Biology: Plecostomus

Facts:

• Family: Loricariidae
• The name "plecostomus" means "folded mouth"
• Plecos, when introduced to an aquarium, will often find a permanent resting place (under or inside an ornament or rock, for example)
• Many believe that Plecostomus only grow as big as habitat allows, this in not true a small enclosure may only slow its growth.
• A small tank may stunt its growth this may lead to poor health or early death.
• The pleco (short for Plecostomus) is a vegetarian in nature, so its diet should be duplicated as closely as possible in the aquarium.
• To date, there have been no spawnings reported in the home aquarium.
• The Plecostomus is bred in large quantities on fish farms in the Far East and Florida.
• As an adult, it is extremely intolerant of its own kind, although two can be kept together if they are added simultaneously as juveniles and allowed to "grow up" together.

Sources:
FishChannel.com
Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons