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Ok, to all who helped me in ID'ing my pleco, I finally managed to get some pics. They are not the best, but hey, they are better than none. I will keep trying too, but here you go.
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It looks like it could be a Gold Nugget. There are 4 different species of Gold Nugget so you could have a look on www.planetcatfish.com and read up on them

yup, it looks like a gold nugget

I dont think it is a gold nugget actually. He doesnt have the golden edging on his fins like a nugget does, he also has a different type of tail fin, and though you cant see his dorsal, it is very tall and distinctfully not the same as a gold nuggets.
You missed the conversation I had with Cup of Lifenoodles, we believe this pleco is Inspector Pleco, Hypancistrus Inspector.
Note the huge eyes. Well, I wish you could see better, he does have massive big brown eyes.


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WOAH THAR, CONCAVE TAIL EVIDENT!! . Wow, that guy sure is one heck of a beauty. There's little doubt in my mind that that is a hypancistus sp., either inspector, angelicus, or a hybrid of some sort (maybe even an unidentified sp--that's not all that uncommon with plecs, plus you get bragging rights). Sometimes, inspectors will also have interconnected dottage and/or striping. Note the aforementioned heavily concave tail and the frayed, petal shaped appearance of the pectoral and pelvic fins--not a sign of bad caretaking, btw. Clearer shots would be better, but I fully understand how difficult it is trying to capture hypancistrus sp. on camera. Awesome fish. Although, considering how it was sold to you as a gold nugget, you just made a ten dollar investment at least, probably more, as inspectors are very uncommon as far as I know--far rarer than kings, queens, zebras, and snowballs.

EDIT: Ignore my above post there, I signed on with the wrong sn---switched before I kknew that this site had the option of switching usernames



Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 25-Nov-2004 01:13

Thanks Noodles!!
I think he is a real beauty too. I hope these recent "appearances" are a sign that he will start being seen more. Maybe he liked the recent aquascaping I did to the tank!
I try to feed him really well, I offer him fresh veggies once a week, proper bottom feeder meaty food pellets, and algae wafers and crumbles and shrimp pellets and frozen bloodworms, and he seems to love the "newt and salamander soft meaty bites" i bought for the ADF's.
He comes out snags a pellet and dives back into his hidey spot under the log.
I was thinking myself just yesterday too, how much better he looks since I got him, not a trace of milkiness left in his coloring.
Thanks for the compliments Noodles.
I will try to post some more pics If I can sneak some more.


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