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Plecos · Guyanancistrus

Spotted Jari Pleco L317

Guyanancistrus sp. · Rio Jari, Brazil

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The Spotted Jari Pleco L317 (Guyanancistrus sp.) is a freshwater fish from Rio Jari, Brazil, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 24–28 °C (75–82 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5. It eats most foods: flakes, small pellets and frozen foods.

At a glance

Water temperature

24–28 °C 75–82 °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 Jari, Brazil

Jari

Lives in river habitat.

The dot is placed on its home rivers, not an exact collecting site. Home from trade name (the river it's sold under). Map: Natural Earth.

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Questions keepers ask

What temperature does a Spotted Jari Pleco L317 need?

24–28 °C (75–82 °F).

What pH does a Spotted Jari Pleco L317 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Spotted Jari Pleco L317 eat?

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

Where does the Spotted Jari Pleco L317 come from?

Rio Jari, Brazil.

All the numbers

Temperature min (°C)24 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.