Talk:Hypostomus plecostomus

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nocturnal

Not sure about this - some might be, some might not be. Also it's possible to confuse nocturnal with 'not coming out when there is a lot of activity' - ie movement - in my experience catfish of this type come out when nobody is watching.HappyVR 18:40, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also may be crepuscular?HappyVR 21:01, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed a sentence added by 123.51.0.225: "It is a messy fish though." If you strongly feel this is true and needs mentioning, reword it? --Shyland 03:10, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

regeneration

This fish is often sold as compatible with other aggressive species and catfish are often said to be compatible on wiki. Once hurt though (fins bitten off in chunks) is it still capable of surviving and regnerating the damage?

Recently my Hypostomus was bitten by a Red Zebra whose tank it was cleaning from algae.

Lsuacner (talk) 10:17, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It has been several weeks and he regenerated the damage, I think as long as the fin is still attached to the body there is hope.

Lsuacner (talk) 10:11, 16 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]