gold nugget

greenman909 · 09-27-2007, 01:24 AM

how big does a gold nugget pleco get?????????????

**Baby_Baby** · 09-27-2007, 07:43 AM

6-8 Inches would be your maximum size for one of those little dudes :]

jones57742 · 09-27-2007, 11:03 AM

gm:

Contrary to limited other information provided since I have been a member of this site I agree with BB (ie. 6" to 8").

As I indicated in another post:
This one is virtually unbelievable but circa March 2005 PC was publishing the maximum size of L018's (aka L085) to be approximately 6".
I do not know when PC changed the maximum size to 14" but I first noted it in July of this year.
IMHO the fish(s) on which the 14" published length are based were on serious steroids.
Mine went from approximately 1.5" to 3" in 6 months, from 3" to 5" in the subsequent year but thereafter growth was virtually unmeasurable.

Please also note that at least two "flavors" of gold nuggets are documented and are currently being marketed (which I am aware of):

The small spot gold nugget, L018:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=153

and the large spot gold nugget, L177:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=155

TR

greenman909 · 09-28-2007, 04:34 AM

thank you both for your reply i do have a L018 GN pleco he is only about 1 inch at the time of arrival

TREASURECHEST · 10-22-2007, 09:38 PM

I currently know of a recently imported specimen that is 10" long. They regularly grow that size in the wild, but are not frequently imported. They are nowhere near as nice when that big....just unusual. The spots are very small and a paler yellow.

**Fishnut2** · 10-29-2007, 06:36 PM

Here's where the confusion comes in with Gold Nuggets...there are 3 different types/L#s. All of these sizes are from http://www.planetcatfish.com and are given in SL (standard length...to the base of the caudal fin...not including the tail).
L-18...14" L-81...7.1" L-177...7.9"
On the L-18, I believe they have a pic of a wild one, close to 14". I seen it about a week ago, so I could be mistaken. One quick tip...they like warmer water. 84F would be a minimum temp in my opinion. They will live in cooler temps, but not for the long haul.

**Baby_Baby** · 10-29-2007, 07:12 PM

Woahness :O

Thanks for catching that, Fishnut!

09-27-2007, 01:24 AM	#1
greenman909 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 54	gold nugget how big does a gold nugget pleco get?????????????

09-27-2007, 07:43 AM	#2
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,808 Blog Entries: 1	6-8 Inches would be your maximum size for one of those little dudes :] __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

09-27-2007, 11:03 AM	#3
jones57742 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 56 Posts: 816	gm: Contrary to limited other information provided since I have been a member of this site I agree with BB (ie. 6" to 8"). As I indicated in another post: This one is virtually unbelievable but circa March 2005 PC was publishing the maximum size of L018's (aka L085) to be approximately 6". I do not know when PC changed the maximum size to 14" but I first noted it in July of this year. IMHO the fish(s) on which the 14" published length are based were on serious steroids. Mine went from approximately 1.5" to 3" in 6 months, from 3" to 5" in the subsequent year but thereafter growth was virtually unmeasurable. Please also note that at least two "flavors" of gold nuggets are documented and are currently being marketed (which I am aware of): The small spot gold nugget, L018: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=153 and the large spot gold nugget, L177: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=155 TR __________________ Hook Em Horns ... Keep Austin Weird

10-22-2007, 09:38 PM	#5
TREASURECHEST Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S.E.Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 178	I currently know of a recently imported specimen that is 10" long. They regularly grow that size in the wild, but are not frequently imported. They are nowhere near as nice when that big....just unusual. The spots are very small and a paler yellow. Last edited by TREASURECHEST; 10-22-2007 at 09:41 PM.

10-29-2007, 06:36 PM	#6
Fishnut2 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 388	Here's where the confusion comes in with Gold Nuggets...there are 3 different types/L#s. All of these sizes are from http://www.planetcatfish.com and are given in SL (standard length...to the base of the caudal fin...not including the tail). L-18...14" L-81...7.1" L-177...7.9" On the L-18, I believe they have a pic of a wild one, close to 14". I seen it about a week ago, so I could be mistaken. One quick tip...they like warmer water. 84F would be a minimum temp in my opinion. They will live in cooler temps, but not for the long haul. __________________

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09-28-2007, 04:34 AM	#4
greenman909 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 54	thank you both for your reply i do have a L018 GN pleco he is only about 1 inch at the time of arrival

10-29-2007, 07:12 PM	#7
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,808 Blog Entries: 1	Woahness :O Thanks for catching that, Fishnut! __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

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