Plecos and suckermouth catfish
L-number plecos, Ancistrus, Otocinclus and whiptail catfish: very different diets and adult sizes.
68 species. Use the filters to narrow it down to the ones that suit your aquarium.

Fish
Medium
Gold Spot Pleco (L001)
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
24–29°C
35 cm long
min. 400 L

Fish
Medium
Gold Nugget Pleco (L018)
Baryancistrus xanthellus
26–30°C
25 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Easy
Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus
21–27°C
12 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Medium
Twig Catfish
Farlowella vittata
24–27°C
18 cm long
min. 120 L

Fish
Medium
Vermiculated Sailfin Pleco
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus
23–28°C
50 cm long
min. 750 L

Fish
Medium
Common Pleco
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
23–28°C
40 cm long
min. 500 L

Fish
Medium
Flash Pleco (L204)
Panaqolus albivermis
24–28°C
13 cm long
min. 120 L

Fish
Medium
Galaxy Pleco (L029)
Leporacanthicus galaxias
25–29°C
25 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Medium
Sunshine Pleco (L014)
Scobinancistrus aureatus
26–30°C
35 cm long
min. 500 L

Fish
Medium
Hypostomus Plecostomus
Hypostomus plecostomus
22–28°C
30 cm long
min. 400 L

Fish
Easy
Whiptail Catfish
Rineloricaria parva
20–25°C
11 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Colombian Zebra Pleco (L129)
Hypancistrus debilittera
25–29°C
7 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Medium
King Tiger Pleco (L066)
Hypancistrus seideli
26–30°C
14 cm long
min. 150 L

Fish
Medium
Queen Arabesque Pleco (L260)
Hypancistrus sp. (L260)
26–30°C
9 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Medium
Royal Whiptail
Sturisomatichthys panamensis
23–27°C
25 cm long
min. 200 L

Fish
Medium
Royal Pleco (L190)
Panaque nigrolineatus
24–29°C
40 cm long
min. 500 L

Fish
Medium
Rubber Lip Pleco
Chaetostoma milesi
20–25°C
12 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Easy
Leopard Frog Pleco (L134)
Peckoltia compta
26–30°C
10 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Medium
Leopard Sailfin Pleco
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps
23–28°C
50 cm long
min. 750 L

Fish
Medium
Blue Phantom Pleco (L128)
Hemiancistrus sp. (L128)
25–29°C
18 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Medium
Orinoco Angel Pleco (L201)
Hypancistrus sp. (L201)
25–29°C
11 cm long
min. 120 L

Fish
Medium
Otocinclus
Otocinclus vittatus
21–26°C
4.5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Easy
Clown Pleco (L104)
Panaqolus maccus
24–28°C
9 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Easy
Candy Striped Pleco (L015)
Peckoltia vittata
25–29°C
12 cm long
min. 100 L
