Commons seem to max out around 18 inches.
The Silver River pleco herd was larger than anything I've seen elsewhere. And they seemed, try not to laugh, happier than the fish I've seen in other rivers. The silver river is a protected area, no swimming and no fishing, so that tends to limit the amount of visitors. It's also vedy vedy deep, 80 feet in places.
So once again I contemplate the idea of converting my pool into a pond for Rufus. A new filter, couple gallons of prime, some wild harvested vall, a few dozen power heads ...
