Pleco – Spotted Bulldog Rubbernose Pleco

Description

Spotted Bulldog Pleco

Sovichthys Rubbernose Pleco

Chaetostoma sovichthys

aka Bulldog Pleco, Chaetostoma Pleco, Gold-Fin Suckermouth, Head-Spotted Chaestostoma, Plecostomus Chaetostoma Pleco L-445, Rubber Face Pleco, Spotted Bulldog

Size: up to 4+ inches in about 4-5 plus years
Temp: 72-82F
pH: 6.5-7.5
dH: 8-12
Origin: Columbia, South America

Food: Some Green Hair or Filamentous Algae, Algae on Glass, Plants and Rocks

This simple to care for, peaceful omnivore is ideal for tanks 30 gallons +. If you have one of these stocked in your tank, he will be a great janitor! This is a plecostamus that will not harm your plants and will scrape old hard algaes off of the glass, keep driftwood clean & scavenge the bottom for debris. This is a well sought after Pleco by planted aquarists everywhere and are not always easy to find especially at this price.

Good rule of thumb for stocking: 1 per 5 gallons. Ideal tank mates include: Angels, Discus and other Cichlids, Tetras, Barbs, Danios, Rasboras, Gouramis, Rainbowfish, Livebearers, Loaches, other Plecos, and scavenger Catfish. Great community fish!

size when shipped = about 2″+