Chinese algae eater

[Snailguy101]

Well I have one with my guppies Ive had him for about a year hes only like 6 inches and I have him with 2 female guppies and snails and he hasn't killed the guppies by sucking off the slime coating and they have been in there for months now are they ok together? And i've also noticed that hes been on the snails sucking on their shells but im not sure if hes just moving around on them.

 

[wwestar2000]

He probably will start soon.

 

[Teelie]

They tend to start sucking on slime coats when they are adults so yeah, it might start soon.

 

[Snailguy101]

uhho will it harm the snails?

 

[Teelie]

I don't know if it will. I've never heard of them attacking snails but it doesn't mean they won't.

 

[Snailguy101]

Uhho im worried now..... I really don't want it harming my fish or my snails

 

[Snailguy101]

But he was an adult when I had bought him months ago and he hasn'y harmed my fish yet and my fish swim right by him he doesn't seem to care

 

[Sky042]

But he was an adult when I had bought him months ago and he hasn'y harmed my fish yet and my fish swim right by him he doesn't seem to care

are you sure it's chinese not siamese?

Also sometimes temperments vary.

 

[Snailguy101]

How about I'll find a pic on the net of what he looks like?

 

[Snailguy101]

he looks like that

 

[Snailguy101]

*bump*

 

[MegTheFish]

Its a chinese aglea eater.

 

[Snailguy101]

Can it harm snails? but he looks 4 or 5 inches and he hasn't harmed anything yet

 

[tttnjfttt]

well, the people in San Francisco whose pet pitbulls attacked their son said the pitbulls were harmless until that day as well. You know what fish you have, you know their behavior. It is a gamble you are choosing to take.

 

[Snailguy101]

Well I wanna know if it harmes snails cause I have babies in there