whats with the * in "pl*co" ???????
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there a myth that if you talk about your pl*co on the net and don't use an * for an e it will die.
That is one of the older web superstitions/myths. If some folks chose to advertize that they are superstitious, it is probably more polite to not notice.
Writing out pleco, or even plecostomos, has never been a problem for me. Plecostomus plecostomus was once the scientific name of the "common" pleco, but that was revised to Hypostomus plecostomus, and now has been subdivided into several species. I'm not certain there is a fish with the real name "plecostomus" any more, so I am not sure what fish is supposed to die if you write pleco, or how this is supposed to happen.
Off-topic: Thanks for the email.
Writing out pleco, or even plecostomos, has never been a problem for me. Plecostomus plecostomus was once the scientific name of the "common" pleco, but that was revised to Hypostomus plecostomus, and now has been subdivided into several species. I'm not certain there is a fish with the real name "plecostomus" any more, so I am not sure what fish is supposed to die if you write pleco, or how this is supposed to happen.
Off-topic: Thanks for the email.
RE: offtopic: no prob
topic: i didn't know there were internet superstitions?!?!(but i'm not worryed i don't beleave in them)
topic: i didn't know there were internet superstitions?!?!(but i'm not worryed i don't beleave in them)
On some sites when you type it in it automatically changes to pl*co because of the settings on the language filters.
LOL! When you have a few minutes (it is a long thread and still growing):
http://boards.aaquaria.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=526
Have fun!
http://boards.aaquaria.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=526
Have fun!
The whole myth started that two people were writing to each other and one spelled pleco and the next day it was dead they told someone else they wrote pleco and theres died so it just spread through the net to were it is write now. But my guess is they were all friends and took care of the fish the same way didnt know what they were doing and well killed there pleco's and said its a curse write pl*co or your pleco will die.
You have to remember how delicate the (then-)newer species of plecs were when the whole internet thing erupted. Most of them were wild-caught, but nobody knew their requirements for keeping at the time...thus they would die right away...whether or not their owner wrote their "name" on the 'Net.
