Baryancistrus sp. L177 gold nugget.

been thinking about getting some gold nugget plecos , but have heard they are very aggressive to there own .
what sort of space would a group need and the best ratio to keep them happy.
have they been bred succesfully in aquariums . my lfs has some in and they are about 4" tl , they want £20 each for them.

thanks ollie

They can be aggressive but probably a bigger issue is they can be difficult to acclimate. It can require some expertise/knowledge/experience to get them to acclimate sometimes.

There has been one breeding of L177 (the only GN breeding). A link to the article was posted here before in an old thread but i'll have to try & find it.

Lornek8 said:

They can be aggressive but probably a bigger issue is they can be difficult to acclimate. It can require some expertise/knowledge/experience to get them to acclimate sometimes.

There has been one breeding of L177 (the only GN breeding). A link to the article was posted here before in an old thread but i'll have to try & find it.

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Lornek8 said:

http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3815&highlight=l177

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thanks lornek , maybe i might just get one to keep as a specimen fish .
thanks for your help

a 4" gold nugget goes for $800-$1000 each in australia!!!! :drool:

Too right. You guys have it good over there with your wild imports and low prices. I wish we had as much variety and more of them so the prices would drop even just a little!

Just after i read about them, I gave up on the idea of a Gold Nugget the very first time I saw the price. It's like being told about something amazingly awesome and then someone locks it away in a glass cabinet so you can see it forever and know you're never going to have it..

dont worry there are people trying to spawn them now.... then the price will start to drop... as with any fish.... when more fry become available...