ID this Golden Nugget plz

[kaz]

KH 8
GH 19
PH 7.4

 

[Fishyfanatic]

It's hard to see since we can't make the pic bigger.

 

[coldmachineUK]

FF, click on the images to make them larger.

That doesn't look like a gold nugget to me, in the first pic at least: it looks more like a hillstream loach.
In the second pic it does look more plec like than hillstream loach. Very confusing...

 

[coldmachineUK]

Wait, on a second glance I think your fish is indeed a hillstream loach:
Gastromyzon punctulatus (Spotted Hillstream Loach)

Ideally these fish need fast flowing cool water conditions, in a river conditions tank setup. Provide them with some rocks to cling on to as well if possible.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

I did click on the image coldmachine. It says that Hotlinking is disabled and doesn't show a bigger pic.

 

[Mosaic]

The eye don't look like a hillstream. They look pleco-ish.

 

[coldmachineUK]

Yes, that's one of the two things that confuse me: the eyes are more plec-like than hillstream loach-like, and the pectoral fins are not as rounded as you'd see on a hillstream. But, the flattened body is more hillstream like than plec like...

L018 is the 'true' gold nugget plec: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=153

I took a look at those pictures, and the main discerning features are the yellow streak on the dorsal and caudal fins.
Kaz, does your fish have this colouration?

 

[Pleco]

it could be a cross breed, but it definatly is not a GN Pleco.

 

[docrak]

That is not a hillstream, it is a gold nugget, but the photo sucks. Sorry Kaz, but it does. Can you get a better photo of the whole body. You need you see the dorsal and tail to make a good idenification on a pleco.

 

[coldmachineUK]

Hehe, Kaz looks like we've only added to the confusion!
Try posting your photos on http://www.plecofanatics.com -> there are a lot of pleco experts on there.
Hope you're able to get a clear, definite ID with consensus.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Yes, it is a Gold Nugget Pleco.....

 

[kaz]

 

[coldmachineUK]

Yes, on that 3rd picture you can see the shock of yellow on the dorsal fin: definately a GN plec after all!

 

[kaz]

the question is which GN is it, L018 L177 or the other one i dont remember.

 

[coldmachineUK]

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=13

http://www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/cotm.php?article_id=93

IMHO, L18. Medium sized spots.

 

[kaz]

maybe an L81?

 

[tropicfishman]

I thoguht a gold nugget was a gold nugget lol

 

[kaz]

three different type

 

[Pleco]

Its a GN, sorry, the other pictures didnt do it justice