Siamese Algae Eaters
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Here are two Siamese Algae Eaters
in a picture sent to us by Wayne. Click
here
for more about buying Siamese Algae Eaters from us. These are very good aquarium fish.
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Unlike the Chinese Algae Eaters the Siamese Algae Eaters will eat lots of algae. The more common Chinese Algae Eater stops eating algae as it grows larger, becomes
aggressive, and annoys other fish, so we don't recommend it for aquariums. These Siamese Algae Eaters do not seem to annoy other fish. We recommend them.
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Scientific Name: Crossocheilus siamensis
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Here is more than you may want to know about the name of these fish. We think this fish is the true Siamese Algae Eater, and this
fish's scientific name is Crossocheilus siamensis.
You can see that the fish, shown in the picture above, have horizontal stripes. Up very close you can see that these stripes have a saw-tooth edge. Also the horizontal stripe
extends through the tail fin and when this fish sits on the bottom of the aquarium, it sits on its fins, so it's belly doesn't touch. These are thought by some to be distinguishing
characteristics of the so-called True Siamese Algae Eater, Crossocheilus siamensis.
There are a couple of other similar looking species that are
said to not be as good for aquariums.
Click
here to go to another web site and read more about identifying the
True Siamese Algae Eater. |
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Here's a group of Siamese Algae Eaters for sale in our
facility. Click
here
for more about buying Siamese Algae Eaters from us. These are very good aquarium fish.
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Comments
Whatever their scientific name is, Siamese Algae Eaters are good aquarium fish, and they'll eat lots of algae. But the regular Chinese Algae Eater
is not a good aquarium fish. Chinese Algae Eaters will often attack other fish. Plecostomus Catfish are also good aquarium fish that eat lots of algae. Click
here for information about
Plecostomus Catfish.
Click
here for information about how to reduce the algae in your aquarium. Both the Siamese Algae Eater and Plecostomus Catfish will constantly clean algae off the surfaces of everything in an aquarium. But they are not a substitute for cleaning your
aquarium and changing some of the water. Click
here for information about cleaning your aquarium and changing some water.
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Appropriate Home
An aquarium with an
exterior power filter and a
bio-wheel,
and at most 1/4 inch of
gravel. Siamese Algae Eaters usually don't need an aquarium heater, and they seem to well from about
68 to 80 degrees F. We have not had problems with these fish jumping out of the large aquariums in our
facilities. But we keep them in groups of at least 100, and that probably makes them feel less
like jumping. If you keep a few in a smaller aquarium, you should be sure their aquarium is completely covered. Click
here for more
information about aquarium covers. |
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Recommended Diet
These Siamese Algae Eaters are good algae eaters, and they will help remove algae from your aquarium. But if
you have a problem with algae or green water, click
here for some practical advice about how to get rid of algae. You should supplement the natural algae growing in your aquarium with sinking algae wafers or pellets, such as the Hikari Algae Wafers that are sold in many stores
that sell pet fish. But be careful because these wafers may pollute the water, if all of the wafers aren't completely eaten or removed after a few minutes.
Click
here
for more about feeding fish. Siamese Algae Eaters do not seem to be interested in eating Live Black Worms, so we don't feed our Algae Eaters any Lived Black Worms. Click
here
for more about Live Black Worms. |
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The advertisement, shown below, links to
this advertiser's web site. |
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Compatibility
Keep about one Siamese Algae Eater for each five gallons of water in your aquarium. So, for example, in a twenty-five gallon aquarium
keep a group of five Siamese Algae Eaters. When kept together in a group of five or more, they'll quarrel among themselves and won't bother other types of fish.
A school of
Tiger Barbs, all
Danios, all
Rainbows,
all Gouramis, a school of
Bala Sharks, and a school
of
Clown Loaches. The email sent to us said that Siamese Algae Eaters are not compatible with Red Tail Sharks and Rainbow Sharks. Click
here to read more about several other groups of compatible fish.
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Picture Gallery of
Siamese Algae Eaters
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Size and Lifespan
Reported to grow to 6" but rarely bigger than 4" in an aquarium with a lifespan of several years, probably more than 5 years.
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Customer Comments |
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Dropping a Quick
picture of 3 of the 4 Siamese algae eaters I got from
you about 9 months ago which were just little baby ones
when I got them ... Oh and number 4 is still alive just
not in the picture.
Thanks again
Wayne
Canyon, TX
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Reply. Hello Wayne. Thank you for your email with a picture of your
beautiful planted aquarium and your Siamese Algae Eaters. I can't
see a speck of hair algae, so your SAE probably ate all of it! Thanks again.
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Customer
Comments |
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The
Siamese
algae
eaters I
ordered
from you
last week
arrived
Fed-Ex on
Friday
alive and
in good
health.
Within an
hour, they
had
settled in
and were
busy
cleaning
algae off
the plants
in my 55
gal
aquarium
and have
not
stopped
eating
since.
The
information
I received
and the
service I
received
from you
guys was
top notch!
Thanks!
Keep up
the good
work.
Scott D. |
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Reply. Hello Scott and thank you for sending us feedback on your shipment of Siamese Algae Eaters. We are glad to know
that they arrived safely and
are working hard to remove bits of algae in your aquarium.
Thanks again. |
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Click
here to continue on to another page in this web site with
more Customer Comments and our
Replies about Siamese Algae Eaters. |
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About our Fish Photographs ...
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Almost all the photographs and videos, shown on this web site, were taken
by us in our aquariums of our fish. Compare the healthy,
beautiful, energetic fish in our beautiful aquariums to the
fish in our competitors pictures. Their fish often look thin
with clamped fins and poor color.
We buy the highest quality fish, produced by the best fish
farms or caught by the best collectors of wild fish, then we take incredibly good care of our fish in our beautiful aquariums. If you compare the pictures on this site to our competitors pictures, you can instantly see, our fish and aquariums are better!
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