Family - Loricarridae

Scientific Name - Hypancistrus zebra

Common Name - Zebra Pleco

Distribution/Location - Rio Xingu, Brazil

Water Parameters - pH 6.0-7.5

Temperature - 76-84 F

Size - Males: 3.75" Females: 3.25"

Breeding - Cave Spawner, provide caves in the form of rockwork, driftwood, clay pots, etc.

Personal Remarks - Easy to keep. Carnivorous, provide frozen foods like bloodworms, brine shrimp, live foods like white worms, grindal worms & prepared foods like sinking waffers, shrimp pellets, etc. Probably the best known species of the Genus.