L239 Blue Panaque Pleco (Baryancistrus beggini) Synodontis Setup: Dim lighting with driftwood

Setup: Dim lighting with driftwood or caves for cover

wide tanks with tight-fitting lids are essential due to their size and jumping ability

which is made up of the Kohaku

There is another variant that has white body

L239 Blue Panaque Pleco (Baryancistrus beggini) Synodontis Setup: Dim lighting with driftwoodThese deep blue colored plecos are known as L 239's. These beautiful plecos are commonly found in Rio Orinoco in the Amazon, as well as Venezuela, lower Rio Guaviare, and Columbia. Despite its misleading trade name, the Blue 'Panaque' is not part of the genus Panaque it has little or nothing in common with these large, wood eating catfishes.