DB> I have seen in this echo that plecos eat plantlife and 
 DB> food from the bottom
 DB> of the tank as well as algae from the sides, but can 
 DB> someone tell me if they
 DB> will eat fish alive or dead from the bottom?
Plecos will go after a dead or sick fish.  They will almost never go after a 
healthy fish, but it has been known to happen. 
Robby
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