Ever heard of a yellow regal pleco?

A Vertigo Guy · Post by **A Vertigo Guy** » 07 Nov 2004, 10:19

Saw one at my friends shop the other day. Appears to be a goldie but with prolly twice the amount of spots making it almost totally yellow; has no listed L # that he can pull up. I thought it was just a goldie with unusual amount of spotting but wanted to see who else there has prolly seen one.

kwalker · Post by **kwalker** » 07 Nov 2004, 14:51

A Vertigo Guy

any chance you could get a picture of this pleco? i would love to see what it looks like. may just be a regional variant.

ken walker

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 07 Nov 2004, 15:36

Sounds like an adult goldie or at least one that is on its way to adult colouration. Knowing what size it is would be helpful.

Jools

A Vertigo Guy · Post by **A Vertigo Guy** » 08 Nov 2004, 06:40

It was about 11"-12"

Just looks to me to be a goldie with an unusually large # of spots.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 08 Nov 2004, 18:56

Sounds about right for an adult. Do the pics in the catelog for look right?

Jools

A Vertigo Guy · Post by **A Vertigo Guy** » 09 Nov 2004, 03:53

Well, looks like a Goldie but not sure if it IS a Goldie...

I got a closer up shot today.

Its got a LOT more spots then any other goldie Ive ever seen and Ive seen a lot of goldies...

fishboy20 · Post by **fishboy20** » 09 Nov 2004, 06:45

Perhaps it is a variant of a goldie but a goldie none the less. Might I even say by the picture that that might be the best one I've ever seen! How much is he/she/it? I think I would buy it if I had the money.

A Vertigo Guy · Post by **A Vertigo Guy** » 09 Nov 2004, 07:15

twelve inches and a very good price at $149. Id buy it if only it werent so damn big!

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 09 Nov 2004, 08:27

That does look like an adult goldie to me. The more intense colouration may be due to the fact it's a male.

Jools

A Vertigo Guy · Post by **A Vertigo Guy** » 09 Nov 2004, 08:30

Most peculiar thing I find of it, is that out of the 100 or so Goldies Ive seen throughout my life, this one shines out. Guess why its called Sunshine too

fishboy20 · Post by **fishboy20** » 09 Nov 2004, 21:07

I just hope that one of the three that I am raising will look like that. I think I do have one female and two males. We will have to wait and see. They are about 6-7" now, lots more growing to do in the 150 gallon. I would still buy that one if I had the $$$.

polkadot · Post by **polkadot** » 11 Nov 2004, 11:52

Could it be the L253? They look similar to the goldie too.