Gold Pleco
The gold nugget pleco got its name shortened from gold nugget plecostomus.
Gold pleco. These plecos still often go by l numbers even though they were scientifically classified in 2011. Males have a wider and flatter outline the female s forehead tends to be rounder. There are three different gold nugget plecos l018 and l085 l081 and l177.
The gold nugget pleco l018 is a very attractive and long lived 25 years species of plecostomus that has become quite popular within the aquarium trade. It s also common to hear this species called l018 or l 18. The l stands for loricariidae and the number is the fish.
It belongs to the catfish family and is a sucker mouth by nature. Gold nugget pleco s are known to be grazers in the wild but in the aquarium blood worm chopped shrimps along with courgette or cucumber are readily accepted. Once the domain of exotic fish collectors the gold nugget pleco has become much more attainable for the average aquarium hobbyist.
The gold nugget pleco baryancistrus sp has a few different varieties available. Sexing the best way to sex baryancistrus sp. This aquatic living creature came first under captivation in the year 1981 and was exclusively exported to great britain.