Adonis pleco
Acanthicus adonis
- Tank length
- 300 cmabout 10 ft (118 in)
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 23–30 °C73–86 °F
- pH
- 5.5–7.8
- Adult size
- 60 cm24 in
- Lifespan
- 15–25 yrs
Sold as a cute spotted juvenile but grows into a metre-long, heavy-bodied pleco that needs a very large tank and rearranges everything.Sold as a cute spotted juvenile but grows into a metre-long, heavy-bodied pleco that needs a very large tank and rearranges everything.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat Adonis plecoArapaima may eat Adonis pleco
- Channel catfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Hogchoker
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Longear sunfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Orange chromide
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Piraiba
Piraiba may eat Adonis plecoPiraiba may eat Adonis pleco
- Pumpkinseed
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Sailfin cory
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Shovelnose sturgeon
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Warmouth
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Wels catfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Acei cichlid
Narrow shared pH rangeNarrow shared pH range
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 23–30 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 5.5–7.8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 1–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low confidence |
| Origin | Lower Amazon and Tocantins basins, Brazil | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | advanced | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | semi aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 15–25 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 48 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum tank length | 300 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |