Whats an SAE?

[Rodders]

Cant find any info on here as search function wants more than 4 letter words to perform a search!!!!!!!!

 

[keane]

Siamese Algae Eater

 

[SPLiSH]

Siamese algae eater.

They're a medium sized sucker-mouthed fish that is often sold as algae eaters when little but as they grow they become evil eyeball-sucking monsters.

Nah, they're not evil, they're just doing what nature intended... eating limited amounts of algae and trying to suck other fishes' slime coats off...

 

[Rodders]

Cheers, can read up more about them now.

 

[keane]

Siamese algae eater.

They're a medium sized sucker-mouthed fish that is often sold as algae eaters when little but as they grow they become evil eyeball-sucking monsters.

Nah, they're not evil, they're just doing what nature intended... eating limited amounts of algae and trying to suck other fishes' slime coats off...

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You are thinking of a Chinese Algae Eater (CAE) SPLiSH, not a Siamese (SAE).

Rodders, CAE are the evil swines and will do as SPLiSH says. The SAE should cause you no major problems.

Siamese.....

http/www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/sae.htm

Chinese.....

http/www.petresources.net/fish/cyprinid/gyr_aym.html

Very different fish, despite the very similar names.

steve

 

[modernhamlet]

This site is your friend. Bookmark it.

http/www.thekrib.com/Fish/Algae-Eaters/

 

[rdd1952]

I agree with what the baldranger said about SAE. I have had absolutely no problems other than having lose a couple. I'm trying to find more now. If you do go to buy them, make sure you get the real thing as there are 2 other fish that look very similar but won't do much with algae. Here is a good site that describes them so you know how to identify them.

As for the abbreviations, here is a good pinned topic on them.

 

[orientmatt]

theres me thinking it was a Stamped Addressed Envelope lol!

 

[Rodders]

Thanks all, much welcomed info there!!!!

 

[JPMarshMellow]

hey.. I had a cae..... cutest little thing ever!