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Aphanotorulus horridus, Aphanotorulus horridus

Plecos · Aphanotorulus

Unnamed L290

Aphanotorulus horridus · Rio Madeira, Marañón and Aripuana, Brazil and Peru

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The Aphanotorulus horridus L290 (Aphanotorulus horridus) is a freshwater fish from Rio Madeira, Marañón and Aripuana, Brazil and Peru, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 23–28 °C (73–82 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5. It eats most foods: flakes, small pellets and frozen foods.

At a glance

Water temperature

23–28 °C 73–82 °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 Madeira, Marañón and Aripuana, Brazil and Peru

Madeira, Marañón, Aripuana

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 an Aphanotorulus horridus L290 need?

23–28 °C (73–82 °F).

What pH does an Aphanotorulus horridus L290 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does an Aphanotorulus horridus L290 eat?

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

Where does the Aphanotorulus horridus L290 come from?

Rio Madeira, Marañón and Aripuana, Brazil and Peru.

All the numbers

Temperature min (°C)23 Genus default (genus)
Temperature max (°C)28 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.