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Live Fish

Adonis Pleco | Acanthicus adonis (3.5–5cm)

SKU 1140767
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£64.00 GBP
£64.00 GBP - £64.00 GBP
Current price £64.00 GBP

Live Fish — Click & Collect Only

Order your fish online and collect them from our Aquatics department in Newlands. We do not ship or deliver live fish.

Click & Collect information

How Click & Collect works for live fish:

Place your order online and choose Click & Collect at checkout. Please wait until you receive confirmation from us that your order is ready before travelling to the store.

Your fish will be held for collection by our Aquatics team at Newlands Home & Garden Centre, Clondalkin. When you arrive, bring your order confirmation and a member of the team will prepare your livestock for collection.

Please note: live fish are not shipped or delivered. Collection times can vary depending on livestock preparation and availability, so please wait for your ready-to-collect confirmation before setting off.

Species care guide

Fish Care Guide

Use this guide to check the aquarium size, water conditions, behaviour, compatibility and feeding needs of this fish before bringing it home.

Live fish are Click & Collect only.
Order online and collect from Newlands Aquatics.

Overview

Adonis Plecos are striking spotted juveniles, but their eventual size makes them a specialist commitment. Please discuss adult accommodation with our aquatic team before purchase. Supplied size: 3.5–5cm. Size at sale is not adult size.

Behaviour

A giant suckermouth catfish. Attractive spotted juveniles can become very large, territorial adults; their markings change with age.

Tank Size

Adults may reach about 100cm. This requires a public-aquarium-scale installation, with an adult footprint exceeding roughly 6 × 2 metres, powerful filtration and ample turning space. It is unsuitable for an ordinary home aquarium.

Compatibility

Adults may attack other bottom dwellers. Do not select companions on the basis of the small juvenile size.

Diet

Provide varied sinking foods, vegetable material and suitable aquatic invertebrates; algae alone are insufficient.

Care

Maintain clean, highly oxygenated water around 23–30°C and pH 6–7.5. Arrange permanent adult accommodation before purchase. Use a fully cycled aquarium. Check appetite, breathing and equipment daily; test water regularly and keep ammonia and nitrite at zero. Make regular partial water changes with conditioned, temperature-matched water and clean filter media in removed aquarium water.

Click & Collect only: order online and wait for confirmation before collecting from Newlands Home & Garden Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. We do not ship live animals.

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