Golden Spot Pleco
The gold spot pleco is primarily nocturnal but will often become active during daytime hours once established in an aquarium with plenty of driftwood rockwork and other hiding places.
Golden spot pleco. Tank compatibility edit edit source a peaceful pleco will live with other peaceful or semi aggressive. Does best in a tank with current. Sexing edit edit source mature females will appear wider when viewed from above.
A much sort after monster catfish for a large freshwater tropical aquarium is the stunning gold spot pleco. It s also common to hear this species called l018 or l 18. There are three different gold nugget plecos l018 and l085 l081 and l177.
The gold nugget pleco baryancistrus sp has a few different varieties available. Plecos are a scaleless fish that feature bony plates that cover their body this allows for some protection from predators. 6 8 inches 15 20 cm place of origin.
They will do best at high. In the aquarium it should be provided with plenty of cover and regular feedings of protein rich feeds such as repashy gel diet or other prepared feeds. Baryancistrus species average adult fish size.
The l018 is the most well known of the popular gold nugget plecos distinguished by its large distinct gold spots. Like its close relatives it is found in rocky shallow areas in warm well oxygenated water. Gold nugget pleco gold seam pleco l018 l081 l085 l177 scientific name.
Gold spot plecos are brightly coloured with golden spots o. The plates cover a generally depressed body and often large tail fin. Big tanks big fish and big rich touring ohio fish rescue duration.
It s common to hear this species referred to as the golden nugget pleco as well although the gold variation is used more often. Pleco s are flat on the underside from head to tail yet on their top side they are sharply rounded from the front tapering down less sharply to the tail. Steve poland aquatics 6 494 663 views.
Loricariidae most recognisable feature would be their sucker mouths. The l stands for loricariidae and the number is the fish. Gold spot pleco l001 l022 additional scientific names glyptoperichthys joselimaianus.
Amazon river south america typical tank setup. Gold spot plecos are brightly coloured with golden spots on a brownish background. It is not known to eat wood like some plecos panaque sp etc but it may benefit from some supplementary wood or bio film and algae on driftwood the gold spot pleco will not eat ornamental plants but it.
The gold nugget pleco baryancistrus xanthellus is a fairly popular type of pleco that can only be found in brazil. A much sort after monster catfish for a large freshwater tropical aquarium is the stunning gold spot pleco. American biotope with rocks caves driftwood bogwood and sturdy well rooted plants.
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