Plecos · Panaque
Royal pleco L190
Panaque nigrolineatus · Orinoco basin, Colombia and Venezuela
Photo: Neale Monks, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Red eyes and pinstripes, but it grows to about 40 cm and eats a lot of wood.
At a glance
Water temperature
24–29 °C 75–84 °F
pH
5.5–7.5 neutral water
Adult size
40 cm 15.7 in
Swims
Bottom mostly on the floor and in caves
Current
Gentle a steady gentle flow
Food
Eats wood
Temperament
Territorial
≈ Every value here is an estimate from typical hobby ranges. We're checking them against sources.
Where it comes from
Home water
Orinoco basin, Colombia and Venezuela
Orinoco, Meta
Lives in river habitat.
The dot marks where it's collected. Map: Natural Earth.
Tank mates
Checked against a roomy 300 L planted tank with moderate flow and plenty of caves. Your own tank may change the answer: try it in Your tanks.
Good together
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Candy stripe L015
Plecos · 10 cm · bottom -
Leopard frog L134
Plecos · 11 cm · bottom -
Amano shrimp
Shrimp & snails · 5 cm · bottom -
Boeseman's rainbowfish
Rainbowfish · 10 cm · mid-water -
Bolivian ram
Cichlids · 8 cm · bottom -
Bronze corydoras
Corydoras · 7 cm · bottom -
Cardinal tetra
Tetras · 4 cm · mid-water -
Celestial pearl danio
Rasboras & danios · 2.5 cm · mid-water
Keep apart
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Aggressive
Galaxy vampire L029Guyana leopard cactus L600Leopard cactus L114OscarPea pufferRed-fin cactus L024Scarlet cactus L025
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Need different temperatures
In the hobby
Tanks with this fish
No shared tanks have this fish yet. Share yours from Your tanks.
From keepers
Notes appear here when a keeper shares a tank with this fish and writes about it.
Questions keepers ask
How big does a Royal pleco L190 get?
About 40 cm (15.7 in) as an adult.
What temperature does a Royal pleco L190 need?
24–29 °C (75–84 °F).
What pH does a Royal pleco L190 need?
pH 5.5–7.5.
Is the Royal pleco L190 aggressive?
It is territorial. Give it its own cave or space.
What does a Royal pleco L190 eat?
It rasps on driftwood as part of its diet, so keep wood in the tank and feed vegetables.
Where does the Royal pleco L190 come from?
Orinoco basin, Colombia and Venezuela.
What fish can live with a Royal pleco L190?
Good tank mates include Candy stripe (L015), Leopard frog (L134), Amano shrimp, Boeseman's rainbowfish, Bolivian ram.
All the numbers
| Temperature min (°C) | 24 | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature max (°C) | 29 | Estimate |
| pH min | 5.5 | Genus default (genus) |
| pH max | 7.5 | Genus default (genus) |
| Adult size (cm) | 40 | Estimate |
| Flow | Moderate | Estimate |
| Habitat | river | Estimate |
| Temperament | Territorial | Estimate |
| Diet | Wood | Estimate |
| Breeding difficulty | Rarely | Estimate |
| Availability in Canada | common | Estimate |
| Typical price min (CAD) | 50 | Estimate |
| Typical price max (CAD) | 200 | Estimate |
Some values are estimates from typical hobby ranges and haven't been checked against a source yet.
