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Can anyone id and sex if possible? Have had it for about 3 months. Got it at the lfs but they don't know what it is and if they can get it again.
What kind of pleco is this?
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jonclark96
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Doesn't look like a pleco to me. Have any close ups?
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Just added some
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jonclark96
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Oops. Posted while I was typing. Looks more like a siamese algae eater (or chinese algae eater, I'm not good at telling them apart).
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It is not a catfish. It is some type of Cyprinidae - which is the same family as barbs and goldfish. Probably a flying fox or Siamese algae eater.
willyb1972020
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He does a great job and want to get more of them for other tanks. But i can't get him to eat any kind of algae wafers have tried 4 different kinds. Thanks for the help anyone have some for sell or breeding them?
Becca
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Most pet shops sell these as chinese algae eaters or siamese algae eaters, not to be confused with the siamese flying fox (known for its hair-algae-eating prowess).
They are not good in tanks with timid, or slow-moving fish that are easily stressed, but they go well with barbs, etc. They can be a little nippy/aggressive and, if I recall correctly, they get to be about 6 inches.
They are not good in tanks with timid, or slow-moving fish that are easily stressed, but they go well with barbs, etc. They can be a little nippy/aggressive and, if I recall correctly, they get to be about 6 inches.
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Ya 6in. is what it says but he has only grown maybe a half inch in about three months is this normal. He does go at the tetras but does not case them.
b considine
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As noted above, you don't have a pleco. Here's what you probably have:
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/gyrinocheilus-aymonieri/
Blaise
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/gyrinocheilus-aymonieri/
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willyb1972020
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That looks more like it but everyone says its not an algae eater and that says its not a louch. It says its part of the cobitidae and homalopteridae family.
b considine
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They may eat some algae when young, but they're aufwuchs eaters by nature, so they won't do a good job of cleaning up algae. But, in my opinion, the big strike against them is that they become territorial as they get bigger and will hassle other fish.
I'd try getting rid of it (trade it back to the store?) and looking for dedicated algae eaters, such as otocinclus, ancistrus, or even nerite snails. Based on the other fish in your pictures, any of these smaller algae eaters would do a much better job.
Blaise
I'd try getting rid of it (trade it back to the store?) and looking for dedicated algae eaters, such as otocinclus, ancistrus, or even nerite snails. Based on the other fish in your pictures, any of these smaller algae eaters would do a much better job.
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harlowe777
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Its a chineese alge eater..