Are These Siamese Algea Eaters

[alexdallimore]

Just checking what I have as bought the tank second hand and the owner didn't know. Are they siamese algea eaters? If the pic doesn't show enough details, the fins are a yellow colour with rid tipped tail.

If they are I take it they are not agressive like the chinese algea eaters?

 

[guppy_man]

they look like SAE'S to me, but ive never seen that redish color on other ones tho

 

[Gill]

They are Not Siamese Algea Eaters.
They are False Siamese Algea Eaters, The Red Markings around the mouth and the yellow tinge to the Fins Indicate this.

 

[guppy_man]

i thought they looked a bit weird, thnx for clearing that up gill

 

[alexdallimore]

Thats handy to know, I wasn't sure but was guessing by looking at pictures. I have seen familiar ones in the fish shop called Siamese Stone Lapping Fish.

 

[invader]

I have one of these guys. I bought him as a "Flying Fox," but I now know that he is not. Anyway, he is very interesting, zooming round and round the aquarium 24/7. When they get bigger, they get fat! I love mine and never regret getting him!

PS: I got mine when he was barely an inch... now he's close to 4.

 

[Gankutsuou]

"False Flying Fox"

One of my favorite fish ever.

But you should only have 1. later they fight unless you have like, 40+g for territory, and then just 2.

But still..

Great fish

They can get up to 6 inches, and will be agressive to anything of "Shark shape" like itself, RTBS, Rainbow sharks, and so on.

 

[CBBP]

those are 100% not SAEs.

 

[PaulEbs]

Sorry to hi-jack your thread, but really love the look of that fish...

would one of these live happily with the following in a 40g?:

Opaline Gourami
Angel fish
7 neons
3 harlequin
2 zebra loaches
& 2 bristlenose?

it's planted, so are they herbivores too?

Thanks in advance,

Paul.