Some plecostomus species rapidly grow as juveniles — and before you know it, you have a two-foot-long fish in your tank. Larger plecos are great for big tanks (over 50 gallons), but you should ...

In today’s video, I go exploring in a tiny creek to see what cool fish I can catch! I ended up catching a RARE albino pleco, ...

As part of ongoing efforts, researchers removed more than 400 of the invasive suckermouth armored catfish, or "plecos," from a Texas river. Above, a stock image of a plecostomus.

Lucas McNamara, 7, was hiking along Griff Creek near the Kings Beach Fire Station when he found what turned out to be a a dead plecostomus, an algae-eating aquarium fish, the research center said.

The fish “have been introduced to numerous water bodies in Texas through aquarium dumping — Never Dump Your Tank!” officials said. “Dumping anything out of an aquarium — fish, animals ...

Unlike many fish, plecos can also live up to 30 hours outside water if they store enough oxygen in their abdomens. A catfish has been resuscitated with just a splash of water (Image: Reddit) ...

More Than 400 Invasive Fish Dumped From Aquariums Found in Texas River Plecos, or suckermouth armored catfish, are efficient, algae-eating tank cleaners, but they are native to South America with ...