Freako the Pleco

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I have this Chocolate albino Pleco, unusually large head, but only about 5" long. He's a little odd as far as pleco's go, spooky, not friendy, and kinda dumb compared to my others.

This morning I get up and am looking at all my array of little friends in my community 55 gal tank . (daily headcount to be sure everyone is OK) and I notice my African Dwarf frog's little webbed hind foot sticking out. Weird. He was also under the pleco's bog log. He had grabbed the frog while sucking and I don't think pleco's eat live prey, I think it's a case of who is dumber, the frog or the pleco? I think Senor Froggy just got in the way of the vaccum cleaner. So there's my frog, head first, stuck in the pleco's mouth, hind legs and froggy bum sticking out.

I dove in :nilly: :D :eek: to rescue Senor Froggy and that spooked them both so the frog was spit out and the pleco zoomed off. Froggy seems fine.

It made for a good laugh since the story has a good ending!:ROFL:
 
Many Pterygoplichthys species become carnivorous, some even to the point of hunting live fish.
 
now at least you don't have to pull the frog from him anymore...lol
 
WyldFya;1150067; said:
Many Pterygoplichthys species become carnivorous, some even to the point of hunting live fish.

Thanks Chris! I didn't know that? Now I have 2 evil fish lurking in my tank.
That's so nasty, ick. This pleco is way out in left field, me thinks he's going for a trade in..........
 
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