Blackwater Plecos
Little Man
Otocinclus · Otocinclus vittatus
1 in the tank
Where it's from
Native to the Amazon, El Pescado, Mar Chiquita, Orinoco and 3 other river basins
Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela
Native range: Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CC BY 4.0); Lista Roja de la Fauna Venezolana 2015 (CC BY 4.0); Tedesco et al. 2017 (CC0).
At a glance
- Size
- 1.5 in
- 4 cm
- Min tank
- 10 gal
- 38 L
- Group
- 6+
- Temp
- 70–81°F
- 21–27°C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- GH
- 54–268 ppm
- 3–15 dGH
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Bottom
- Lifespan
- 3–5 yrs
Ammonia 0 ppm and nitrate under 10 ppm.
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