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Beige Royal Pleco, Panaque cf. nigrolineatus 'aripuana'

Plecos · Panaque

Beige Royal Pleco L488

Panaque cf. nigrolineatus 'aripuana' · Rio Aripuana, Brazil

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The Beige Royal Pleco L488 (Panaque cf. nigrolineatus 'aripuana') is a freshwater fish from Rio Aripuana, Brazil, 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

Rio Aripuana, Brazil

Aripuana

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 Beige Royal Pleco L488 need?

24–29 °C (75–84 °F).

What pH does a Beige Royal Pleco L488 need?

pH 5.5–7.5.

What does a Beige Royal Pleco L488 eat?

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

Where does the Beige Royal Pleco L488 come from?

Rio Aripuana, Brazil.

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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