What is Pleco

[Weeman89]

As you know I am new and don't know much about fish and I see the word pleco showing up on the forum a lot. So what is pleco?

 

[TaffyFish]

pleco is catfish

Weeman, go to the homepage and check out the freshwater fish profiles, then maybe try a search?

www.google.com

 

[Weeman89]

Hey

Yea I have been checking the freshwater profiles out.

 

[Mushroomman]

justin,

it's short for "plecostomus". you know, the sucker catfish that you see stuck to the sides of people's aquariums. sometimes incorrectly called "algae eaters". they eat algae, but are not a true "algae eater" species.

 

[JWright]

Most pl*co keepers spell it "pl*co" though....

 

[TaffyFish]

b*caus* of sup*rstitious nons*ns*

 

[TaffyFish]

Joke's on me now, I had a bristlenose die on me last night! More grist to the superstition mill......LOL

 

[fishdude07]

yeah a plecos a plecostamus...very plecostamusy, eh? they grow pretty fast and can sometimes get up to 2 feet long (if you have a HUGE aquarium) but umm...yes...i really hate that superstition its one of the stupidest ones ive heard lol i say pleco all the time and my two plecos are FINE

 

[JWright]

A few pl*co species do get huge, the majority just get kinda big. A fair number stay under 5".

The size of a fish is not decided by the size of the tank it's in...

And you hate superstition? I hate ignorance... Just personal preference I guess...

 

[Cillana]

pleco, pleco, pleco! Okay three dead. No worries, I've got tons left. j/k of course!

It depends on the species, not the size of the tank. I have a sh*tload of bristlenose plecos. They are only supposed to get 5 inches long. I have a breeding pair and an extra male in a 55 gallon. They are about 3 years old and about 4 inches long now. I'm going to get a 38 gallon tank soon for another breeding pair hopefully. I've got 20+ tiny wigglers in a 5 1/2 gal (moving to 10 gal next weekend) right now.

 

[tman2007]

pleco..... uh oh... mine just died

 

[victimizati0n]

Originally posted by fishdude07
yeah a plecos a plecostamus...very plecostamusy, eh? they grow pretty fast and can sometimes get up to 2 feet long (if you have a HUGE aquarium) but umm...yes...i really hate that superstition its one of the stupidest ones ive heard lol i say pleco all the time and my two plecos are FINE

I dont like when people say Pl*co.

I have been saying pleco for like 4 months, and mine is still alive (what does it matter though) it is 13 years old though.

 

[dethjam316]

i agree...pleco, pleco, PLECO!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCO!

 

[JWright]

My goodness... does it hurt you if I say pl*co? At all?

Do you think anyone really believes the silly superstition?

I've been frequenting online fishkeeping communities for 5 years now, and it's simply a habit. Look at the placement of the keys on your keyboard (assuming you use a standard US QWERTY), the characters: P, L, *, O are right next to each other, the C is way over on the other side, and the E is two rows bove that. I can type "pl*co" much faster than I can type "pleco"

I find it hilarious how much energy you guys spend over "hating" it when people type "pl*co".

 

[Purple]

well - it's not going to work now is it ?

They've changed the name

 

[TaffyFish]

I can type "pl*co" much faster than I can type "pleco"

What planet are you on JWright? How can an unfamiliar character that also requires the shift key be typed faster than the most common vowel in the English language?

 

[JWright]

I'm a coder, I use asterick's quite a bit. Using the shift key is pretty common for me too. I dunno, maybe I'm just odd, but that's how I type.

 

[MissFish_e]

Yup, pleco means plecosthemus (spelling?). If you ever treat your tank for ick, make sure you take out any plecos you may have. They'll die if you leave them in during treatment... learned that the hard way :-(

 

[TaffyFish]

I'm a coder

a-ha! planet programmer! ;-)