Golden Royal Panaque - L190

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Strong and potentially large fish the Royal Panaque is a lovely addition to any tank large enough to support it. Featuring strong colouration and distinct orange eyes (although these can vary from bright orange to dull red) they are a fascinating fish to watch. With a strikingly different body shape to the more streamlined pleco’s these fish are almost hump back with their eyes pretty close to their mouth but with big bulking bodies.

Adult Length:  45cm

Temperature Range 22-30°C

pH Range: 6.5 - 7.5

Special Requirements: They are a little shy while smaller preferring to hide in dark corners/caves/tubes until the tank lights go out however once fully settled into a tank and with a little growing time behind they are often seen out and about even with the lights on. They are much more sensitive to temperature variations than other plecs and like nice clean water and stable tank temperatures.

Tanks Mates:  Territorial with conspecifics and other similarly sized catfish although otherwise peaceful with smaller fish. 

Feeding: While the L190 is primarily a vegetarian and will readily eat all the standard veggies fed to other pleco’s Bogwood is also essential – both for dietary reasons and because it seems to be the Royal Pleco’s preferred hide-out – although any suitably sized dark refuge will be utilized.