when i worked at the pet store last year... an older woman (late 50's) came in and told me that she just flushed her pleco down the toilet and the f-ing thing plugged it up and she had to get a plumber in. she was actually complaining to me about how much this fish cost her!!!

i told her that i was disgusted that she would do that to a living creature and we would have happily taken it in and rehomed it for her.

i also told her NO when she asked to buy a new small one. duh!!! like i'm gonna sell her another one so she can kill it... "no, i don't think so" - some people!

*rant over*