L190 Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus)

L190 Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus)

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The L190 Royal Pleco is a highly sought-after species due to its size and unique pattern varieties.

The L190 Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus) is a classic suckermouth catfish species that is native to the Rio Orinoco in Colombia and Venezuela. It is a popular pleco species for the larger aquarium due to the striking patterns and unique head size. It inhabits fast flowing, oxygen rich waterways and is often an excellent scavenger and bottom feeder in large displays. This pleco can be housed with a wide array of tankmates including community fish, as well as semi-aggressive cichlids.

A robust filtration system is required for the L190 Royal Pleco as they grow very large and produce a considerable amount of waste. Like all Panaque species, the Royal Pleco is a wood eater and will require driftwood be in the tank to munch on. This species can be somewhat territorial with conspecifics, but is peaceful otherwise.

The L190 Royal Pleco is primarily nocturnal, but will often become active during daytime hours once established in an aquarium with plenty of driftwood, rockwork, and other hiding places. While it can survive solely on driftwood, the Watermelon Pleco appreciates the occasional vegetable supplementation. Peas, Cucumber, Zucchini, Peppers, etc. are all great choices to feed.

What We Like About This Fish:

A unique and hardy addition to the large aquarium.
Unique appearance as well as plenty of personality.
Exceptional markings
Can survive solely on a driftwood diet.

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Temperature: 71° - 86° F (22° - 30° C)
pH: 5.5 - 7.5 (somewhat flexible as long as sudden changes are avoided)
KH: 0 - 30 dKH
Minimum tank size: 120+ gallons for a full grown adult

CARE GUIDELINES:

Diet: Herbivorous, requires driftwood to graze on.
Social behavior: Generally solitary and somewhat territoral with other nocturnal bottom-dwellers
Origin: Rio Orinoco, Colombia
Average adult size: 16- 18 inches (40.6 - 45.7 cm)
Average purchase size: 2.0 - 2.5 inches (5.1 - 6.4 cm)

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For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

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Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

Shipping Rate

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