ɪn fˈækt, ɪnðə wˈaɪld, ðə kˈɑːmən plˈiːkoʊ kæn wˈɛl ɛksˈiːd tˈuː fˈiːt ɪn lˈɛŋθ, ænd, æz wˈɛl æz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ lˈɑːɹdʒ, ðeɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ pɹədˈuːs ɐ lˈɑːt ʌv wˈeɪst ðæt kæn pəlˈuːt ðə wˈɔːɾɚ.
In fact, in the wild, the Common Pleco can well exceed 2 feet in length, and, as well as growing large, they also produce a lot of waste that can pollute the water.