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Old 11-29-2021, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by petsetc View Post
armored catfish in Florida
– There is another invasive species causing problems in Florida. It's a fish, with a suit of armor, known as Plecostomus, or “Pleco” or the Armored Catfish. Despite the fact that it only eats algae, it's causing problems with one of Florida's most at-risk species.

Grown extensively by fish farms for the tropical fish industry.
yes - a very common aquarium catfish from the Amazon area. Very invasive especially in southern Florida. Thankfully we don't have their iguana or python problem - yet.