RE: NANFA-L-- Photos from Brays Bayou, Houston from Sunday

Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS (Jan.J.Hoover-in-erdc.usace.army.mil)
Fri, 9 Jun 2006 11:54:40 -0500

Re Houston plecos:
> They are about 15".
>>Whoops. Way too big for my aquaria anyway.

Exactly! This is why they're showing up in large numbers in Texas and
Florida.
Its probably worth noting that these (sailfin catfishes, Pterygoplichthys
spp.) are now the dominant "pleco" in the pet trade.

- Jan Hoover
Vicksburg, MS
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