Show your Plecos Here !!

[Red Devil]

here is my bushy....

 

[Frostyone]

You do know that your pleco is not a goldie (L014), but rather a gold nugget.

Well you seem to be the plec expert, I've seen it listed as a goldie, as an orange seam and as a gold nugget. All I know is it's beautiful, I don't really care what the "proper" name is

Looks to me like a L081 according to petsolutions

http://www.petsolutions.com/Orange-Seam-Plecostomus-L-081+I47475+C40001827.aspx

Or an L018

http://www.petsolutions.com/Gold-Nugget-Plecostomus-L-018+I47520+C40001827.aspx

More likely an L081 from the pictures.

 

[WyldFya]

Goldie refers to L014, and is sometimes used as a mislabel to try to sell a gold nugget. Orange seam is held by the pleco L106. What you have is an L081 small spot gold nugget.

 

[Frostyone]

Goldie refers to L014, and is sometimes used as a mislabel to try to sell a gold nugget. Orange seam is held by the pleco L106. What you have is an L081 small spot gold nugget.

Thanks for the clarification

 

[davo]

They also have quite a range, and some seem to be more hardy than others. I think L081 is said to include 3 or 4 similar small spot GN's. Either way it's a nice little Baryancistrus.

 

[Russ84]

Pic of my Sailfin plec. his about 15cm. keeps the tank very free of algae

 

[davo]

Lucky you, mine do sod all for keeping the algae at bay!

 

[dcdgoodtimes]

i love my golden nugget if I can find my stupid camera i'll take some pics before he dies. i hope to keep him alive for a long time though 50/50

 

[Frostyone]

Lucky you, mine do sod all for keeping the algae at bay!

My sailfin keeps the algae a bay, but man is he ever a poop factory! Still a baby but manages to cover the sand in poop in a matter of 2-3 days!

 

[davo]

My sailfin keeps the algae a bay, but man is he ever a poop factory! Still a baby but manages to cover the sand in poop in a matter of 2-3 days!

It doesn't get better as they get bigger