom
Mixed
Peaceful

A small Peckoltia with bold yellow and dark bands.

Candy stripe

L015

Peckoltia vittata

Lower Amazon and Xingu basins, Brazil · river

Temperature: 25–30°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Adult size: 4 in · 10 cm
Flow: Gentle
Swims: Bottom
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Breeding: Moderate
Typical price: $30–70
In Canada: Occasional
Rarity: Uncommon

A small Peckoltia with bold yellow and dark bands. Peaceful, and a different genus from L236.

Scan for the full profile
savethelittlefish.com/species/L015/

Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0

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Candy stripe

L015

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Plecos · PeckoltiaUncommon

25–30°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Gentle
4 in
Bottom
Mixed
Peaceful

A small Peckoltia with bold yellow and dark bands.

Candy stripe

L015

Peckoltia vittata

Lower Amazon and Xingu basins, Brazil · river

Temperature: 25–30°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Adult size: 4 in · 10 cm
Flow: Gentle
Swims: Bottom
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Breeding: Moderate
Typical price: $30–70
In Canada: Occasional
Rarity: Uncommon

A small Peckoltia with bold yellow and dark bands. Peaceful, and a different genus from L236.

Scan for the full profile
savethelittlefish.com/species/L015/

Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0

Zebra

L046

≈

Plecos · HypancistrusCR

28–31°C!
pH 5.5–7.5
Strong!
3 in
Bottom
Meat
Peaceful

Brazil banned wild export, so Canadian stock is tank-bred.

Zebra

L046

Hypancistrus zebra

Volta Grande of the Rio Xingu, Brazil · rapids

Temperature: 28–31°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Adult size: 3 in · 8 cm
Flow: Strong
Swims: Bottom
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Carnivore
Breeding: Moderate, slow
Typical price: $150–500
In Canada: Occasional
Status in the wild: Critically endangered

Brazil banned wild export, so Canadian stock is tank-bred. Clean, even stripes where L236 are broken and patchy.

Scan for the full profile
savethelittlefish.com/species/L046/

Photo: Birger A, CC BY-SA 3.0