What Am I?

[pixelpefekt]

I thought I was buying Otos but now I'm not so sure...

Whenever I google for images of Otos, they always seem to look like this....

 

[JenCliBee]

CAE aka sucking loach



jen

 

[Ace Of Spades]

CAE aka sucking loach



jen

Look to light colored to be a CAE?

 

[helterskelter]

Sucking loach, Golden Sucking Loach or also known as Chinese algae eater or CAE

or Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

 

[three-fingers]

You can get golden CAE's, this one seems to be a mix, usually get ones like that in batches of them.

Nasty fish IME, for a regular community tank anyway, they are cool in their own right.

 

[WILDER]

I would take it back they get very aggressive as they get older.
http/www.aquatic-gardeners.org/cyprinid.html

 

[JenCliBee]

CAE aka sucking loach



jen

Look to light colored to be a CAE?

i did think that but bottom rite pic convinced me

 

[doresy]

If they sold you those as Otto's I wold take them back..........hate to have those CAE in my tanks

 

[snowflake311]

You have a Chinese algae eater. I had a Golden one. He did a great job at cleaning my algae. Too bad he was a big bully and they grow to be 1 foot long. Also when they get older they don't eat algae any more. Mine was about 3 almost 4 inches he was the best cleaner. He started pushing my clown Pleco around and bothering the other fish. So I took him back. I honestly felt really bad about bring him back but it was best for my other fish if I did. I have one otto all my others passed a way this one is a survivor I am so proud. But he is not doing his job at cleaning. I really want a flying fox aka Siamese algae eater they seem to be the best algae eaters.

 

[pixelpefekt]

A couple of clearer pictures to confirm that it's a Chinese Algae Eater?

I'm going to approach the shop to see if they will exchange. At the moment they are very peaceful and do a great job of cleaning but the only reason I got them was because I was wanting Otos

 

[loachman]

A couple of clearer pictures to confirm that it's a Chinese Algae Eater?

I'm going to approach the shop to see if they will exchange. At the moment they are very peaceful and do a great job of cleaning but the only reason I got them was because I was wanting Otos

Definitely a CAE.

They do tend to be peaceful when small. After about 3 inches, they start to become territorial and more aggressive.

 

[tenohfive]

If they've sold them to you as Oto's your well within your rights to expect them to exchange them for Oto's.

 

[Million]

Spoon? Huh?

Otos are cool fish, make sure you get them in a group, preferably 5 or more

 

[Mystil]

are these the ones that start eating other community fish? or have I got my wires crossed?

 

[pixelpefekt]

Spoon? Huh?...

An idea I found in here somewhere. I use it to sink the cucumber. Seems to work a treat - but perhaps not as pretty as some other alternatives