The Complete Guide to Royal Pleco Care | 水產百科網

RoyalPlecos,scientificnamePanaquenigrolineatus,areknowntooriginateinSouthAmericainthebasinsoftheAmazonandOrinocoRivers.

If you have the space for a larger aquarium, you might consider adding some pomp and circumstance with royal plecos. With their light and dark grey stripes, these large freshwater fish[1] stand out in any aquarium.

When you peer into a 120-gallon tank and see a royal pleco staring back at you with its bright red eyes, it is truly striking.

Caring for these oversized plecos[2] is not a complicated venture, but they do have some idiosyncrasies, so it’s important to know all the ways that you can keep these bottom feeders happy and healthy. They have a long life expectancy–about 10 years–so you want to make sure to provide them with optimal care so that they thrive and reach their full potential.

Starting with their origin story and native habitat as a basis for study, in this primer I’ll cover water parameters, tank requirements, best cohabitants, diet, disease, and mu...