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Plecos · Paralithoxus

Curuá Toad Pleco L432

Paralithoxus sp. · Rio Curua, Brazil

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The Curuá Toad Pleco L432 (Paralithoxus sp.) is a freshwater fish from Rio Curua, Brazil, where it lives in river habitat. Keep it at 24–28 °C (75–82 °F) and pH 5.5–7.5.

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

Grazer

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Where it comes from

Home water

Rio Curua, Brazil

Curua

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 Curuá Toad Pleco L432 need?

24–28 °C (75–82 °F).

What pH does a Curuá Toad Pleco L432 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

Where does the Curuá Toad Pleco L432 come from?

Rio Curua, 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)
DietGrazer Genus default (genus)

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