Definitions
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- noun Any of several tropical American
fish , of the genus Plecostomus, popular inaquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eatingalgae growth.
Etymologies
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Examples
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And I'm going to respond to your other comment here since I don't want to go around hitting reply on everything: you are once again exaggerating my point to fit your own dramatic view of "what pleco thinks."
I want you to stop stalking "overweight" women. - Feministing
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May 5, 2009 12: 53 AM katie80andstuff replied to pleco lol!
I want you to stop stalking "overweight" women. - Feministing
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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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