In article , Gene writes:

I have a friend who wants to get rid of a really big pleco.
I was thinking of putting it in my 800 gal pond to control algae.
My question is: is it possible to keep it in the pond
during the winter or would it just die.

I'd love to keep plecos in the pond, but they won't survive the winter, and I
haven't figured an effective way to catch them come fall. There are too many
hiding places in my pond for them to escape to.
John