These fish can frequently reach sizes of 50 cm in the wild (20 inches). They’re native to northeast South America, but they’re also seen in the aquarium trade — though, it’s good to keep in mind that many species are incorrectly sold under the same name “common pleco”!
This boy holds suckermouth catfish caught in the Turag River in Dhaka's Mirpur Beribadh area on Wednesday (14 December 2022). Native to South America, the fish has invaded inland waters, including all major rivers, thus posing a threat to the local aquatic ecology and freshwater fisheries — FE photo by KAZ Sumon
Nurse!Yuu: So you are fine with marrying Azul even though there is a huge chance he will run a mafia? What would father say?
Marine Biologist!Yuu: Father is in the Isle of Woe, he won't know.
Nurse!Yuu: He'll send you to a convent.
Marine Biologist!Yuu: He'll send US to a convent. Remember if he finds out about Floyd hanging around you like a Suckermouth Catfish he'll have us on the first boat back home. So unless you want to be sent to the temple and spend the rest of your life devoted to the gods as a vestal virgin, you'll keep quiet. And remember we already have seats waiting at the temple of Apollo.
Could you make a plecotomus fish (aka the common pleco or suckermouth catfish ) stim board please! There are about 630 species but the common one is perfect!
They're the little fish you see stuck to the side of the fish tank at the pet store :D
Been currently going through a pleco era and they're so silly :D Thank you!
tumblr, tumblr sweety that’s not how hillstream loaches work…
(it’s a common misconception that hillstream loaches, suckermouth catfish, and other biofilm grazers act as “vacuums” in aquariums and require no additional care/feeding when in reality they need to be look after just like any other fish!)
I also can’t believe they called a hillstream loaches mean, they’re just lil guys :(
A few years ago, around July 2020, I started in the fish keeping hobby and kept a little betta. A few months later, I decided to get a catfish to keep the algae at bay. Little did I know that the pleco my mom got for me was a suckermouth catfish, or hypostomos plecostomus. I named him Arthur.
I tried taking care of Arthur the best I could, kinda hard to do since he's little but also in a 20 gallon long tank. He got bigger, and that made me happy, but then something happened to him and he passed away suddenly in December 2023. I hope I made him happy, even though I wasn't the best.
there might have been eggs laid but its a community tank with a suckermouth catfish breed (who already has a taste for shrimp ...) so. who knows. i dont have another tank to isolate tofu in. not much i can do about her. but she has a mean streak with willow so its entirely possible that shes only bubble nesting as a show of dominance. theres been some drama between tofu and willow lately its like. a whole thing
This is a project I’ve been crafting for a while through my re-run of everything english dubbed Octonauts. A brand new A-Z list of EVERY SINGLE CREATURE THE OCTONAUTS HAVE EVER MET:
*Vegimalese*
What’s that Tunip, you and the Vegimals want to learn about even more creatures?
*Vegimalese*
Well, let’s go again!
The Octocomputer will show you all the creatures the Octonauts, and Octo Agents, have met, on both land and sea!
Cheepa Cheepa!
Anaconda 1
Albatross 2
Anemones 3
Angler Fish 4
Arapaima 5
Adele Penguins 6
Alligator 7
Amano Shrimp 8
Anteater 9
Arabian Camels 10
Armadillo 11
Bowhead Whale 12
Barracudas 13
Beluga Whales 14
Black Caiman 15
Blobfish 16
Blue Whale 17
Blue-head Wrasse… 18
Bottle Nose Dolphins 19
Bat 20
Baboons 21
Barnacle Goose 22
Bear 23
Black Giant Squirrel 24
Black Winged Stilt Bird 25
Blind Shrimp 26
Burmese Python 27
Brittle Stars 27
Bombardier Beetle 28 and
Bomber Worms 29
Capybara 30
Carrier Crab 31
Catfish 32
Conocono Crab 33
Conocono Crab?
Coconut Octopus! 34
Colossal Squid 35
Comb Tooth Blenny 36
Cone Snail 37
Cookie Cutter Shark 38
Cuttlefish 39
Convict Fish 40
Caiman 41
Caterpillar 42
Cave Fish 43
Cave Shrimp 44
Chameleon 45
Clam 45
Chinstrap Penguins 46
Chinese Mitten Crab 47
Christmas Tree Worms 48
Coelacanth 49
Coral Polyp 50
Coral Snake 51
Crawfish 52
Crocodile 53
Crow 54
Crown of Thorns Starfish 55
Dormice 56
Deer 57
Damselfish 58
Dogfish 59
Decorator Crab 60
Duck-Bill Platypus 61
Dwarf Lantern Shark 62
Eel 63
Electric Eel 64
Elephant 65 and Elephant Seal66
Elk 67
Egyptian Vulture 68
Emperor Penguin 69
Fiddler Crab 70
Frogfish 71
Fire Ants 72
Flamingoes 73
Flying Fish 74
Flying Fox 75
Fruit Bats 76
Giant Clam 77
Giant Comb Jelly 78
Giant Isopod 79
Giant Spider Crab 80
Giant Squid 81
Giant Grass Carp 82
Giant Pacific Octopus 83
Giant Panda 84
Giant Weta 85
Golden Coral 86
Golden Mole 87
Giraffe 88
Garden Eel 88
Gray Whale 89
Grey Reef Shark 90
Grouper 91
Guard Crab 92
Gull 93
Great White Shark 94
Gulper Eel 95
Hammerhead Shark 96
And Harbor Seal 97
(Inhale hoo inhale hoo)
Harlequin Duck 98
Harpy Eagle 99
Hippos 100
Hoatzin 101
Honey Badger 102
Hornbill 103
Hourglass Dolphins 104
Howler Monkeys 105
Hyenas 106
Hermit Crab 107
Humpback Whale 108
Humphead Parrotfish 109
(Slower) Humu-humu-nuku-nuku-a-pua-a! Haha! 110
Ice worms 111
Iguanas 112
Indochinese Tiger 113
Immortal Jellyfish, 114
Jellyfish 115
Jaguar 116
Jawfish, 117
Kangaroos 118
Kea Parrots 119
Kelp, Fish 120
Leatherback Sea-Turtle 121
Loggerhead Sea-Turtle 122
Lemon Shark 123
Longfin Eels 124
Leopard 125
Lions 126
Lion Fish 127
Lions Mane Jellyfish 128
Long Arm Squid… 129
Leafy Sea Dragon 130
Mangrove crabs 131
Mantis Shrimp 132
Martens 133
Microbe 134
Monarch Butterfly 135
Mound coral 136
Mountain Goats 137
Mud Skipper 138
Moray Eel 139
Mimic Octo-Pus! 140
Marine Iguanas 141
Manta Ray 142
Mana (Mana?) Mana (Mana?) pause. Manatee…! (Clears throat)3
Ancistrus cirrhosus, more commonly known as the bushynose Pleco, the bristlenose Pleco, or the the Jumbie teta, is a species of armored sucker mouth catfish of the genus ancistrus which is native to the Paraná River basin of Argentina and Uruguay. Here they tend to inhabit rivers and wetlands preferring areas with flowing water, as a typically nocturnal species they speed there days resting in crevaces and holes or under rocks and drift wood before emerging after dusk to feed upon algae, aquatic plants, detritus, carrion, and the occasional tiny invertebrate. Reaching around 3 to 6 inches in length, bristlenose plecos possess a body covered in bony plates and a ventral suckermouth. The feature most commonly associated with the genus are the fleshy tentacles found on the head in adult males; females may possess tentacles along the snout margin but they are smaller and they lack tentacles on the head. These fish are typically brown, green, or gray in coloration, with white or yellow spots and lighter and darker splotches on various parts of their bodies. Additionally albino individuals are surprisingly common. Breeding takes place in hollows, caves and mud holes in banks. Males may clean the inside of the cavity with their suckermouth before allowing the female to approach and inspect the nest, if she approves the female may lay 20–200 adhesive eggs, usually to the ceiling of the cavity. After which the female plays no role in parental care; leaving the male to care for and guard the eggs until they hatch in 4–10 days. After hatching the male will guard the young for 7 to 10 days until they set off on there own. And a male bristlenose may care for several clutches of young simultaneously. Under ideal conditions a bristlenose Pleco may live up to 12 years.