The leopard pleco can reach up to two feet in length and requires a tank of around 150 to 180 gallons at the bare minimum.

As the Canal and River trust carried out maintenance work at the Walsall Canal, staff stumbled upon the leopard pleco, which is usually found in South America. John Ellis, national fisheries and ...

The leopard pleco, from the catfish family, was spotted by contractors who had drained Walsall Canal for maintenance work. Sold to eat algae off the side of tanks, it is thought someone has dumped ...