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Zebra pleco, Hypancistrus zebra

Plecos · Hypancistrus

Zebra pleco L098

Hypancistrus zebra · Rio Xingu, Brazil

Photo: Birger A, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Zebra pleco L098 (Hypancistrus zebra) is a freshwater fish from Rio Xingu, Brazil, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 27–30 °C (81–86 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5. Feed meaty foods: frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp and quality sinking pellets.

At a glance

Water temperature

27–30 °C 81–86 °F

pH

5.5–7.5 neutral water

Swims

Bottom mostly on the floor and in caves

Food

Meaty 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 Zebra pleco L098 need?

27–30 °C (81–86 °F).

What pH does a Zebra pleco L098 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Zebra pleco L098 eat?

Feed meaty foods: frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp and quality sinking pellets.

Where does the Zebra pleco L098 come from?

Rio Xingu, Brazil.

All the numbers

Temperature min (°C)27 Genus default (genus)
Temperature max (°C)30 Genus default (genus)
pH min5.5 Genus default (genus)
pH max7.5 Genus default (genus)
Habitatriver Genus default (genus)
DietCarnivore Genus default (genus)

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

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