Anyone heard of a "Tidour Plecomousa"

Cheese Specialist · Post by **Cheese Specialist** » 13 Jan 2004, 13:23

Hi,

I am a memeber of a few forums and on a goldfish one someone is keeping what they helpfully call an 'agae sucker' but he's now said it's a "Tidour Plecomousa" ir something similar. I did a search for "Tidour" but didn't get anything, so I thought I'd ask here rather than look through everything!

This guy is keeping it with goldfish which always worries me and was asking whether he had to feed it. Some people, no matter how much I rant people go out and buy pl*cs and don't do any research. Consider them as maids or friends for their more important fish. Just get them because they think they eat algae and feed them nothing else!!!

Anyway, thanks for any help people.

Post by **Silurus** » 13 Jan 2004, 13:27

That has to be one of the most mangled catfish names I have ever seen. Got a pic instead?

Cheese Specialist · Post by **Cheese Specialist** » 13 Jan 2004, 13:30

Silurus wrote:That has to be one of the most mangled catfish names I have ever seen. Got a pic instead?

LOL, I know!

The guy doesn't have a clue. I have put up a post asking him for a pic or to at least describe it's colouring etc. I am worried about the plec, on the message board lots of people have plecs, don't feed them and then wonder what's going on when it attacks their precious goldie or straves to death.

If he gives more info I will put it up, cheers for the reply.

Post by **Silurus** » 13 Jan 2004, 20:49

I tried to piece the mangled name together, and the best I can come up with is the tiger pleco ("tidour plecomousa"="tiger plecostomus"; more likely the king tiger pleco, L066).

Cheese Specialist · Post by **Cheese Specialist** » 15 Jan 2004, 13:21

Thanks for the reply,

From what I remember of the L066 I don't think that is it. He says it's "about 3 inches long black and brown spots".

Maybe a common?

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 15 Jan 2004, 19:53

Could be a common or Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps?