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Titanic pleco, Panaque schaeferi

Plecos · Panaque

Titanic pleco L203

Panaque schaeferi · Amazon basin · also LDA65

Photo: Nelson Apolo, CC BY NC, via iNaturalist

The Titanic pleco L203 (Panaque schaeferi) is a freshwater fish from Amazon basin, 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

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 Titanic pleco L203 need?

24–29 °C (75–84 °F).

What pH does a Titanic pleco L203 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Titanic pleco L203 eat?

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

Where does the Titanic pleco L203 come from?

Amazon basin.

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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