pleco age

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Amy
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pleco age

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What is the average age plecos live to?

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Re: pleco age

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It's hard to cover this concisely, but in captivity ages of over 10 is likely. My oldest female bristlenose is over 7 years old by now, and still breeding. I'd expect the slower growing Peckoltia to age a bit slower and thus live longer. Really slow-growing species like Hypancistrus live even longer - I've heard of Hypancistrus zebra at the age of 18 or so.

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Re: pleco age

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Thank you Mats for the reply.... :d

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