Pleco from Borneo

borneo pleco

The fish borneo pleco it is a species known as the suck algae with double suction cup and one of the most popular specimens. Its body is crushed and it has a mouth on its bottom. It is a cold-water and very resistant fish.

Native to East Asia, they have the ability to change color depending on the water currents to adapt to the background. They are usually from brownish-brown to light brown with irregular spots darker all over his body. And they also change their coloration depending on their substrate, mood, food, temperature, and water quality.

The borneo pleco needs a large aquarium, minimum of 80 liters, since it is a fish that can exceed 6 cm in length and needs space to hide and move at ease and without space problems as well as you need its currents to live with an adequate quality of life.

pleco of borneo-

Regarding his behavior it's a peaceful fishAlthough they may have territory problems with others of the same species, there is a need for spaces to mark each one of them. They do not usually need much care, as they are not, the quality of the water, which has to be well oxygenated, clean, filtered and with low nitrate.

As for your diet; They are omnivorous fish, they will feed on anything that may fall to the bottom of the aquarium, as well as algae, frozen insect larvae. You have to be careful when feeding them because they are usually not competitive with the rest of the fish and you run the risk of not finding food or being so inactive that they die of starvation.

Su reproduction is oviparous, that is to say, it is the males that will make the nest where the female is, after laying the eggs they will hatch between 10 and 15 days. To save the fry you have to provide them with holes in the aquarium along with the food.


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