Yahoo Article About "Armored Catfish" also known as a common pleco

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I don't know if this would work and it seems a little cruel but how about sectioning of large areas of water and electrifying the water to stun the fish? Then you could leave the regular fish and pick the plecos out of the water. If good temporary and long-term containment methods could be figured out then it could be started at the northern most infested section of a given river or stream and worked south to drive them into a final southern containment section where all of the remaining fish would be corraled. The same method could probably be used on smaller lakes.

I hate to suggest that but I can't think of any other way to catch them by the masses without harming other native fish.
 
Anyone ever eaten a Pleco? I would be curious to know what they are like. Probably not much meat though


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fook said:
I don't know if this would work and it seems a little cruel but how about sectioning of large areas of water and electrifying the water to stun the fish? Then you could leave the regular fish and pick the plecos out of the water. If good temporary and long-term containment methods could be figured out then it could be started at the northern most infested section of a given river or stream and worked south to drive them into a final southern containment section where all of the remaining fish would be corraled. The same method could probably be used on smaller lakes.

I hate to suggest that but I can't think of any other way to catch them by the masses without harming other native fish.
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With that idea, it won't work very well given the plecos can create burrows and also it is harder to control the numbers of fish in rivers/creeks/canals than isolated/closed lakes/ponds. It's impossible for us wipe these plecos out. Noted that most ponds/lakes/canals in South Florida are man-made and often holds both exotic and native fishes.
 
I wanna know why anyone would be in the water in alligator infested waters......and not be watching where their walking to see a sink hole lol.....personally i wouldnt be in the water at all.....there is never a way to eradicate these species, and there never willbe, its sad but once these things are introduced we have to try to contain and hope mother nature adapts....i dont see spending time on eradication so much as containment...its sad to say but these places will now never be rid of these fish...unless something bigger takes a liking to how they taste
 
Saw on the news tonight Florida has taken part of the animal control unit and turned it into the "Pleco Task Force". According to what they said, this team will go to problem areas and fill in those traps (pleco holes) that plecos intentionally set for people to try to hurt them walking along the lake and river side. If they see a pleco they are also ordered to shoot on site, since these things have armor the task force is armed with Barrett .50 rifles and armor piercing rounds. So this clearly is a problem guys and isnt anything to take lightly.
 
Its a waste of bullets, they wont even put a dent in the population
 
NitroDempsey said:
Saw on the news tonight Florida has taken part of the animal control unit and turned it into the "Pleco Task Force". According to what they said, this team will go to problem areas and fill in those traps (pleco holes) that plecos intentionally set for people to try to hurt them walking along the lake and river side. If they see a pleco they are also ordered to shoot on site, since these things have armor the task force is armed with Barrett .50 rifles and armor piercing rounds. So this clearly is a problem guys and isnt anything to take lightly.
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Source? It sounds like your making it up. Those bullets cost between $5-$10 each. They could just use a gig or tiny piece of dynamite. Even a 30/30 would work well in shallow water.


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I don't think it is good idea use bullets (assuming they are lead) to shooting at the fish in the water. We knew that leads can cause problems for waterfowl and other bird species.
 
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