What is/ who has the biggest pleco?

hanleong · Post by **hanleong** » 16 Jan 2004, 10:23

very curious to know

1) what is the species which can grow to become the biggest of all?

2) what is that maximum size in the wild?

3) who has the biggest pleco in their tanks?

4) any pics to share some of the biggest plecos?

keen to learn

Thanks

Post by **Silurus** » 16 Jan 2004, 13:15

Don't know about biggest, but here's a really large Pseudacanthicus histrix.

hanleong · Post by **hanleong** » 16 Jan 2004, 13:41

that's what I would like to see!

blink my eyes 3 times .. WOW!!

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 16 Jan 2004, 18:37

Have a look at this one in the Cat-eLog, the thumbnail on the right.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/lo ... /217_f.php

brett_fishman · Post by **brett_fishman** » 17 Jan 2004, 21:27

stureon: http://worldstar.com/~dlarson/ fraser river dwelling beasts up to 20 feet long!!!
dont think its a pleco, or eats algae but it has a sucker mouth!!!

Walter · Post by **Walter** » 18 Jan 2004, 00:59

Hi,
itÂ´s not even a catfish ;) and it has no sucker mouth...

Meganfitz · Post by **Meganfitz** » 19 Jan 2004, 06:32

You are right about it not being a catfish, but they do have a sucker mouth, and they are HUGE! My husband catches them in the Columbia River, so I've seen one up close...

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 19 Jan 2004, 19:07

This is not a "sucker mouth"

mokmu · Post by **mokmu** » 27 Sep 2004, 13:54

THose aren't suckers. It is their mouth though. They do not attach themselves anywhere.