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[cornish cream]

Hey guys does anybody know if there are any Gold nugget plecos to be had in the Perth area. And if so any ideas on cost. 

[bigjohnnofish]

odd ones about and your looking at 1-1.5k each depending on size/quality.... biggest factor in finding one/some is just getting lucky when someone shuts down their fish room... most people dont sell them and hoard them like gold....

[myster619]

With big money, comes bigger scams.

Edited by myster619, 10 January 2014 - 04:51 PM.

[bigjohnnofish]

thats only relative to what you earn/own... my 5 year old boy would scam your 5 year old boy (if we had 5 year old boys!) for $50 and your boy would be devastated.... if i scammed you for 100k then you'd be devastated too... 5 year old loses 10c and hes pissed but its not the end of the world.... if you lose 1k on a fish you'd be pissed too but you'll survive and get over it....

 

if i was a billionaire and lost a million bucks i'm not worried about it.... 

 

moral of the story there are scammers everywhere and they will try to scam you for whatever they can... 5 year old $50.... you 100k....me 1mil.... just because a fish costs more doesnt mean your chances of being scammed go up proportionally.... 

 

i have bought many 1000's of $$$ worth of fish and never lost a dollar or didnt receive fish... 

 

if your buying fish in person theres no chance your going home with no fish and losing your money...

 

 

[sandgroper]

There not called gold nuggets for nothing, worth there weight in gold.

[myster619]

These rare plecos fetch more scammers in my opinion. I put up an ad a few years ago about some phantoms. A guy called Les called, said he had every rare pleco I can think of, even super reds. Gold nuggets too but haven't bred. But when asked for pictures or any more details, nothing. So hey, just be careful.

[myster619]

To answer your question Corn, I haven't seen or sniffed the likes of Gold Nuggets in several years. I don't think anybody has collected and bred them. Try emailing aquaticfever. He might have some leads.

[cornish cream]

Thanks for the replies guys, figured they would be hard to find here in Oz. Pretty common in the UK, although still quite expensive.

 

Maybe set my sights a bit lower, in the pleco order of things.

 

Thanks again for the wise words.  

[cornish cream]

What about Peppermint plecos (L031). Any of them about, here in Perth. Or am I reaching for the stars again. ????  

[Bombshocked]

You Will Find Normal Peppies Here But No Starlights (L-183)

[bigjohnnofish]

These rare plecos fetch more scammers in my opinion. I put up an ad a few years ago about some phantoms. A guy called Les called, said he had every rare pleco I can think of, even super reds. Gold nuggets too but haven't bred. But when asked for pictures or any more details, nothing. So hey, just be careful.

 

yeah i know les from queensland... older guy that barely knows how to use the net... little lone a mobile phone and a digital camera....

 

does have a truck load of fish you could probably only dream of !!!

[fishking123]

The gold nugget pleco is on my list of fish I dream of having.
Have seen a add on petlink a while ago but unsure of how real it was.

[Blake.milburn]

i have seen many pepermints at vebas and morley aquariums there acually pretty easy to find last i saw they had at least 30 of them

[T1gger]

City farmers rockingham have gold spot plecos