I would add that they like high current flow & high oxygenation. As the Rio Xingu river they come from has rapids & white-water, & they live in the rocks that cause them. My big Golden Nugget, will actually position itself in front of the pump outlet, with his fins all getting blown around. If I move the position of the pump outlet nozzle, it readjusts itself to be in front of the flow. I attached a fake plastic leaf in front of it, so it could suck to it upside down, & hold itself there in the strongest current. Low oxygen will also kill a golden pleco quick smart. Lots of oxygenation from a powerful air-pump & stone, & a powerful pump. & yes a dark place to totally hide that belongs purely to it, that other fish don't try & steal. My last Golden Nugget lived to 14yrs old. I have a huge range of plecos, but my longest living pleco, my first one, a common pleco. Lived to 27! if you wish to know my Plecostomus keeping knowledge before trusting what I say. Best food for Golden Nuggets (bar courgette. Has got more nutrients than cucumber) is a Repashy mix of 1/3rd Morning Wood, 1/3rd Bottom Scratcher & 1/3rd Grub Pie. Repashy powders that you make into a gel, doesn't pollute the tank when left in there, and plecos can rasp on it all day & other fish struggle to eat it, especially when you add the rubbery Morning wood (a real must if you have little driftwood in the tank, which you should do though). Available online or at all good aquarium supply stores. A must for any pleco owner. Best stuff ever invented! & no, I don't work for them. lol. Examples her www.repashy.co.nz/collections/all but there will be a Repashy website for your country. Cheers & nice Nugget bro!
@@barugongameroff2914 Yup: darken the water with almond Catappa leaves pinned under it's cave/tube, or whatever to hold them down until soaked & have driftwood that stains the water with tannins (correct type soft, tropical drift wood). Don't use a mega bright white light bulb, yellowy softer light is better, or just low watts, for your lighting, and don't have large fish like cichlids in the tank, as cichlids hunt them naturally, and the pleco thinks any big fish will eat it. I only have other fish up to 70-80cm max in the tank with them, but best with peaceful fish like Pearl Gouramis & clown loaches etc. Any predators, the pleco knows and won't come out much. Have you tank light on a timer, so he gets used to when it's "daylight" for its circadian rhythm, and have the light on for only say 5pm to midnight. Then normal daylight & dark the rest of the time. They should come out more when the lights on, if you do that stuff. Cheers.
@@barugongameroff2914 Also try Portabello mushrooms, or the flat brown ones humans eat from the supermarket, that you can peel the skin off the top. They love them once they work out they're food. They give them the fungus that they normally get from rotting stuff we don't like in our tanks. All pleco love mushrooms, and unlike courgettes, they sit in the tank without clouding the water, cos just like rubber. Peel, rinse the mushroom's gills, and pin down through the stalk with a fork on a string, not a very sharp one mind. You can also give them prawn meat, sparingly, for a protein hit, but mushrooms have good protein too.
@@Tight--LiNeZ that's so awesome man. thank you! will do as you told, very useful advise from you. mine is hiding all day in his wooden root but I am also too curious looking all the time after him. I got soft wood too in the tank. he is in a young cichlid tank at 28 deg C in 55gal, so far he seems relaxed when he comes out at darkness. ph is 7.5 but I'll lower it to 7.0 over time. will try mushroom also for feeding.
I have an L 091 / 3 Beacon Pleco and am going to get another Pleco of some type.. Tankmates are all SA Cichlids and SDs.. All in a 12 1/2 ft of tank to thrive. Very informative video ! Thanks
Saw the shout vid from Fish Tropic of your channel and figure I come over and check it out. Nice overview vid on the Gold Nugget. Just subbed. Thanks for sharing.
@@woodensurfer no most die of starvation. They only eat biofilm and algae and that’s it. Super hard to keep and only experienced pleco keepers should keep one. Even the professionals won’t keep them because they just die.
I don't know what number it was but I once had a GN pleco in a 125 gallon African Cichlid tank because I didn't know any better. I saw what I thought was the coolest Pleco ever and even at $40 I had to have it. I did by luck have some nice size wood and rocks in the tank. So my Golden Nugget was a cute little fish maybe 3 -4 inches. I eventually sold the tank, with fish, equipment, the complete setup so I can't say how long that fish lived but it seemed happy and healthy while I had it.
Your Gold Nugget Pleco is beautiful. I just ordered one. They are pricey. Mine is 3 inches for 74 dollars. They will live peacefully I hope with my School of Red Hook Silver Dollar Fish. Thanks for the educational and informative upload. it will help many people care for this beautiful fish.
Hello I am from Indonesia.. I seriously want to buy a gold nugget pleco… May I have the seller's information? can i ask the seller contact ? Please reply immediately
as far as I know they don't really get rid of there yellows, I've seen full size with a lot of yellow even though some does fade, as for breeding size I'm uncertain because I don't have experience in breeding or have seen them spawn, I do know that they need lots of small caves or a place to dig under.
Which L-number are the ones shown? They really don't use L085 anymore, now that it is understood to be the same animal as L018. I'm really hoping to breed these guys, if you have any tips...?
mine is an L018 others that vary are L85, L81 and L177, keep your ph around 6.4 to 7.6 plants and tannins help, feeding foods like repashy helps a ton and frequent water changes is a must. good luck :)
The Baryancistrus xanthellus 'L085' is understood to be the mature adult form of the Baryancistrus xanthellus 'L018' although adults of them all look really similar, they often loose their banding and the spots get very small, if you look at the original description it displays what is most likely Baryancistrus xanthellus 'L177'. Baryancistrus sp. 'L081' wasn't included in the original description for Baryancistrus xanthellus so it is unsure if that is a mistake or purposeful, so their often referred to as Baryancistrus cf. xanthellus 'L081' but Baryancistrus sp. is just as correct for the time being, maybe more so. The B. cf. xanthellus 'L081' is smaller, only growing to 18cm SL rather then 24cm SL and is much more of a challenge to get feeding and/or avoid malnutrition although this species is prone to malnutrition in most peoples aquariums due to their specialist aufwuch based diet.
Hello I am from Indonesia.. I seriously want to buy a gold nugget pleco… May I have the seller's information? can i ask the seller contact ? Please reply immediately
The temp is way off. These fish have been collected in temps as high as 90 degrees. They should be kept at least at 82. Mine are kept at 84/85. They need some protein but are primarily veggie eater, they have an extremely long digestive system. Mine love zucchini with protein foods supplemented. The L085 and LDA060 are adult versions of the L018
All,these vids- not just you,don't mention that the adult fish lose ALL the yellow,and the spots stay the same size as the fish grows,with the black background also fading somewhat. If buyers hoped they would have a 10" yellow finned Pleco with big white spots? They won't. People need to look up these fish and find photos of adults...some like Luteus do stay yellow and why they sell for $1,000!
by feeding meaty food you are making your plecos lifespan smaller. meaty food should be forbidden for gold nuggets and their diet should consist of mainly algae and occasional zuccini or sveet potatoes
@@KGcichlids no they are not !!! I have about 20 species of baryancistrus and scobinancistrus species and just about the only herbivore is the gold nugget and you feed them protein high diet or meaty foods they will last only 2 years and will eventually pass away so please stop now and give them algae tablets or foods and or courgette cucumbers apples watermelons potatoes are really good source of food for them you can add repashy foods too. trust me i have some bad experience in the past they may look they like the meaty food but you will regret in less than a year or 2
1:56 Oh my god how do you collect the bee farts ? with a little tube into a jar then let the jar open under water ?
lmfao! omg!
My guy are you serious😂
WTF? who asks that?
With one's mouth.
They're so adorable!!!
I would add that they like high current flow & high oxygenation. As the Rio Xingu river they come from has rapids & white-water, & they live in the rocks that cause them. My big Golden Nugget, will actually position itself in front of the pump outlet, with his fins all getting blown around. If I move the position of the pump outlet nozzle, it readjusts itself to be in front of the flow. I attached a fake plastic leaf in front of it, so it could suck to it upside down, & hold itself there in the strongest current. Low oxygen will also kill a golden pleco quick smart. Lots of oxygenation from a powerful air-pump & stone, & a powerful pump. & yes a dark place to totally hide that belongs purely to it, that other fish don't try & steal. My last Golden Nugget lived to 14yrs old. I have a huge range of plecos, but my longest living pleco, my first one, a common pleco. Lived to 27! if you wish to know my Plecostomus keeping knowledge before trusting what I say. Best food for Golden Nuggets (bar courgette. Has got more nutrients than cucumber) is a Repashy mix of 1/3rd Morning Wood, 1/3rd Bottom Scratcher & 1/3rd Grub Pie. Repashy powders that you make into a gel, doesn't pollute the tank when left in there, and plecos can rasp on it all day & other fish struggle to eat it, especially when you add the rubbery Morning wood (a real must if you have little driftwood in the tank, which you should do though). Available online or at all good aquarium supply stores. A must for any pleco owner. Best stuff ever invented! & no, I don't work for them. lol. Examples her www.repashy.co.nz/collections/all but there will be a Repashy website for your country. Cheers & nice Nugget bro!
thanks for all the useful info! any trick to get some out from hiding at day? still got a young one
@@barugongameroff2914 Yup: darken the water with almond Catappa leaves pinned under it's cave/tube, or whatever to hold them down until soaked & have driftwood that stains the water with tannins (correct type soft, tropical drift wood). Don't use a mega bright white light bulb, yellowy softer light is better, or just low watts, for your lighting, and don't have large fish like cichlids in the tank, as cichlids hunt them naturally, and the pleco thinks any big fish will eat it. I only have other fish up to 70-80cm max in the tank with them, but best with peaceful fish like Pearl Gouramis & clown loaches etc. Any predators, the pleco knows and won't come out much. Have you tank light on a timer, so he gets used to when it's "daylight" for its circadian rhythm, and have the light on for only say 5pm to midnight. Then normal daylight & dark the rest of the time. They should come out more when the lights on, if you do that stuff. Cheers.
@@barugongameroff2914 Also try Portabello mushrooms, or the flat brown ones humans eat from the supermarket, that you can peel the skin off the top. They love them once they work out they're food. They give them the fungus that they normally get from rotting stuff we don't like in our tanks. All pleco love mushrooms, and unlike courgettes, they sit in the tank without clouding the water, cos just like rubber. Peel, rinse the mushroom's gills, and pin down through the stalk with a fork on a string, not a very sharp one mind. You can also give them prawn meat, sparingly, for a protein hit, but mushrooms have good protein too.
@@Tight--LiNeZ that's so awesome man. thank you! will do as you told, very useful advise from you. mine is hiding all day in his wooden root but I am also too curious looking all the time after him. I got soft wood too in the tank. he is in a young cichlid tank at 28 deg C in 55gal, so far he seems relaxed when he comes out at darkness. ph is 7.5 but I'll lower it to 7.0 over time. will try mushroom also for feeding.
Just getting into fancy plecos. Those gold nuggets are so cool
Beautiful Plecco!!!! And awesome tips Kevin!!!
bernie grant thanks for watching bro!
I have an L 091 / 3 Beacon Pleco and am going to get another Pleco of some type.. Tankmates are all SA Cichlids and SDs.. All in a 12 1/2 ft of tank to thrive. Very informative video ! Thanks
Saw the shout vid from Fish Tropic of your channel and figure I come over and check it out. Nice overview vid on the Gold Nugget. Just subbed. Thanks for sharing.
JRPy Fish-n-Game I appreciate you coming over to check it out!
Beautiful!!👍✅
Thankyou for the knowledge my friend just bought 1 today
Just got one Iove it
Wow 😮
Really beautiful fish! I just get one and it’s beautiful😃
Do they do a great job cleaning algae? Thanks
@@woodensurfer no most die of starvation. They only eat biofilm and algae and that’s it. Super hard to keep and only experienced pleco keepers should keep one. Even the professionals won’t keep them because they just die.
I don't know what number it was but I once had a GN pleco in a 125 gallon African Cichlid tank because I didn't know any better. I saw what I thought was the coolest Pleco ever and even at $40 I had to have it. I did by luck have some nice size wood and rocks in the tank. So my Golden Nugget was a cute little fish maybe 3 -4 inches. I eventually sold the tank, with fish, equipment, the complete setup so I can't say how long that fish lived but it seemed happy and healthy while I had it.
Damn it. I want them in my live bear tank
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Your Gold Nugget Pleco is beautiful. I just ordered one. They are pricey. Mine is 3 inches for 74 dollars. They will live peacefully I hope with my School of Red Hook Silver Dollar Fish. Thanks for the educational and informative upload. it will help many people care for this beautiful fish.
Hello I am from Indonesia..
I seriously want to buy a gold nugget pleco… May I have the seller's information?
can i ask the seller contact ?
Please reply immediately
Can you put gold nuggets with a flash pleco or a columbian pleco?
What type of gold nugget is yours? It looks awesome!
Just grabbed my first gold nugget thinking about getting a few more
Hi, any idea at what size or age do they get rid of their yellows? Any idea at what size will they breed? Thanks.
as far as I know they don't really get rid of there yellows, I've seen full size with a lot of yellow even though some does fade, as for breeding size I'm uncertain because I don't have experience in breeding or have seen them spawn, I do know that they need lots of small caves or a place to dig under.
Which L-number are the ones shown?
They really don't use L085 anymore, now that it is understood to be the same animal as L018.
I'm really hoping to breed these guys, if you have any tips...?
mine is an L018 others that vary are L85, L81 and L177, keep your ph around 6.4 to 7.6 plants and tannins help, feeding foods like repashy helps a ton and frequent water changes is a must. good luck :)
+KG cichlids All right. Thanks you very much!
The Baryancistrus xanthellus 'L085' is understood to be the mature adult form of the Baryancistrus xanthellus 'L018' although adults of them all look really similar, they often loose their banding and the spots get very small, if you look at the original description it displays what is most likely Baryancistrus xanthellus 'L177'. Baryancistrus sp. 'L081' wasn't included in the original description for Baryancistrus xanthellus so it is unsure if that is a mistake or purposeful, so their often referred to as Baryancistrus cf. xanthellus 'L081' but Baryancistrus sp. is just as correct for the time being, maybe more so. The B. cf. xanthellus 'L081' is smaller, only growing to 18cm SL rather then 24cm SL and is much more of a challenge to get feeding and/or avoid malnutrition although this species is prone to malnutrition in most peoples aquariums due to their specialist aufwuch based diet.
Live bears 😂
#1 , how do you get your plecos to meow like That? Mine won't make me noises
I mixed the blood worms with meow mix lmao
😂😂😂😂
How fast do they grow to 10 inches?
Depending on conditions I’d say around 4 to 5 years
The fry ate the guppy
lmao
I just ordered one and it looks dark brown with light brown spots. I’m hoping I can improve it’s color. I’m very disappointed for what I paid
Repashy: bottom scratcher is a great food for them. It’ll grow into color once you get it healthy.
Hello I am from Indonesia..
I seriously want to buy a gold nugget pleco… May I have the seller's information?
can i ask the seller contact ?
Please reply immediately
nice fish
Is your golden nugget still alive just wondering as only now seen your video
@1:36 did the guppy eat the baby guppy with the blood worm in its mouth?
LMFAO! I never noticed until now! oh man thanks for pointing that out.
The temp is way off. These fish have been collected in temps as high as 90 degrees. They should be kept at least at 82. Mine are kept at 84/85. They need some protein but are primarily veggie eater, they have an extremely long digestive system. Mine love zucchini with protein foods supplemented. The L085 and LDA060 are adult versions of the L018
Thanks for that info, it is quite a bit different to this video
They do fine in mid 70s as well, the only thing you’ll be doing is increasing the metabolism and feeding more at high temps.
All,these vids- not just you,don't mention that the adult fish lose ALL the yellow,and the spots stay the same size as the fish grows,with the black background also fading somewhat.
If buyers hoped they would have a 10" yellow finned Pleco with big white spots? They won't.
People need to look up these fish and find photos of adults...some like Luteus do stay yellow and why they sell for $1,000!
Hello guys, anyone who bred them and have fries ever?
59th
by feeding meaty food you are making your plecos lifespan smaller. meaty food should be forbidden for gold nuggets and their diet should consist of mainly algae and occasional zuccini or sveet potatoes
They are omnivorous.
You're right gold nuggets should not be given a high protein diet
@@KGcichlids no they are not !!! I have about 20 species of baryancistrus and scobinancistrus species and just about the only herbivore is the gold nugget and you feed them protein high diet or meaty foods they will last only 2 years and will eventually pass away so please stop now and give them algae tablets or foods and or courgette cucumbers apples watermelons potatoes are really good source of food for them you can add repashy foods too. trust me i have some bad experience in the past they may look they like the meaty food but you will regret in less than a year or 2