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Butterfly Pleco
Dekeyseria brachyura
Loricariidae
📍 South America
A beautifully patterned pleco with bold black and tan stripes across its flattened body and broad fins. Stays relatively small and is an excellent algae grazer. Prefers driftwood-heavy setups with good water flow and oxygenation.
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Quick Facts
- diet
- Herbivore/omnivore – algae wafers, blanched vegetables, driftwood (grazes biofilm)
- lifespan
- 5–8 years
- max size
- 12 cm (5 in)
- tank size
- 20 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Peaceful
Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 2–15 dGH
- temperature
- 75–82°F (24–28°C)
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