Pleco Marble Sailfin

Sailfin pleco is the fish just for beginners but you have to keep how large is an adult fish since quite often this species is being sold as a tank cleaner.

Pleco marble sailfin. The albino marble sailfin pleco is also known as the spotted sailfin plecostomus. Special treatment for your pleco. The sailfin plecostomus marble albino is a captive bred species known by many scientific names the most common being glyptoperichthys gibbiceps. Most other plecos have 8 or fewer rays in particular the larger hypostomus species that are most likely to be confused with pterygoplichthys.

The trademark spotted sailfin makes this a distinctive species. This species is also referred to as the sailfin pleco or the leopard pleco. This is a premium pet fish and we never see premium fish like this in any of the live fish stores or in the online stores that we visit. A lot of new aquarists think that plecostomus species are weird and ugly.

Originating from the rio pacaya in peru south america the albino marble sailfin plecostomus is a peaceful bottom. Your pleco spends its day eating algae or peeking its head out of a cozy cave as it rests. Beginners buy this fish for some small capacity tanks and some time later it becomes. The zebra pleco and the bristlenose pleco for sale get along well with other tropical fish because they are non aggressive plant eaters.

Shown above are two pictures of a young marbled sailfin pleco for sale in our online store. In males this is a small. In this picture is a premium quality marbled sailfin plecostomus swimming in one of our aquariums when one of us snapped this picture. Comparison of the genital papilla in mature fish shows the differences in the sexes to the trained eye.

The sailfin pleco can also prove to be a good aquarium cleaner as they will eat algal colonies but do not add them to the aquarium purely for this purpose. The marble pleco is an herbivore and should be fed a variety of algae and veggies. Premium pet fish are more energetic hardier and have brighter colors with a beautiful metallic sheen. Your pleco is a hardy fish and receives the usual acclimation to any aquarium.

But as time goes by most aquarists enjoy plecostomus catfish more and more and finally come to see the real beauty in them.