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Tim
1/22/2014 4:50:52 PM

This is a pleco aka armored catfish, if seen in a pond contact Texas parks and wildlife. They are an invasive species wreaking havoc on our natural lake and river stream ecosystems. Be on the look out

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Plecostomus

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    1. Nick Davis 0
      Independence park in Missouri city is loaded with them. Fish with night crawlers and you won't be able to keep them off
    2. whitebass_81 0
      Ohh didnt know, thx @htown
    3. Tim 0
      Exactly @htown @whitebass_05 , and it's bad
    4. htown 0
      They dig into the banks @whitebass_05
    5. whitebass_81 0
      @htown
    6. whitebass_81 0
      Mess up the erosion?
    7. htown 0
      The main problem is they mess up the erosion
    8. Tim 0
      Us @htown
    9. Tim 0
      Eh that's debatable, in takes yes. However they cause way more damage, and in my experience they haven't clean up my ponds, mine our still algae filled and ...more nasty, they just aren't good in the wild for
    10. htown 0
      They clean nasty waters though
    11. Tim 0
      Exactly @aggiebasser and it is a shame
    12. Ryan Money 0
      thats a shame tho @TrippyT @aggiebasser
    13. Brandon Booth 0
      Those things are all over Houston and they aren't going anywhere any time soon. @TexasAngler7 you cant shock enough to make a difference.
    14. Ryan Money 0
      cant they just shock the pond?
    15. Tim 0
      No @TexasAngler7 they are trying to figure out a way to get rid of them though with out hurting natural species
    16. Ryan Money 0
      did they remove them from your pond?
    17. Tim 0
      Kill if caught and let the birds have it
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