Plecostomus | Albino Plecostomus

Scientific Name: Hypostomus plecostomus Common Name: Albino Plecostomus Adult Size: 6 inches Life Expectancy: 7 years Habitat: South America Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallon Ideal Tank Conditions:  Temperature Range: 70 - 74° F pH Range: 7.2 - 7.5 Water Hardness: 4 - 7 Temperament: Peaceful Diet & Nutrition: Omnivore but the bulk of their diet is algae. They will eat undesirable algae and will generally not harm plants. Also feed supplements including algae wafers, green foods and sinking pellets to make sure they don't starve. Some supplements that can be offered include vegetables like blanched spinach, lettuce, and peas as well as live worms, small crustaceans, and insect larvae. Breeding & Spawning: Reproduction in aquarium setting extremely difficult. They are bred in large commercial fishery ponds where a spawning pit is fanned out in the side of the muddy steep banks. A pair will spawn about 300 eggs and the male will guard the eggs, and then the fry. The fry feed off o