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
Hard
Red Fin Dwarf Pleco
Parotocinclus maculicauda
18–23°C
5.5 cm long
min. 60 L
Fish
Hard
Scarlet Pleco (L025)
Pseudacanthicus pirarara
26–30°C
50 cm long
min. 1000 L
Fish
Medium
Tailspot Otocinclus
Otocinclus macrospilus
22–26°C
4 cm long
min. 60 L
Fish
Hard
Leopard Cactus Pleco (L114)
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus
25–29°C
25 cm long
min. 500 L
Fish
Medium
Mango Pleco (L047)
Baryancistrus chrysolomus
26–30°C
27 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Bluespotted Pleco (L030)
Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
26–30°C
12 cm long
min. 120 L
Fish
Medium
Blue-eyed Pleco
Panaque cochliodon
22–27°C
30 cm long
min. 400 L
Fish
Medium
Marbled Whiptail
Loricaria simillima
23–28°C
22 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Medium
Niveatus Pleco (L026)
Baryancistrus niveatus
25–29°C
30 cm long
min. 400 L
Fish
Medium
Orinoco Sailfin Catfish
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
23–27°C
50 cm long
min. 750 L
Fish
Medium
Pinocchio Whiptail
Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus
24–28°C
14 cm long
min. 80 L
Fish
Medium
Ancistrus ranunculus (L034)
Ancistrus ranunculus
26–30°C
14 cm long
min. 150 L
Fish
Easy
Sabaji Pleco (L075)
Peckoltia sabaji
24–29°C
22 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Sultan Pleco (L264)
Leporacanthicus joselimai
26–30°C
14 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Hard
Titanic Pleco (L203)
Panaque schaeferi
24–29°C
60 cm long
min. 2000 L
Fish
Easy
Tocantins Tiger Pleco (L002)
Panaqolus sp. (L002)
25–29°C
11 cm long
min. 100 L
Fish
Medium
Flyer Pleco (L235)
Pseudolithoxus anthrax
25–29°C
14 cm long
min. 150 L
Fish
Medium
Three Beacon Pleco (L091)
Leporacanthicus triactis
25–29°C
28 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Hypancistrus yudja (L174)
Hypancistrus yudja
26–30°C
8 cm long
min. 80 L
Fish
Medium
High-fin Green Phantom Pleco (L200)
Baryancistrus demantoides
25–30°C
17 cm long
min. 250 L