Munduruku Plecostomus L361
Hopliancistrus munduruku
- Care level
- Advanced
- Adult size
- 11.2–15 cm
- Minimum tank
- 100 litres
- Temperature
- 25–30 °C
Species profile
Multispinis Peckoltia L049
Peckoltia multispinis
Common names: Multispinis Peckoltia L049, L049
Recognized speciesPlecostomus
Adult size
Up to 12 cm
Typical adult length 9–12 cm.
Up to 12 cm
Countries of origin
Good fit for your tank?
Good fit for
- A peaceful mature community with wood and several caves
- A keeper wanting a manageable ornamental pleco
- An aquarist able to provide deliberate nocturnal feeding
Think carefully if
- Cave competition cannot be controlled
- Faster bottom fish will take every meal
- You expect a dedicated algae-cleaning fish
Multispinis Peckoltia L049 is a South American loricariid represented by L049. It requires stable oxygen-rich water, suitable caves, and deliberate species-appropriate feeding.
Appearance and Identification
A compact Peckoltia with dark bands, blotches and fine head markings over a lighter brown body. Mature fish can develop prominent odontodes that give the species a bristled appearance.
Use the L-number identification L049 together with the current assignment Peckoltia multispinis. Do not merge it with visually similar forms without matching collection locality and diagnostic features.
Mature males generally develop a broader head and stronger odontodes on the cheeks, pectoral region and sometimes the rear body. Females become fuller through the abdomen, while juveniles are difficult to sex.
Tank Requirements
- Suggested filter
- About 360–450 litres an hour
- Suggested heater
- About 100–125 W for this tank
- Minimum tank volume
- 90 litres
- Minimum tank length
- 75 cm
- Minimum group size
- 1
- Recommended group size
- 3
- Activity level
- Moderate
- Flow preference
- Moderate
- Planting preference
- Moderately planted
- Hiding places
- Yes
- Lid recommended
- Yes
- Jumping risk
- Low
Provide a mature, well-oxygenated aquarium with driftwood, rock cover and several tight caves. Break sight lines and leave clean open areas where sinking food can be distributed.
Behaviour and Tankmates
Generally peaceful toward free-swimming fish but territorial around caves and food. Adult males may chase one another when shelters are too close or too few.
Can be kept singly. A pair or group requires several appropriately sized caves and enough floor area for every adult to feed without being trapped.
Mature males commonly defend caves and favoured feeding areas from similarly shaped loricariids.
Suitable for calm communities when each bottom fish has a separate cave and feeding area. Avoid mixing similar Peckoltia if preserving species or line identity matters.
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Xilong XL-803D canister filter – up to 100 L
An external-filter option for the moderate-flow setup described above. The seller lists a 400 L/h pump and an aquarium capacity of up to 100 litres.
Check the volume of your actual aquarium and the needs of its complete stocking. Use the flow control or spray bar to avoid a concentrated current. A larger tank or a species requiring strong river flow needs a different filter selection.
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Cut-to-fit aquarium filter media pad
A cut-to-fit pad for compatible filter compartments. The listing describes a sheet approximately 16 by 12 inches; check the offered variant and the space inside your filter.
The seller description varies between five and eight layers, so confirm the actual sheet before ordering. Keep the filter manufacturer’s media arrangement and avoid obstructing the flow.
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Xinyou ceramic filter rings – 300 g
A biological-media option for a filter with a suitable media basket. This listing is a 300 g pack of ceramic rings.
Check the ring size and available basket space. Installing new media does not make a new aquarium instantly cycled, and these rings do not replace routine water-quality checks.
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Water Parameters
Maintain stable clean water with strong oxygenation. Warm water, protein-rich food, wood waste, and crowded hardscape can rapidly reduce oxygen and degrade water quality.
Parameter caveat
Acclimate slowly to temperature and conductivity changes. Keep ammonia and nitrite at zero, control nitrate, and inspect caves and rockwork for trapped waste.
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Manual aquarium siphon and gravel cleaner
A manual siphon for routine aquarium water changes and accessible waste removal. The seller lists a hose approximately 1.6 m long.
Control the flow and keep the intake clear of fish and delicate planting. Clean the areas appropriate for your substrate and layout rather than disturbing the entire planted bed.
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Feeding
- Diet types
- Aufwuchs Grazer, Insectivore, Omnivore
- Feeding frequency
- Daily
- Preferred foods
- Quality omnivore sinking waferUse a complete sinking food as the staple.
- Frozen brine shrimp or insect larvaeOffer small portions for protein variety.
- Natural biofilm and aufwuchsMaintain mature hardscape as supplementary grazing.
- Vegetable-based waferProvides fibre and plant matter.
Offer a varied omnivorous diet of quality sinking pellets, vegetable matter, biofilm and frozen or live invertebrate foods. It should not be expected to survive on algae alone.
Feed after lights dim and distribute food near every occupied shelter. Confirm that subordinate fish eat and remove rich leftovers before they affect water quality.
Breeding
- Breeding type
- Cave Spawner, Egg Layer
- Breeding difficulty
- Difficult
- Breeding temperature
- 26.5 °C
- Breeding pH
- 6.5
- Brood or egg count
- Usually several dozen adhesive eggs, with clutch size depending on species and female size.
- Incubation
- 7 days
- Parental care
- Paternal care
- Baby foods
- Mature biofilmProvides continuous grazing after fry leave the cave.
- Fine powdered sinking foodFeed tiny portions close to shelter several times daily.
- Newly hatched brine shrimpUse as supplementary protein once fry can take moving prey.
Captive cave spawning is achievable. The male guards the clutch inside a close-fitting cave, while clean oxygen-rich water and careful fry feeding improve survival.
Habitat and Origin
- Geographic origin
- Amazon Basin, Brazil, South America
- Natural habitat
- Fast-Flowing Stream, Freshwater River, Rocky Shoreline
- Aquarium contexts
- Breeding Tank, Freshwater Aquarium, Freshwater Community, Planted Aquarium
- Audience level
- Intermediate
Classification
- Profile type
- Recognized species
- Genus
- Peckoltia
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Species group
- Fish, Plecostomus
- Previous scientific names
- Peckoltia sp. (L049), Historic L-number designation retained for identification.
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