Awesome Freshwater Algae Eaters in Fish Tank: Blue Panaque Pleco

AwesomeFreshwater Algae Eaters in Fish Tank: Blue Panaque Pleco – L239, or the "blue panaque pleco," is a little loricariid (suckermouth) catfish that had been previously set briefly in the tribe Ancistrini, which identified it as a ancistrine-kind catfish, using the physical characteristics of one or more related genera. It is a distinct teal blue color, which can be believed to darken with age, and also the fins are edged in ice blue. 

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Awesome Freshwater Algae Eaters in Fish Tank: Blue Panaque Pleco


The ventral place is a swirl of blues, purple, and pink. One important physical characteristic of this species is the fused dorsal and adipose fins, which are joined by a section of fin tissue known as the interradial membrane (see photo below).

So while Blue Panaque plecs are inexpensive and widely sold, from purchasing them discerning aquarists may want to hold off until they’ve full investigated the market. There are lots of medium to big suckermouth catfish offered to aquarists which are interesting and much more colourful as opposed to common plecs. These choices to the Blue Panaque plecs are not very much more difficult to keep up, as we’ll see in this essay, and since they’re so far more attractive, they can easily be centrepiece fish rather than mere scavengers or algae-eaters.

Tank furniture comprises a number of upright parts of slate, several pieces of bogwood, and big smooth stone. A few of the leaves of several Echinodorus species plants are scraped quite vigorously, and plant tissue is missing. A heads up for serious gardeners that are aquatic: broad leafed plants may be eaten by L239. The top is covered with water lettuce plants (Pistia stratiotes) which remove nitrates and offer shading, both important to all loricariids, particularly wild-caught species.

Habitat

Other loricariid species inhabiting the area around the confluence of the Ventauri and Orinoco contain Acanthicus hystrix, Ancistrus macrophthalmus, Baryancistrus demantoides, Hemiancistrus subviridis, Hemiancistrus guahiborum, Hypancistrus contradens, Hypancistrus debilittera, Hypancistrus furunculus, Hypancistrus lunaorum, Lasiancistrus schomburgkii, Leporacanthicus galaxias, Leporacanthicus triactis, Panaque nigrolineatus, Peckoltia vittata, Pseudancistrus orinoco, Pseudancistrus pectegenitor, Pseudancistrus sidereus, Pseudolithoxus anthrax, Pseudolithoxus dumus, and Pseudolithoxus tigris.

Diet

Comparatively few blue panaque suckermouth catfish are completely vegetarian and none of the large species feeds completely on algae. This means that beyond whatever alga they find in the tank the aquarist will have to provide a number of foods for all these catfish.

There are good value catfish pellets and algae wafers on sale that make useful basics, and these can be augmented with a number of other things. On the list of great green foods are courgette, carrot, sweet potato, cooked peas and blanched lettuce. Meaty foods comprise prawns, mussels, cockles, white fish fillet and little portions of beefheart. Wet-frozen foods including bloodworms, krill, minced squid and lancefish are widely sold in pet shops and will be easily accepted by all suckermouth catfish.

Behaviour and Compatibility

Not advocated for the general’ community that is ‘ although relatively peaceful aquarium on account of its somewhat fragile nature.
Keep it alone or possibly alongside some small characids that WOn't compete for food or land with it.

It’s territorial with conspecifics and similar-appearing species, with this particular behavior being especially pronounced among males, but in many cases several can be kept together due to the modest size.

Breeding

The Blue-Black Panaque has been bred in the home aquarium, but it is extremely challenging and reports are somewhat sketchy and far between and few. This species would make a fantastic breeding endeavor for the serious hobbyist.

Essential for success with one of these cave-spawners is good-conditioned, sexually mature fish of both genders kept in warm (~28 deg C), soft, acidic water with a high degree of oxygenation, and also a choice of several relatively comfortable clay or slate front-opening caverns (ideally just a couple of centimetres longer, broader, and higher compared to the fish and with only one entrance hole).

Care

Like it ’s intolerant to the collection of organic wastes and demands spotless water at all times as a way to thrive.

It’s also important to provide sufficient levels of dissolved oxygen and water movement by means of a combination of canister filters, powerheads, etc., especially if the purpose is for the fish to breed, and weekly water changes of 40-70% should also be considered compulsory.

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