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Bluespotted Pleco, Spectracanthicus punctatissimus

Plecos · Spectracanthicus

Bluespotted Pleco L315

Spectracanthicus punctatissimus · Rio Tapajós, Brazil

Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Bluespotted Pleco L315 (Spectracanthicus punctatissimus) is a freshwater fish from Rio Tapajós, Brazil, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 26–30 °C (79–86 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5. It eats most foods: flakes, small pellets and frozen foods.

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

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 Tapajós, Brazil

Tapajós

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 Bluespotted Pleco L315 need?

26–30 °C (79–86 °F).

What pH does a Bluespotted Pleco L315 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Bluespotted Pleco L315 eat?

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

Where does the Bluespotted Pleco L315 come from?

Rio Tapajós, Brazil.

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)
DietOmnivore Genus default (genus)

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