Monster Fish: Plecostomus
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Plecostomus
Common Names - algae eater, sucker fish, and armored catfish
Scientific Name - Hypostomus plecostomus
General Description - Plecostomus come from the tropical rivers of the world. They are toothless herbivores that scower the bottom for food. They are scavengers. They have a suction like mouth that allows them to suck algae off rocks. They are very common in the aquarium trade.
Adult Size - 36 inches
Diet - Their diet consist mostly of vegetation and algae.
Temperature - 72 to 82 degrees (tropical species)
Distribution - Mainly the Amazon River but also found in some other warm water rivers of the world.
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Monster Fish: Plecostomus in the News
- Wind Farmers Go To School On FishScientific American8 hours ago
The use of wind power continues to soar around the world. In 2008 the U.S. actually surpassed Germany as the world’s top producer of energy from wind. It might seem that there aren’t many improvements to make to what’s essentially a passive technology. But researchers at the California Institute of Technology say the way fish school will help create more efficient designs for wind farms. They ...
- Demand for fish outstrips supplyGulf Times4 hours ago
Fish became dearer at Doha Central Market on the eve of Eid as the needs of the market superceded supply.
- Chemicals in Water Alter Gender of FishCBS News25 hours ago
Pollution Brings Worrying Signs for Fish Populations; Worse, Most U.S. Drinking Water Comes from the Same Sources
- Fish shop has had its chipsHartlepool Mail13 hours ago
LANDLORDS of a seafront development are hoping to secure a quick turnaround on a fish and chip restaurant after it suddenly closed.
- State deploying 1,500 fish habitats at artificial reefHonolulu Advertiser14 hours ago
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources will deploy approximately 1,500 "Z"-shaped modular fish habitats Monday at Keawakapu Artificial Reef, about half-a-mile off Maui.
- NOAA: Warming has fish on moveGloucester Daily Times15 hours ago
Responding to the general warming of the northwest Atlantic Ocean over the last 40 years, a significant number of fish stocks have shifted to the north and deeper in an apparent effort to find optimal water temperature conditions, a study by NOAA researchers shows.
- Supermarkets urged to widen choice to help fish stocksDaily Telegraph17 hours ago
Supermarkets could improve seafood ranges and give shoppers more information to help Britain's dwindling fish stocks, according to a Marine Conservation Society (MCS) report.
- Company fined in fish killFort Wayne Journal Gazette15 hours ago
AMBOY, Ind. – An agricultural company has agreed to pay a fine to settle a state investigation into a fertilizer spill that killed thousands of fish in a northern Indiana creek.
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