hand catchin wild plecos

[lizardfishman]

plecos were puposely introduced in my area to control water weeds (stupid idea they do a horrible job). in the lake by my house the plecos build thier nests into the bank. because they swim in head first and their nests are thin, if u stomp on the bank they back out and you can grab their tails and pull them out. well, i went to the lake just now and saw some nests. because i havent hand captured them in a while, i decided to try it. SUPIDEST THING I EVER DID (next to stickin my finger in a 18" brown basilisk lizard's mouth to see wat it felt like). i didnt realize how spiky their plates are and the first one tore my thumb and index finger open.

o well, it was still worth it.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

show a pic of your hand guy! hope ya heal fast!

 

[lizardfishman]

cuts arent that big because i threw it on to the bank b4 it did any more damage
only 2 or 3 cuts rest is torn up skin

will try to post pics soon

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Dont forget to put some pimaflix on those cutz!

 

[managuense-fury]

i don't even like catching pleco's with nets because of that reason!

 

[sandtiger]

I don't try to catch any catfish other then corydoras with nets...or perhaps fry...thats it though.

 

[M|L]

that's funny because I hand catch all the plecos (I work at a petstore). Occassionally we get big ones over 12". however, a lot of big ones (especially males) have spikes at the gill area and I avoid grabbing it there because it flares out and will spike you.

 

[guppy]

Did you put it in a tank or eat it?

 

[Steve_89]

How big are the plecos??

 

[Waldo]

geez, next time gently scruff them not grab their tail and throw them on the bank. what sp are they? It must not get to cold over there.