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Medusa pleco, Ancistrus ranunculus

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Medusa pleco L034

Ancistrus ranunculus · Rio Xingu, Brazil

Photo: Micke, CC BY NC, via iNaturalist

The Medusa pleco L034 (Ancistrus ranunculus) is a freshwater fish from Rio Xingu, Brazil, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 23–27 °C (73–81 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5. It eats most foods: flakes, small pellets and frozen foods.

At a glance

Water temperature

23–27 °C 73–81 °F

pH

5.5–7.5 neutral water

Swims

Bottom mostly on the floor and in caves

Food

Eats most foods

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

Where it comes from

Home water

Rio Xingu, Brazil

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 Medusa pleco L034 need?

23–27 °C (73–81 °F).

What pH does a Medusa pleco L034 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Medusa pleco L034 eat?

It eats most foods: flakes, small pellets and frozen foods.

Where does the Medusa pleco L034 come from?

Rio Xingu, Brazil.

All the numbers

Temperature min (°C)23 Genus default (genus)
Temperature max (°C)27 Genus default (genus)
pH min5.5 Genus default (genus)
pH max7.5 Genus default (genus)
Habitatriver Genus default (genus)
DietOmnivore Genus default (genus)

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

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