Chinese Algae Eater

By: Flobex.com
 
Common Name: Chinese Algae Eater ,chinese sucking loach, indian algae eater
 
Latin Name: Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
 
Origin: Thailand
 
Temperature: 75-86° F (24-30° C)
 
Ease Of Keeping: Easy
 
Aggressivness: It gets pretty aggressive as it ages
 
Lighting: Any lower lighting prefered
 
Adult Size: 8 inches (20cm)
 
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
 
Feeding: algae wafers, flakes, pellets,algae... pretty much anything
 
Comments: Do not keep with flat boddied slow moving fish. They appreciate plants, and caves, but the MUST have a place to hide. Be carefull of this fishes temper. It can be very mean, and you should only keep one per tank. Commonly sold it is usually labeled a "algae eater". These fish are great for brown algae, I bought mine a few days ago, and as soon as it was added to the tank, it started eating the brown algae.