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Coffee & cream pleco, Pseudacanthicus spinosus

Plecos · Pseudacanthicus

Coffee & cream pleco L160

Pseudacanthicus spinosus · Amazon basin

Photo: François-Louis Laporte, PD, via iNaturalist

The Coffee & cream pleco L160 (Pseudacanthicus spinosus) is a freshwater fish from Amazon basin, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 26–30 °C (79–86 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5. Feed meaty foods: frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp and quality sinking pellets.

At a glance

Water temperature

26–30 °C 79–86 °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

Amazon basin

Amazonas

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 Coffee & cream pleco L160 need?

26–30 °C (79–86 °F).

What pH does a Coffee & cream pleco L160 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Coffee & cream pleco L160 eat?

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

Where does the Coffee & cream pleco L160 come from?

Amazon basin.

All the numbers

Temperature min (°C)26 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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