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mokiloo
YOu cannot say nga kung algae ra ila kaonon dili sila harmfull though some plecs also have been observed to attack other fishes
Most fished have the eggs or spawn in the riverbed, rocks or crevasses but not well hindden enough sa plec
Plecs are also scavengers and not only depend on algae but kung unsa naa sa ilawn sa sapa or lake nga salin2x ila kaonon
And bai if your an aquarist gyud familiar gyud siguro ka about ecosystem and kabalo ka maka tip-off na sa balance esp another species not belonging to that certain eco-system.
Ni mention ka sa tilapia nga protective na sila but they'r no match sa plec esp with its protective outer bone or protective armor.
I was an aquarist before starting when I was just 12 and I have that common plecostumus. Also we have separate tanks for cichlids. And another tank for mostly south american fishes---discus, tetras and some catfishes i.e. (not piranhas)
So I'm not stranger to cichlids and just in case u dont know that Tilapia is not a native specie in the Phils or in southeast asia but being introduced to our rivers and streams to augment the source of fishfood and livelihood.
Better read up bro and u can't just base a fish is not harmful to the ecosystem because its not aggressive
khbw mn ko nga mkaon jd sila anang bsg mga salin2 sd dha. i've owned a common 2 plecos too for a year sd pro d pa kaayo ko swito ato kay bata pako ang ako ra ge huna2 ato is ang pagpadako ra sa koi which is owned by me and cousins ang amo lng ato nahibaw.an sa plecos is tigkaon sa lomot y world pa pro pagbalik na nko last yr lng nagbuhi ko blk into monster fishes (arowana, datnoids, bichirs, central american cichlids) with pleco adto ko nka discover ngadli ra sd lomot ilang kaonon sd.
mao btw nagbuhat ko ani nga thread last year pra mkahbw ko ngnu ge illegal ang piranha pra mkahbw ko og d lng sd ako pra sd sa uban nga mubuhi esp. mga irresponsible keeper. mao sd usa reason wa ko ni buhi sa piranha kay tungod pra sa ecosystem nato including pleco after knowing nga mao ni ang mabuhat sa piranha. pro d mana mo matter atong ecosystem rn kanang d na mn sd ma drawing tungod sa mga abusadong tao. hoho
ehehe ikaw ra mn ang ni ingon og native ang tilapia. yeap need to dig dipper pa about fishes coz i know i still have many things that i should know about fishes which is harmful or not to our ecosystem.