Plecos (L-number Catfish)L104L162
Clown Pleco
Panaqolus maccus
A small, banded wood-eating pleco — carries the trade codes L104 and L162.
- Water
- Freshwater
- Temperature
- 73–82°F
- pH
- 6.5–7.8
- Hardness
- 4–18 dGH
- Max size
- 3.5 in
- Min tank
- 20 gal
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social
- Solitary
- Swim level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Lifespan
- 10-12 years
- Breeding
- Cave-spawner
- Suitability
- Common
- Origin
- Venezuela (Orinoco basin)
Clown plecos genuinely need driftwood in their diet to rasp on, and stay small enough for modest tanks. They were catalogued under more than one L-number before being described as Panaqolus maccus.