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    are these good algae eaters

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    These are golden algae eaters i'v bought for S$1 each at pet station (boon lay)

    Question: are they good algae eaters?

    i like them coz they swim really fast n' often plays around my planted tank.

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    this is funny. i can see the image displayed when i preview my post. but it came out as html codes instead after posting. anything wrong with the forum?

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    Lance,

    I fixed your photo post. Click on the 'Edit Topic' button above that post to see what I did to make your img show.

    Looks like the preview window understands HTML, but the actually message does not.
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    Lance,

    Although I cannot see the pic you posted, I believe what you have is the Chinese Algae Eater. This fish is actually not eating the algae but trying to catch microscopic critters hidden among the algae for food. Anyway, while it is searching for food it is actually scrubbing the algae off for you. So it is quite good in cleaning up the algae from your tank but it is most effective in cleaning brown algae. Don't expect it to graze on the hair algae or the BBA.

    But there are a few downsides, first, the fish is extremely territorial when they are matured so you will see alot of chasing around among themselves. Secondly this fish like to attach themselves to to other fishes esp discus and sucks off their mucus which is very bad. I got one which is bout 6 cm and it keep sucking at my pig-nosed turtle which really irritates the turtle.

    Joo

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    Hi,

    I don't think it's a chinese algae eater. can you take a look again.
    I think after Vinz has edited my post, you should be able to see the picture displayed now.

    cheers

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    I have 2 of these in my tank, I find them fairly good algae eaters, but will also eat left over food, dead fishes etc. At least they don't rush to the surface during feeding time like the SAEs.

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    also known as albino CAE

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    Ok i saw the pic. Yeah confirm it is a CAE. There are basically 2 morphs in this species. The one is you have is the orange color morph.

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    I found them to be not bad algae eater. The normal CAE are know to be agressive when grown up. But I did not see that. But that fish can grow 10+cm.

    BC

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