If you’ve just brought home a plecostomus — or “pleco” for short — you may have questions about the care, feeding, and habitat requirements for your new pet. Learn how to make your bristlenose pleco ...

They look like a creature the bloodthirsty alien in Predator movies would keep in some extraterrestrial aquarium — wedge shaped body; beady eyes; a sucker mouth on the underside of a shovel-shaped ...

Liz is a marine biologist, environmental regulation specialist, and science writer. She has previously studied Antarctic fish, seaweed, and marine coastal ecology. The bristlenose pleco (Ancistrus ...

Charlie Barnum of Leesburg was fishing in Lake Harris when he saw something strange in the shallows. He netted the odd fish and checked it out — 22 inches long, with a top fin of six inches and thick, ...

The suckermouth catfish, or pleco, showcases extraordinary survival by enduring months in dried mud without water. Equipped with specialized breathing organs, it enters dormancy, akin to hibernation, ...