My Gold Nugget :)

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Looks exactly like my L81 which also came in as a L047 Mango/Magnum pleco! I got mine about the same time too, maybe slightly later but I think we have tighter rules and our imports get quarantined for longer.

It looks stressed in the pic as I'd just acclimatised it to the 1400L tank, I tried to get a pic of it out of the water but it wouldn't sit still and jumped straight into the tank, its usually much darker with fine pale yellow spots.
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Nice gold nugget david, awesome L177 gage. I have an L177 too, very beautiful pleco. i have him in the tank with all my discuses.
 
David R;4845613; said:
"gold nugget" isn't exactly a scientific term and is used as a common name for a whole bunch of different species...

Only three l-18, l-177, l-81 all look very similar and nothing like the fish the OP posted a picture of.

I already posted what this fish most likely is. Here it is again
http://www.aquarium-glaser.de/en/archiv.php?news_id=211
They are brought in from time to time and are sold as magnum gold nuggets.

The comment about body shape is correct.
 
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