Gold Nugget Morphs?

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I was at the fish store today and saw that 2 gold nugget plecos were for sale. When I went to buy one I noticed that one had many small yellow spots (like a peppermint) and the other had fewer larger yellow spots (like a snowball). I ended up getting the larger spotted one. :woot:

My question is, were they both gold nuggets? Do they come in various spot formations? or was there a mislabeling of some sort on the petshops part?

I also have a common pleco on my tank, should I remove it? Will territory be a problem?
 
anybody???
 
need a pic and i can look thru my atlas for u as for the common it all depends -usally the common will devour all the food before the nugget or snowball gets any also the nuggets and snowballs require a more precise diet so yes imo remove him
 
Golden nugget have 4 different L numbers. L-018, L-081, L-085 and L-177.. Main difference is size of the spots.. so yeah it might be all golden nuggets.
 
Jif said:
Golden nugget have 4 different L numbers. L-018, L-081, L-085 and L-177.. Main difference is size of the spots.. so yeah it might be all golden nuggets.
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I believe the L018 GN gets the biggest.
 
yup, jif is right.. if you got the large spots your's might be an L177 :)
 
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