Will L177 Gold Nugget Plecos eat plants?

Your plants should be fine. Here is some more info if needed... http://www.aquariumlife.net/profiles/baryancistrus/gold-nugget-pleco/100022.asp
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=155

Nice Pleco! Make sure there is driftwood for it too munch on, it's essential too their diet. Driftwood is said to aid with digestion, pleco fiber I guess!

I agree, it should be fine. They are omnivorous so they don't have the ravenous appetite for greens like many other Plecs.
They are indeed beautiful fish.

Thank you for your feedback. I'll be putting it in the tank soon.

Lauralee has had a horrid time with her gold nugget eating away on her sword plants. No matter what she seemed to do it would eat her sword plant. I think he just saw it as one big salad. Sometimes you just get a fish with "attitude".

Tex Gal said:

Lauralee has had a horrid time with her gold nugget eating away on her sword plants. No matter what she seemed to do it would eat her sword plant. I think he just saw it as one big salad. Sometimes you just get a fish with "attitude".

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Really? Wow, that must be one fish with attitude!
The most usual problem I've heard with these fish is that the owners have a hard time keeping them alive, simply because they need more meaty food than most people give them thinking they are like a typical "Plec"....

I never had a problem with mine messing with plants. give him some nice lettuce and cucumber treats to discourage him. Mine always loved them

I had my L177 in the tank and he was doing just fine for a few weeks, but I think the other fish in the tank out competed it for food and so it went on a rampage and chewed holes like swiss cheese right through my amazon swords. I will never put it in my planted tank ever again!