Panaque maccus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

Juvenile in foreground, adult female in background
Pair, gravid female to left
Close-up of head
Female
Fry
Female
Ventral view
Juvenile
Male
Video
Ventral view (female)
Habitat: Driftwood tangle
Close-up of mouth
Juvenile
Adult

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Panaque maccus** Schaefer & Stewart, 1993
Common Name(s)	Clown Pleco, L104, L162, LDA022, Ringlet Pleco
Type Locality	Río Las Marinas, trib. of Río Portuguesa, Río Orinoco basin, ca. 9°05'N, 69°40'W, Estado Portuguesa, Venezuela.
Type Locality Map
Synonym(s)	Panaqolus maccus
Pronunciation	pan ah KAY - MAK uss
Etymology	The generic epithet "panaque" is a Venezuelan common name for this fish. From the Latin maccus, for clown or buffoon, in reference to the common name "clown plecostomus" widely used by aquarists for this species.
Species Information
Size	100mm (3.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The genus Panaque is identified by the teeth, which are spoon-shaped. This means that the teeth are noticeably wider at the tip than at the base. Other loricariidae have teeth that are similar width all the way from one end to the other. A second distinguishing feature is the lack of a buccal papilla, which is a "flap of skin" on the inside of the mouth. See pictures in this PDF on Pterygoplichthys. A detailed account can be found in the Catfish of the Month article (link below). The species is sometimes confused with LDA068, which is very similar, but grows larger. The main key for distinguishing them is that juvenile LDA068 have stripes/squiggles/scribes on the head, which only appear in mature Panaque maccus. The mature size of LDA068 can be over 100mm, something not seen in P. maccus.
Sexing	Like all members of the genus, males grow elongated interopercular odontodes during the breeding season. Males develop noticeable odontodes along the dorsum as well.
Habitat Information
Distribution	P. maccus is found in Andean whitewater rivers flowing through the Llanos into Rio Orinoco. Rio Apure drainages and reported from Rio Caroni. Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	6.8 - 7.6
Temperature	23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	The aquarium water should be clear in colour with neutral values. Measurements taken at the Rio Tinaco in the dry season were temperature 80°F, pH 7.5, and fairly hard at 3,000 mu. In the wet season the water is cooler, softer and has a neutral pH due to the heavy rains.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	A wood-eating fish, the tank should be decorated with several different types of driftwood. These fish really like to have something to chew on and squash, cucumber, and other vegetables should be readily available to them (yams are a favourite). Supplement two to three times weekly with frozen foods.
Furniture	The Biotope: P. maccus are only found amongst driftwood tangles close to the banks in the main river channels. Their striped brown and cream coloured body provides excellent camouflage in this environment. Place various types and lengths of driftwood at slanting angles from the back of the tank to the front. The back and sides of the tank should be covered with a dark background. Use sand or fine gravel that is a red-brown in colour for the substrate. Hide the spawning caves along the back of the tank behind the driftwood.
Compatibility	A peaceful fish well suited to the community tank provided it has driftwood. The tank must have good mechanical filtration as these fish produce lots of waste from their steady diet of wood.
Suggested Tankmates	Other loricariids, small cichlids and tetras. In a small tank (15-20 gallons) add a school of small tetras. Silver hatchet tetras were common in the Rio Tinaco. A larger tank can house a community of wood eating loricariids. Other loricariids caught side by side with P. maccus included: Hypostomus plecostomus, Hypostomus emarginatus (L 153), Hypostomus plecostomoides (L166), L092, Hypoptopoma, Otocinclus, Lamontichthys llanero, and Glyptopterichthys (L154). A tank with this many wood-eating loricariids requires heavy filtration and frequent large water changes.
Breeding	The fish should be maintained for two months under dry season conditions (see above) with thrice weekly feedings of frozen foods. In preparation for breeding, add a power head and air stone to the tank, unplug the heater, and begin making 20 percent daily water changes with cool rain or reverse osmosis water. The temperature should be allowed to fall to 70-72F. After four water changes, plug the heater back in and wait for the spawn. If, after one month, the fish have not spawned start the process over again. It may take a few cycles to get the fish spawning. Provide various sized spawning caves made from PVC or slate. The caves should be just large enough to allow the female (which is larger) to squeeze in and five to six inches in length. See also this breeding article in Shane's World.
Further Information
References	Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwatersv. 4 (no. 4) - pp335 - Figs. 18-19
Registered Keepers	(1) MatsP (k: 3), who also notes: "Got two that turned out to be females first, then added a male about a year or so later.", (2) xingumike, (3) snowball, (4) Kostas (k: 2), (5) Hephaestus, (6) Persephone, (7) dewitt_discus, (8) Bengt F (k: 8), (9) f3mg, (10) funkyj1313, (11) plecoready, (12) Trident2004, (13) jschwab, (14) Lornek8, (15) ivokilli, (16) adimeatatime, (17) amergim, (18) arabesque, (19) cats4me, (20) CatBrat, (21) Noesis, (22) Kingkat, (23) Tuti, (24) JoseAngelBarro, (25) Wiziwizz, who also notes: "Loves the driftwood. Has a small home hollowed out.", (26) kntrygrl4lyfe (k: 3), (27) ljse, (28) crewfish13, (29) VirgoWolf, (30) Blue (k: 6), (31) LoL, (32) The-Wolf (p: 2), (33) junquenito (p: 3), (34) Freakdaddy (k: 7), (35) Armadillo Del Rio, (36) AmLi (k: 3), (37) Only enemy of the state (k: 3), (38) Cooky_luvs (p: 4), (39) HylaChristine (p: 3), (40) loafingloach, (41) Cicolid, (42) BK, (43) wolf13 (k: 2), who also notes: "Very shy fish, I have found that their activity level is proportional to their comfort level. the more high quality hiding places they have, the more active they will be.", (44) slikjim, (45) dr_evil_01, (46) jombi21, (47) emma, (48) Edris, (49) foffo (k: 6), (50) Deb (p: 2, k: 7), who also notes: "Wood, wood, and more wood.", "My favorite catfish to date. http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=16798&p=95805&hilit She lived on for a long time after injury healed. ", (51) gixir, (52) anthony mcdonald, (53) Belial, (54) Cyberbob, (55) Dan Steveo (p: 6), (56) franc (k: 4), (57) Plecofanatic1989 (k: 6), (58) YSR50, (59) alga (k: 6), (60) rimbaudsarm, (61) KenyanSandBoa, (62) Archinuke, (63) Bahney, (64) shawntraviss, (65) rob1066, (66) Caimenboy, (67) Carp37 (k: 2), (68) Snowy (k: 4), (69) firenzenz (k: 5), (70) plugger1969, (71) juliemeikle, (72) krzys (k: 5), (73) Catfish66 (k: 2), who also notes: "In one of my 60 cm tanks, they have got company four Japan Blue Guppy with five of their young.", (74) moi_eater, (75) Kaycie, (76) L127 (k: 2), (77) Gopherboy (k: 4), (78) Serian, (79) killerklown (p: 2), (80) Firestorming (k: 35), (81) panaque (k: 3), (82) pirate monkey, who also notes: "very pretty but also very shy. Would often only see a tail waggling under some driftwood. My little guy was very small when we got it, and horrible strain of ich wiped out our entire tank including this little guy :(", (83) teddyman5, (84) zhallam (k: 2), (85) gemjunkie, (86) nooneknows, (87) BooUrns! (k: 11), (88) Koen (k: 2), (89) sthomas048, (90) jodan73 (p: 3), (91) DrNo, (92) muddymudskipper (p: 2), (93) ilovemyplecs, (94) JohnB, who also notes: "Was identified at the LFS as a "multi-colour" pleco.", (95) Bigpig (k: 4), (96) Matien (k: 31), (97) Troender (k: 2), (98) CoryLoachFreak (p: 2), (99) theonetruepath (k: 2), (100) oelCatfish (k: 9), who also notes: "Still not sure abouth the sexes...", (101) Loracidlover, (102) myrheksa (k: 2), (103) PYRATE61, (104) naturalart, (105) tomh, (106) Pungen (k: 2), (107) briztoon (k: 3), (108) ayshea, (109) fivespeed302, (110) loloveto, (111) Ill (k: 2), (112) Dinyar, (113) nuth88, (114) briggadane (k: 3), (115) scatz, (116) MotorCityAquatics, (117) Mandrake, (118) aledk85, (119) Suncoastscott, (120) Mariea, (121) dodobaer, (122) jopbgon (k: 4), (123) kellygirl, (124) Numbers (k: 10), who also notes: "$160 for pair from Mike w @ 6-7cm", (125) pureplecs, (126) panaquesta (p: 3), (127) Fishaliciousfish, (128) MONG, (129) theshiner72 (p: 2), (130) Lubbe, (131) CCA001, (132) Tasplec (k: 4), (133) Allie72, (134) norfolkgarden, who also notes: "2 inches, nice stripes.", (135) Dipsausje (k: 4), (136) eliy7, (137) Tenzin, (138) HeadHunter, (139) ChileRelleno, (140) junaid (p: 4), (141) Ava, (142) nvcichlids (k: 6), (143) TE72, (144) dragonfish, (145) tophat665, who also notes: "My oldest fish, and the first tropical fish I bought in 20 years.", (146) Khalid, (147) tvwav, (148) PlecoCrazy (k: 4), (149) gem400, (150) liljayyiz, (151) ali12345, (152) inkyjenn, (153) Breezer, (154) smithrc, (155) L number Banana (p: 2, k: 4), who also notes: "Size is approx. These two are the oldest and hang out together, cave is now attached.", "Recovered from a rough start, happy healthy but one may be a different species or simply has more distinct striping and bright colour.", (156) evesonevo, (157) fishbguy, (158) kiwiplymouth (k: 4), (159) chochiss, (160) shaunypoo, (161) AlaskanCorydoras (k: 2), who also notes: "Far more nocturnal than my other plecos. Be sure to keep them with driftwood. ", (162) Liam50LB, (163) gille, (164) I_Xeno, (165) luver_of_fish, (166) DrunkenPanda (k: 3), (167) krazyGeoff (k: 23), (168) otyrwhitt, (169) reneb, (170) jha61, (171) fischkringli, (172) andywoolloo (k: 2), (173) foley, (174) catmar (p: 2), (175) Camaroahopp, (176) Syno_Eupterus. (k: 4), who also notes: "I usually give them a water change once a month. ", (177) Smilingpiranha (k: 6), (178) vince0 (k: 6), (179) clammage (p: 2), (180) michele, (181) DiHo (k: 10), (182) h2opleco, (183) timkel, (184) coheedandcambriarules (k: 2), (185) Bristlenose 94, (186) suprabiatch (k: 4), (187) ProblEmZ, (188) acidise, (189) ozarowana (k: 4), (190) EmilyA, (191) Plaegis (k: 6), (192) Tracey (k: 7), (193) thijs (k: 5), (194) b.price, (195) Bijn (k: 3), (196) cichlideakvarie.dk, (197) iljasas, (198) Stany200, (199) matthewfaulkner, (200) schoie, (201) stuart264 (k: 2), (202) judeblackburn (k: 3), (203) andi, (204) allpuffedup, (205) J-Lia (k: 4), (206) Kyleonfire, (207) LowClassCC (p: 2), (208) bamboosticks (k: 2), (209) lethalcustoms00, (210) johnw63, (211) Sophiru, (212) groeneen (k: 2), (213) vanillarum (k: 3), (214) jscoggs27, (215) Neri2495, (216) DazSH (k: 4), who also notes: "2nd 19th feb 2010", (217) yos.sho, (218) xakkan, (219) keen-eyed (k: 3), (220) andresont (p: 2), (221) Harry94 (k: 2), (222) sampster5000 (k: 2), (223) stefanfischer (k: 6), (224) tsunderl, (225) tazscroggy, (226) Heather2128, (227) bongthecgb, (228) FCS, (229) hossma, (230) Riv (k: 2), (231) mrfishydude, (232) rdp50734, (233) Kennet, (234) electrophyste, (235) Liquid_Pyro, (236) Esther, who also notes: "Very shy but very friendly towards other fish. Beautiful, wish I see him/her more often. ", (237) theviper06, who also notes: "Bozo", (238) MichaelC95, (239) Little-AL, (240) Jatze (k: 3), (241) bulldogsimon, (242) djtonyel (k: 4), (243) tspaceace68, (244) Hellspawn (k: 4), who also notes: "Swithec a couple of years ago to the big main tank. All 4 are in good health.", (245) NC24, (246) wolverine2031, (247) Steen, (248) fishmanbill, (249) Steff_ (k: 2), (250) Birger Amundsen, (251) Brisch (p: 2), (252) BasS (k: 3), (253) plecorocks (k: 2), (254) jeroensten (p: 2, k: 4), (255) catfishrok, (256) excuzzzeme (k: 4), (257) MarcW, (258) plecomanpat, (259) hankinswood (k: 3), (260) alleykat (k: 2), (261) Sciencehero, (262) brianmc, (263) puffs, (264) Elwood, (265) chad320 (k: 4), (266) Sam (k: 2), (267) jac (k: 3), (268) milutin, (269) Benjamin Goh, (270) AquaristJoel (k: 3), who also notes: "A necessity for almost all aquariums. These small plecos are almost always 'working' on cleaning your tank and decor.", (271) Darren Balch (k: 3), (272) freakkmeister, (273) snowflake311, (274) firefish11, (275) Sotty (k: 3), (276) ybraminim (k: 4), (277) oldman60, (278) Ecrevince (k: 3), (279) bluestbluedog, (280) Fevz, (281) JFishNerd (k: 2), (282) linden09, (283) tsvjus, who also notes: "Eaten by Oscar :(", (284) Jako, (285) clydeboy (k: 3), (286) cdc069, (287) tutters187 (k: 4), (288) tagamasid1023 (p: 4, k: 8), who also notes: "Today (12 Jan 2012), I decided to transfer these panaques to the panaque tank since they have considerably grown. Now, it is obvious that there are two males and a female. They all look very healthy and plump. I will continue to monitor and document their adaptation and development in their new tank.", "These breeding pair of panaque maccus is very shy and spends most of their time hiding. The female is fuller and rounder, while the male is a bit smaller and slender. I really admire their beautiful colouration and their easy-to-maintain size. Panaque maccus is very territorial, especially if fully matured. I noticed this for myself when I placed this pair in my community tank two months ago. Today, I have a tank especially setup for them. I highly recommend these amazing panaques!", "This pair is my latest addition to my Panaque Maccus breeding tank. The male is the "hairy" one on the left side of the photo. Notice that the female is less "hairy" and fuller/rounder in shape. I hope this pair quickly adapts to my tank and my other pair of Panaque Maccus.", "This female is my latest addition to my breeding pairs of Panaque Maccus.", (289) barbatus_45 (k: 3), (290) PanzerFodder (k: 4), (291) nnpnnp, (292) Yakov_krepak, (293) Maccus (p: 2, k: 5), (294) metalface2, (295) araceae, (296) backstreetgambler, (297) milosz (k: 2), (298) corydoras, (299) tiffanyjayne, (300) adcc (p: 2, k: 3), (301) LMC1062, (302) pixie (k: 5), (303) tomr (p: 2, k: 2), (304) ellohcee, (305) Catfish freak, (306) dolgolev (k: 2), (307) Bruton, (308) gforcefx, (309) flatfish, (310) Mcjlance, (311) Glyndwr, (312) brizmale28, (313) a-401, (314) nedara, (315) madtundra (k: 4), (316) Blackguard (k: 2), (317) jamos. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species. Add this species to your "my cats" page.
Breeding Reports	(1) krazyGeoff (b: 59).
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Panaque maccus Schaefer & Stewart, 1993

Common Name(s)

Clown Pleco, L104, L162, LDA022, Ringlet Pleco

Type Locality

Río Las Marinas, trib. of Río Portuguesa, Río Orinoco basin, ca. 9°05'N, 69°40'W, Estado Portuguesa, Venezuela.

Panaqolus maccus

pan ah KAY - MAK uss

The generic epithet "panaque" is a Venezuelan common name for this fish. From the Latin maccus, for clown or buffoon, in reference to the common name "clown plecostomus" widely used by aquarists for this species.

Species Information

Size

100mm (3.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

The genus Panaque is identified by the teeth, which are spoon-shaped. This means that the teeth are noticeably wider at the tip than at the base. Other loricariidae have teeth that are similar width all the way from one end to the other.
A second distinguishing feature is the lack of a buccal papilla, which is a "flap of skin" on the inside of the mouth. See pictures in this PDF on Pterygoplichthys.

A detailed account can be found in the Catfish of the Month article (link below).
The species is sometimes confused with LDA068, which is very similar, but grows larger. The main key for distinguishing them is that juvenile LDA068 have stripes/squiggles/scribes on the head, which only appear in mature Panaque maccus. The mature size of LDA068 can be over 100mm, something not seen in P. maccus.

Sexing

Like all members of the genus, males grow elongated interopercular odontodes during the breeding season. Males develop noticeable odontodes along the dorsum as well.

Habitat Information

Distribution

P. maccus is found in Andean whitewater rivers flowing through the Llanos into Rio Orinoco. Rio Apure drainages and reported from Rio Caroni.
Orinoco Show it on a map

(hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

6.8 - 7.6

Temperature

23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

The aquarium water should be clear in colour with neutral values. Measurements taken at the Rio Tinaco in the dry season were temperature 80°F, pH 7.5, and fairly hard at 3,000 mu. In the wet season the water is cooler, softer and has a neutral pH due to the heavy rains.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

A wood-eating fish, the tank should be decorated with several different types of driftwood. These fish really like to have something to chew on and squash, cucumber, and other vegetables should be readily available to them (yams are a favourite). Supplement two to three times weekly with frozen foods.

Furniture

The Biotope: P. maccus are only found amongst driftwood tangles close to the banks in the main river channels. Their striped brown and cream coloured body provides excellent camouflage in this environment. Place various types and lengths of driftwood at slanting angles from the back of the tank to the front. The back and sides of the tank should be covered with a dark background. Use sand or fine gravel that is a red-brown in colour for the substrate. Hide the spawning caves along the back of the tank behind the driftwood.

Compatibility

A peaceful fish well suited to the community tank provided it has driftwood. The tank must have good mechanical filtration as these fish produce lots of waste from their steady diet of wood.

Suggested Tankmates

Other loricariids, small cichlids and tetras. In a small tank (15-20 gallons) add a school of small tetras. Silver hatchet tetras were common in the Rio Tinaco. A larger tank can house a community of wood eating loricariids. Other loricariids caught side by side with P. maccus included: Hypostomus plecostomus, Hypostomus emarginatus (L 153), Hypostomus plecostomoides (L166), L092, Hypoptopoma, Otocinclus, Lamontichthys llanero, and Glyptopterichthys (L154). A tank with this many wood-eating loricariids requires heavy filtration and frequent large water changes.

Breeding

The fish should be maintained for two months under dry season conditions (see above) with thrice weekly feedings of frozen foods. In preparation for breeding, add a power head and air stone to the tank, unplug the heater, and begin making 20 percent daily water changes with cool rain or reverse osmosis water. The temperature should be allowed to fall to 70-72F. After four water changes, plug the heater back in and wait for the spawn. If, after one month, the fish have not spawned start the process over again. It may take a few cycles to get the fish spawning. Provide various sized spawning caves made from PVC or slate. The caves should be just large enough to allow the female (which is larger) to squeeze in and five to six inches in length.

See also this breeding article in Shane's World.

Further Information

References

Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwatersv. 4 (no. 4) - pp335 - Figs. 18-19

Registered Keepers

(1) MatsP (k: 3), who also notes: "Got two that turned out to be females first, then added a male about a year or so later.", (2) xingumike, (3) snowball, (4) Kostas (k: 2), (5) Hephaestus, (6) Persephone, (7) dewitt_discus, (8) Bengt F (k: 8), (9) f3mg, (10) funkyj1313, (11) plecoready, (12) Trident2004, (13) jschwab, (14) Lornek8, (15) ivokilli, (16) adimeatatime, (17) amergim, (18) arabesque, (19) cats4me, (20) CatBrat, (21) Noesis, (22) Kingkat, (23) Tuti, (24) JoseAngelBarro, (25) Wiziwizz, who also notes: "Loves the driftwood. Has a small home hollowed out.", (26) kntrygrl4lyfe (k: 3), (27) ljse, (28) crewfish13, (29) VirgoWolf, (30) Blue (k: 6), (31) LoL, (32) The-Wolf (p: 2), (33) junquenito (p: 3), (34) Freakdaddy (k: 7), (35) Armadillo Del Rio, (36) AmLi (k: 3), (37) Only enemy of the state (k: 3), (38) Cooky_luvs (p: 4), (39) HylaChristine (p: 3), (40) loafingloach, (41) Cicolid, (42) BK, (43) wolf13 (k: 2), who also notes: "Very shy fish, I have found that their activity level is proportional to their comfort level. the more high quality hiding places they have, the more active they will be.", (44) slikjim, (45) dr_evil_01, (46) jombi21, (47) emma, (48) Edris, (49) foffo (k: 6), (50) Deb (p: 2, k: 7), who also notes: "Wood, wood, and more wood.", "My favorite catfish to date. http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=16798&p=95805&hilit She lived on for a long time after injury healed. ", (51) gixir, (52) anthony mcdonald, (53) Belial, (54) Cyberbob, (55) Dan Steveo (p: 6), (56) franc (k: 4), (57) Plecofanatic1989 (k: 6), (58) YSR50, (59) alga (k: 6), (60) rimbaudsarm, (61) KenyanSandBoa, (62) Archinuke, (63) Bahney, (64) shawntraviss, (65) rob1066, (66) Caimenboy, (67) Carp37 (k: 2), (68) Snowy (k: 4), (69) firenzenz (k: 5), (70) plugger1969, (71) juliemeikle, (72) krzys (k: 5), (73) Catfish66 (k: 2), who also notes: "In one of my 60 cm tanks, they have got company four Japan Blue Guppy with five of their young.", (74) moi_eater, (75) Kaycie, (76) L127 (k: 2), (77) Gopherboy (k: 4), (78) Serian, (79) killerklown (p: 2), (80) Firestorming (k: 35), (81) panaque (k: 3), (82) pirate monkey, who also notes: "very pretty but also very shy. Would often only see a tail waggling under some driftwood. My little guy was very small when we got it, and horrible strain of ich wiped out our entire tank including this little guy :(", (83) teddyman5, (84) zhallam (k: 2), (85) gemjunkie, (86) nooneknows, (87) BooUrns! (k: 11), (88) Koen (k: 2), (89) sthomas048, (90) jodan73 (p: 3), (91) DrNo, (92) muddymudskipper (p: 2), (93) ilovemyplecs, (94) JohnB, who also notes: "Was identified at the LFS as a "multi-colour" pleco.", (95) Bigpig (k: 4), (96) Matien (k: 31), (97) Troender (k: 2), (98) CoryLoachFreak (p: 2), (99) theonetruepath (k: 2), (100) oelCatfish (k: 9), who also notes: "Still not sure abouth the sexes...", (101) Loracidlover, (102) myrheksa (k: 2), (103) PYRATE61, (104) naturalart, (105) tomh, (106) Pungen (k: 2), (107) briztoon (k: 3), (108) ayshea, (109) fivespeed302, (110) loloveto, (111) Ill (k: 2), (112) Dinyar, (113) nuth88, (114) briggadane (k: 3), (115) scatz, (116) MotorCityAquatics, (117) Mandrake, (118) aledk85, (119) Suncoastscott, (120) Mariea, (121) dodobaer, (122) jopbgon (k: 4), (123) kellygirl, (124) Numbers (k: 10), who also notes: "$160 for pair from Mike w @ 6-7cm", (125) pureplecs, (126) panaquesta (p: 3), (127) Fishaliciousfish, (128) MONG, (129) theshiner72 (p: 2), (130) Lubbe, (131) CCA001, (132) Tasplec (k: 4), (133) Allie72, (134) norfolkgarden, who also notes: "2 inches, nice stripes.", (135) Dipsausje (k: 4), (136) eliy7, (137) Tenzin, (138) HeadHunter, (139) ChileRelleno, (140) junaid (p: 4), (141) Ava, (142) nvcichlids (k: 6), (143) TE72, (144) dragonfish, (145) tophat665, who also notes: "My oldest fish, and the first tropical fish I bought in 20 years.", (146) Khalid, (147) tvwav, (148) PlecoCrazy (k: 4), (149) gem400, (150) liljayyiz, (151) ali12345, (152) inkyjenn, (153) Breezer, (154) smithrc, (155) L number Banana (p: 2, k: 4), who also notes: "Size is approx. These two are the oldest and hang out together, cave is now attached.", "Recovered from a rough start, happy healthy but one may be a different species or simply has more distinct striping and bright colour.", (156) evesonevo, (157) fishbguy, (158) kiwiplymouth (k: 4), (159) chochiss, (160) shaunypoo, (161) AlaskanCorydoras (k: 2), who also notes: "Far more nocturnal than my other plecos. Be sure to keep them with driftwood. ", (162) Liam50LB, (163) gille, (164) I_Xeno, (165) luver_of_fish, (166) DrunkenPanda (k: 3), (167) krazyGeoff (k: 23), (168) otyrwhitt, (169) reneb, (170) jha61, (171) fischkringli, (172) andywoolloo (k: 2), (173) foley, (174) catmar (p: 2), (175) Camaroahopp, (176) Syno_Eupterus. (k: 4), who also notes: "I usually give them a water change once a month. ", (177) Smilingpiranha (k: 6), (178) vince0 (k: 6), (179) clammage (p: 2), (180) michele, (181) DiHo (k: 10), (182) h2opleco, (183) timkel, (184) coheedandcambriarules (k: 2), (185) Bristlenose 94, (186) suprabiatch (k: 4), (187) ProblEmZ, (188) acidise, (189) ozarowana (k: 4), (190) EmilyA, (191) Plaegis (k: 6), (192) Tracey (k: 7), (193) thijs (k: 5), (194) b.price, (195) Bijn (k: 3), (196) cichlideakvarie.dk, (197) iljasas, (198) Stany200, (199) matthewfaulkner, (200) schoie, (201) stuart264 (k: 2), (202) judeblackburn (k: 3), (203) andi, (204) allpuffedup, (205) J-Lia (k: 4), (206) Kyleonfire, (207) LowClassCC (p: 2), (208) bamboosticks (k: 2), (209) lethalcustoms00, (210) johnw63, (211) Sophiru, (212) groeneen (k: 2), (213) vanillarum (k: 3), (214) jscoggs27, (215) Neri2495, (216) DazSH (k: 4), who also notes: "2nd 19th feb 2010", (217) yos.sho, (218) xakkan, (219) keen-eyed (k: 3), (220) andresont (p: 2), (221) Harry94 (k: 2), (222) sampster5000 (k: 2), (223) stefanfischer (k: 6), (224) tsunderl, (225) tazscroggy, (226) Heather2128, (227) bongthecgb, (228) FCS, (229) hossma, (230) Riv (k: 2), (231) mrfishydude, (232) rdp50734, (233) Kennet, (234) electrophyste, (235) Liquid_Pyro, (236) Esther, who also notes: "Very shy but very friendly towards other fish. Beautiful, wish I see him/her more often. ", (237) theviper06, who also notes: "Bozo", (238) MichaelC95, (239) Little-AL, (240) Jatze (k: 3), (241) bulldogsimon, (242) djtonyel (k: 4), (243) tspaceace68, (244) Hellspawn (k: 4), who also notes: "Swithec a couple of years ago to the big main tank. All 4 are in good health.", (245) NC24, (246) wolverine2031, (247) Steen, (248) fishmanbill, (249) Steff_ (k: 2), (250) Birger Amundsen, (251) Brisch (p: 2), (252) BasS (k: 3), (253) plecorocks (k: 2), (254) jeroensten (p: 2, k: 4), (255) catfishrok, (256) excuzzzeme (k: 4), (257) MarcW, (258) plecomanpat, (259) hankinswood (k: 3), (260) alleykat (k: 2), (261) Sciencehero, (262) brianmc, (263) puffs, (264) Elwood, (265) chad320 (k: 4), (266) Sam (k: 2), (267) jac (k: 3), (268) milutin, (269) Benjamin Goh, (270) AquaristJoel (k: 3), who also notes: "A necessity for almost all aquariums. These small plecos are almost always 'working' on cleaning your tank and decor.", (271) Darren Balch (k: 3), (272) freakkmeister, (273) snowflake311, (274) firefish11, (275) Sotty (k: 3), (276) ybraminim (k: 4), (277) oldman60, (278) Ecrevince (k: 3), (279) bluestbluedog, (280) Fevz, (281) JFishNerd (k: 2), (282) linden09, (283) tsvjus, who also notes: "Eaten by Oscar :(", (284) Jako, (285) clydeboy (k: 3), (286) cdc069, (287) tutters187 (k: 4), (288) tagamasid1023 (p: 4, k: 8), who also notes: "Today (12 Jan 2012), I decided to transfer these panaques to the panaque tank since they have considerably grown. Now, it is obvious that there are two males and a female. They all look very healthy and plump. I will continue to monitor and document their adaptation and development in their new tank.", "These breeding pair of panaque maccus is very shy and spends most of their time hiding. The female is fuller and rounder, while the male is a bit smaller and slender. I really admire their beautiful colouration and their easy-to-maintain size. Panaque maccus is very territorial, especially if fully matured. I noticed this for myself when I placed this pair in my community tank two months ago. Today, I have a tank especially setup for them. I highly recommend these amazing panaques!", "This pair is my latest addition to my Panaque Maccus breeding tank. The male is the "hairy" one on the left side of the photo. Notice that the female is less "hairy" and fuller/rounder in shape. I hope this pair quickly adapts to my tank and my other pair of Panaque Maccus.", "This female is my latest addition to my breeding pairs of Panaque Maccus.", (289) barbatus_45 (k: 3), (290) PanzerFodder (k: 4), (291) nnpnnp, (292) Yakov_krepak, (293) Maccus (p: 2, k: 5), (294) metalface2, (295) araceae, (296) backstreetgambler, (297) milosz (k: 2), (298) corydoras, (299) tiffanyjayne, (300) adcc (p: 2, k: 3), (301) LMC1062, (302) pixie (k: 5), (303) tomr (p: 2, k: 2), (304) ellohcee, (305) Catfish freak, (306) dolgolev (k: 2), (307) Bruton, (308) gforcefx, (309) flatfish, (310) Mcjlance, (311) Glyndwr, (312) brizmale28, (313) a-401, (314) nedara, (315) madtundra (k: 4), (316) Blackguard (k: 2), (317) jamos.

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