Golden Nugget Plec - Any Tips / Ideas Welcome

[Devbrodie]

I have just bought my first Plec - he is in a 48" x 18" x 12" tank with a bunch of tetras, 2 x gourami, 2 x paradise fish, 3 x albino corys, and a handfull of male guppies.

At the moment, he is in hiding - I've seen him about 3 times today, so I do think he is settling in.

What I would like to know is what diet would suit him. All I can find is advice on bristlenoses and common plecs - no data on golden nuggets.

There is a BIG piece of bog wood in the tank with tons of algae on it and there is plenty of hidey-holes for him to skulk in.

There are also numerous plants in the tank.

 

[Liam50]

I have just bought my first Plec - he is in a 48" x 18" x 12" tank with a bunch of tetras, 2 x gourami, 2 x paradise fish, 3 x albino corys, and a handfull of male guppies.

At the moment, he is in hiding - I've seen him about 3 times today, so I do think he is settling in.

What I would like to know is what diet would suit him. All I can find is advice on bristlenoses and common plecs - no data on golden nuggets.

There is a BIG piece of bog wood in the tank with tons of algae on it and there is plenty of hidey-holes for him to skulk in.

There are also numerous plants in the tank.

well my pleco's love cucumber, i think that the gold nugget might like meaty foods so prawn might be a good idea its great for my uncle owns a fish monger so free prawns.

but check out planetcatfish.com

 

[Devbrodie]

Yeah - I have found a couple of mentions for prawns and muscles - so will try them.

I've also seen mention of Pleco flakes - I have never seen these in any of the fish shops near me - will have to ask if anyone can get some in.

Cheers

 

[always4lora]

Pets at home sell algae wafers but i havent seen any for the plec's that eat meat.

 

[JenCliBee]

Pets at home sell algae wafers but i havent seen any for the plec's that eat meat.

There called variety wafers which if i remember rightly are meat based.

 

[rabbut]

Gold Nuggets are Byransistrus so have a mostly meat based foods. Prawn, White bait, Muscle, that kind of thing. GN's are highly territorial to other plecs, so you need to get any others s/he is in with out before s/he settles, matures and starts knocking the living daylights out of them...

All the best
Rabbut

 

[markandhisfish]

i feed my golden nugget prawns mussels and bloodworm supplemented with cucumber and pleco wafers. you wont see the fish all that often they are a very shy species and most active at night. i wqay i have found of seeing mine out more often is to have a dim light which i switch my tank over to in the evening then to a blue light at night to mimic moonlight.

 

[Lenna]

Mine eats everything, bloodworm, mysis shrimp, algae wafers, cichlid pellets, shrimp pellets etc. I guess their temperament varies between individuals as mine isn't shy at all and will come out at all times of day, particularly when food is around

 

[skippy_49nz]

Has anyone ever bred these things? Everyone seems to say they are very difficult and no reports of breeding are recorded but I also see other sources claiming to put a current and they're fine...

I wouldn't mind getting some and having a go, but its a huge investment here to buy 2 or 3, especially if there is no way its gonna happen...

 

[xingumike]

Larry Vires claims to have bred them.

I know at least a couple of people attempting it now