Spotted Rubber Lip Pleco Size

Grows to 5 which is a nice size for most aquariums.

Spotted rubber lip pleco size. This is a premium pet fish and we never see premium fish like this in any of the live fish stores or in the online stores that we visit. These fish eat a lot of aquarium algae and will spend most of their time at the bottom of the tank. Savings will automatically reflect in shopping cart with the purchase of qualifying merchandise. They aren t very big fish unlike some of the other popular plecos out there which makes them a great pet for home aquariums.

Spotted rubber pleco pictures. The picture above shows a premium quality spotted rubber lip plecostomus swimming in one of our aquariums when one of us took this picture. While this fish has been common for a while now in the aquarium trade the rubbernose pleco continues to be misidentified often as c. Thompsoni a rare species that has likely never been exported.

Click on each picture to see bigger pictures. For example you mentioned rubber lip plecos. In fact there are at least 13 known species of rubber nose plecos each with vastly different sizes colour variations and care requirements. This type of pleco is very low maintenance and a lot of fun to care for.

Free standard shipping on orders over 49 transaction total is prior to taxes after discounts are applied. This species of pleco remains relatively tiny compared to its brothers. Premium pet fish are more energetic hardier and have brighter colors with a beautiful metallic. Expected max size of a rubber lipped pleco.

Some green hair or filamentous algae algae on glass plants and rocks. Many types of plecostomus are nocturnal but rubbernose plecos are often seen during the day energetically scavenging the bottom for bits of food. The rubber pleco as established will reach about 7 inches 17 7 cm which is still not near enough a common pleco. A rubber lip won t outgrow 4 2 inches 10 6 cm.

Up to 5 inches in about 4 5 plus years temp. Due to size and or weight certain items bear a shipping surcharge or special handling fee which will still apply. The l number system was devised in order to differentiate the many known species of pleco because a lot of them look alike at first glance. Their size will be impacted by diet genetics and general quality of care.

Bulldog pleco chaetostoma pleco gold fin suckermouth head spotted chaestostoma plecostomus chaetostoma pleco l 187a rubber face pleco spotted bulldog. But despite their small size these can be a real workhorse for your fish tank clearing off the algae so you don t have to. The algae eater aufwuchs grazer aspect of the. However it s extremely uncommon for these fish to exceed 7 inches.

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