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Tapajos royal pleco, Panaque armbrusteri

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Tapajos royal pleco L027-Tapajos

Panaque armbrusteri · Rio Tocantins, Araguaia and Tapajós, Brazil · also L027, LDA77

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The Tapajos royal pleco L027-Tapajos (Panaque armbrusteri) is a freshwater fish from Rio Tocantins, Araguaia and Tapajós, Brazil, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 24–29 °C (75–84 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5. It rasps on driftwood as part of its diet, so keep wood in the tank and feed vegetables.

At a glance

Water temperature

24–29 °C 75–84 °F

pH

5.5–7.5 neutral water

Swims

Bottom mostly on the floor and in caves

Food

Eats wood

≈ Every value here is an estimate from typical hobby ranges. We're checking them against sources.

Where it comes from

Home water

Rio Tocantins, Araguaia and Tapajós, Brazil

Tocantins, Araguaia, Tapajós, Xingu

Lives in river habitat.

The dot is placed on its home rivers, not an exact collecting site. Home from Wikipedia. Map: Natural Earth.

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Questions keepers ask

What temperature does a Tapajos royal pleco L027-Tapajos need?

24–29 °C (75–84 °F).

What pH does a Tapajos royal pleco L027-Tapajos need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Tapajos royal pleco L027-Tapajos eat?

It rasps on driftwood as part of its diet, so keep wood in the tank and feed vegetables.

Where does the Tapajos royal pleco L027-Tapajos come from?

Rio Tocantins, Araguaia and Tapajós, Brazil.

All the numbers

Temperature min (°C)24 Genus default (genus)
Temperature max (°C)29 Genus default (genus)
pH min5.5 Genus default (genus)
pH max7.5 Genus default (genus)
Habitatriver Genus default (genus)
DietWood Genus default (genus)

Some values are estimates from typical hobby ranges and haven't been checked against a source yet.

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