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  • noun Any of several tropical American fish, of the genus Plecostomus, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.

Etymologies

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Shortened from Plecostomus.

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  • Small tragedy this weekend: all the fish (mostly ornamental guppies and an algae-eating pleco) in our outside pond (an earthen pot about two feet high) died suddenly.

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  • I have 4 orange mollies, 1 pregnant dalmatian molly, 3 neon tetra, 1 albino cory, 4 african dwarf fogs, 1 big pleco, and 10 six-week-old molly fry in a breeding net, all in a 10 gal tank.

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  • The species name comes from its common name among the Tuyuka and Tukano indians (kope yaka), meaning "pleco from the holes", an allusion to the fact that, according to the Indians, the fishes spend most of their time hiding in holes in the river banks.

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  • I have 4 african cichlids and a pleco that need a new home.

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  • I bought a cat fish, a small pleco fish, and a para gourami.

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  • Your pleco will outgrow your 55g tank in no time, I also recommend upgrading or returning him.

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  • If you have another tank, it would be good for the pleco to be moved there for his own safety.

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  • Can i add algae tablets to my tank for my pleco fish once a day? and how can i breed them?

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