And you thought your little pleco was cute ..............

[Merrilyn]

Just found this on Utube.

Seems someone had the bright idea to release some plecos into a lake in Mexico to control and algae. They did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bK5wg2tZ0U

[taksan]

Aren't they lovely ......

[Proteus]

...and people ask why our quarantine laws are so strict... because of the idiots who cause this sort of thing...

All the same, I wouldnt mind a few... obviously a couple wont be missed too much from there lol

[scott bowler]

wow how cool are they

[the german]

plecos are just amazing,in germany are lots of them on the market,very expensive,but beautifull fish and just right for discus.
but when i see this viedeo i think it is good to keep them out of astralia.
in germany they had no chance to survive because it goes to cold in winter.

[Mattzilla]

idiots!!!

[Ben]

After the algae has gone a few tonnes of zuchinni will be needed!

[the german]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
like that one

[jzz30]

Holy crap! some of them look huge! How would you go about trying to fix that problem?

[the german]

i dont think there are much ways to solve that problem.....
you can call it lago di pleco :)

[ILLUSN]

I have to agree with Proteus, while i see they causing nothing but trouble in that lake I'd love 1 or 2 big healthy ones like that for a couple of my tanks tanks.

[sammigold]

Pretty amazing sight!

[DiscusEden]

Here's hoping the lake's contained!

They could supply a hemisphere with that lot, if they could catch them.

[taksan]

Holy crap! some of them look huge! How would you go about trying to fix that problem?

There is a problem?
I didn't see a problem at all.

[SandyLynne]

I felt very sad watching that video clip, it was like seeing rats take over and leave nothing in their tracks.

[Bald_noggin]

Sounds familiar, European Carp... :(

[Robdog]

I didn't see a problem at all.
Ditto. I don't see them doing too much damage to anything. Except themselves from fleeing the diver

[Mattzilla]

introduced species.....massive population.....

i see a huge problem with them eating food supplies of native fish, poluting the water with their waste....and who knows what other damage they are doing???? like sandylynne said it reminds me of rats in plague proportions!

you can't be serious saying you don't see the problem...wake up to yourself....

(slightly annoyed) matt

[scott bowler]

dont think that people read this part These South American fish are invaders of the Ucimacinta river basin in Chiapas, MX. think you just sew the plecs swimming think it was a natral inviorament guys , but what the clip is showing it how the fish afect a area when they are introduced . scotty

[Merrilyn]

Indeed Scott. That's exactly right. The fish were introduced into a pristine environment with no natural predators, now there are no native fish, and no vegetation and the water is full of pleco poop and nothing else.

Seeing thousands of plecs swimming is an awsome sight, especially for a catfish lover, but you can't deny the devistation to the environment.

Worst of all, this is a river basin, and there is only one place for the plecs to go, and that's upstream.

[Robdog]

Slightly sarcastic. Maybe they should add some cane toads to combat the pleco's

[bun]

Wow what an amazing video :shock: As others said :p Wouldn't mind a few. I'd love to see that for myself.

[kalebjarrod]

whats battered pleco and chips taste like?

[Mattzilla]

they eat plecos in asia!!!

i've seen pics of it...

[kalebjarrod]

taste like whiting?

[samir]

flathead ?

[DiscusEden]

Chicken.

[scott bowler]

smells like fish tast like chicken hehe

[Tunnel Rat]

A Pleco taco amigo



Rat

[DiscusEden]

Rubbery.

[kalebjarrod]

more like lobster

crack the shell to reviel the mouth watering morsel inside :lol: :lol: