well im pretty sure i saw one recently eating some eggs from a sunfish nest. The bigger problem with plecos is that they have no real predators for them, so they overpopulate AND they dig into the shore to make caves which wreck the shoreline. the latter two problems are what the lake technichines (i just spelled that wrong) said.
PLECO HUNT
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brrrrrrrrrrr thats FREEZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!50 degrees, thats tee shirt and shorts weather!
No problem here, i'll gladly take them if you catch as many as last time, I have the facilities and time to get them homes.
That is what causes fish to get banned such as the snakeheads. People just don't do their homework with fis h and reptiles for that matter. Then they complain when they are unavailable to them. Come on people research research and then more research before you buy any pet!
seem warm compare to North Texas! we have about 2 months below 32 earlier this year and there were 2-3 week bellow 20, I have a week off school because of snow and ice! not sure those plecos can stand the water with temperature near 32F!
ill let you know next time i go if I catch any nice ones
lol, I came from a tropical country and just 2 years in North Texas I can wear a tank top and run around my neighborhood in the cold bellow 30!50 degrees, thats tee shirt and shorts weather!
I have mixed feelings on this.
Instead of using the term 'pleco hunt' I think killing spree or killing hunt fits better. The whole idea from the start was to kill them upon catching them. This thought bothers me.
However on the other side I don't support people throwing fish into any uncontrolled water... and would advise people not to do it.
Instead of using the term 'pleco hunt' I think killing spree or killing hunt fits better. The whole idea from the start was to kill them upon catching them. This thought bothers me.
However on the other side I don't support people throwing fish into any uncontrolled water... and would advise people not to do it.
Dude, these are a nuisance invasive species living unwanted in someone's pond in the "wild." Ecology 101: when you introduce a species that isn't native and it grows and breeds rapidly, native species can suffer. It's a matter of outcompeting certain niches in the food chain and leaving less food for the whole traditional native food chain. Sorry if you want to "save the plecos," but this isn't any different than destroying other invasive species like wild pigs. The OP is sharing with us some of the problems facing Florida and with her family in particular with invasive species, there's no way that pond could sustain that many large plecos without affecting native species long term IMO.
+1 Same with the snakeheads.plecos are no different. If it is invasive species its gotta go.
