P. gibbiceps has been bred commercially in fish farms in Florida and Malaysia for the aquarium trade.
P. multiradiatus and P. pardalis are both known as common plecos and are widely sold as algae eaters.
However, most of them grow too large to be housed in an average home aquarium.
In fact, in the wild, the Common Pleco can well exceed 2 feet in length, and, as well as growing large, they also produce a lot of waste that can pollute the water.
P. gibbiceps has been bred commercially in fish farms in Florida and Malaysia for the aquarium trade. P. multiradiatus and P. pardalis are both known as common plecos and are widely sold as algae eaters. However, most of them grow too large to be housed in an average home aquarium. In fact, in the wild, the Common Pleco can well exceed 2 feet in length, and, as well as growing large, they also produce a lot of waste that can pollute the water.
Pterygoplichthys