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	Need Help With Gold Spotted Pleco
rocker23 Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 70 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005	ok i just purchased a gold spotted pleco, i have no idea if it behaves like a regular pleco, the guys at the store said they don't grow bigger than 5 inches. I don't really trust them. i've been looking around the net to try and find a profile but i couldn't find any. i was wondering if anyone in here have kept the same kind of pleco or have any information about it?. any advice would be awesome
Posted 26-May-2006 04:30
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	perhaps a gold nugget pleco? mines didn't really do the common pleco thing, of eatting algae, more of a "show" fish in aquaria.
Posted 26-May-2006 08:05
seventh_son_of_ed Hobbyist Posts: 87 Kudos: 77 Votes: 9 Registered: 09-Aug-2004	Hi there try this site http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/com_list.php Hope it helps Miguel Face up make your stand and realize your living in the golden Years
Posted 26-May-2006 12:44
rocker23 Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 70 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005	hey thanks for the replies=) i already looked at planet catfish and they don't have it=P. and its not a gold nugget pleco, it looks like a regular pleco but it has golden spots,. i guess i'll never know unless it grows bigger than 5" which will be bad for my 45 gallon
Posted 27-May-2006 05:40
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I'm guessing L-001.
Posted 27-May-2006 06:24
rocker23 Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 70 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005	hey tnx for the reply! ur are totally right! i looked at L-001 and its exactly that pleco. grows 8", i'm gonna have problems with this fish now
Posted 27-May-2006 07:15
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Try 14".
Posted 27-May-2006 09:17
rocker23 Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 70 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005	what do you mean try 14" lol.
Posted 27-May-2006 18:56
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	L-001 grows to a much more substantial size than 8" (PlanetCatfish is underestimating the size this species attains)... They are pretty much just like Common Plecos with prettier colors. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 28-May-2006 02:10
rocker23 Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 70 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005	hey thank you guys for all the replies. so my 14$ pleco is just exactly the same as an oridary pleco exept with the golden spots. great=P. i just hope that it dosen't grow as fast as the common pleco
Posted 28-May-2006 07:10
~jamie~ Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004	Edited by ~jamie~ Sorry to tell you that they grow EXTREMLY fast IMO. I have two and they both started as little ones in a 55g and ended up having to put it in a 125g in just a matter of a few months...
Posted 28-May-2006 18:59


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