Chinese Algae Eater Species Profile
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
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We wanted to talk a little about the Chinese algae eater. It can be a good fish in the right set-up. Feel free to share your experiences with this fish in the comments section below.
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Mine is 7 years old 9" still has his lines and spots on tail. I recommend feeding them shrimp pellets if they don't get protein they will start sucking the Slime off your fish killing them. If you change to a lighter substrate there lines and spots will come back.
Substrate has a big impact on fish color for sure!
How about bloodworms a few times a week?
@@miscmeme I have Siamese algae eater he’s 1 year old together with my cichlids. I’m feeding them blood worm every day and algae wafers. Put some pellets too. My algae eater don’t bother my cichlids at all. I’ll make sure I put enough food for everyone. Also feed them cichlids flakes. It won’t make your water cloudy.and put some cichlids staple too.😊❤️
I've got a 2 year old Chinese algae eater still bright colored with all the lines and spots who's been great. Gets a little annoyed with the mollies sometimes but has never hurt them. He's been a relatively independent healthy fish his whole life although he just started swimming in circles on a specific spot of the glass a few days ago and can't seem to figure out why.
My Chinese Algae Eater became very territorial from about 4 inches in size and even though I never witnessed any latching first hand, my Angelfish became covered in sores and scars. Will never but this fish again.
I've had a single Chinese algae eater twice in my life. Both times they got aggressive, harassed and wounded other fish. They are crazy hard to catch out of a heavily planted tank. I'm not a fan of this fish based on my own experience. I did enjoyed your video though. Cheers.
My CAE is awesome , it cleans my entire pool pond, never botheres the other fish or turtles. Oh, lowest temp my pond has gone is 10c-50f
Thanks for sharing!
They are tough
Yeah, I prefer the bristlenose plecos myself even though I've found my super reds not to be that great about eating the algae off of the glass as much as they eat it off of my live plants. But then too, a lot of it's on me as I feed them Repashy, Sera O' Nips, Romaine Lettece, cucumbers, zucchini & sweet potatoes. Yeah, I'm one of those people I spoil them big time :)
Ya, all that yummy food will keep them well fed. : -)
Love these fish and have nearly always kept one or more in most of my tanks over the years. They have strong personalities and it can be especially enjoyable watching them express this through harmless squabbles with similarly strong willed fish such as Red Tailed Black Sharks, etc. I have observed some potentially harmful aggression with these fish, whereby they attempt to attach to the sides of slow moving flat sided fish such as angel fish. Such aggression has only been occasional in my own experience, but I generally wouldn't advise keeping this fish with slow moving, flat sided or disc shaped fish such as angelfish or discus or maybe gourami's. Other than that, this is a great fish that gets an unfairly harsh and bad press...
Thanks for sharing your experience! I've found them to be good additions to the semi-aggressive setups I've had.
When they’re young they’re so great to clean algae.. once bigger I found them sometimes stick to my other fish.. I guess once they’re bigger they turned to omnivore although I also give them algae wafers they still “eat” my fish
Feed them shrimp pellets or wafers. They like high protein
Chris's Aquariums i did.. twice a day.. but still pffftttt...
@@apaoacil Dang. I guess once they taste flesh, there is no going back.
How long does that take? Mine is 1” long, 5 days old. Already grew that much in 4 days from a skinny little thing and about 0.6” in 5 days to a fat 1 inch zippy little dude. Im already afraid he may be big enough to hurt my Beta when just 5 days ago he was so small and skinny I could barely even see him.
They are better kept around small schooling fish, cause they can’t attach to them
Finally a species profile on the Chinese Algae Eater that I agree with. We have a 6" Golden Chinese named Goldspot and he is one great fish. Sure he chases Cory's out of his house and vacation cabin but its their fault. We have signs up posted "No Trespassing" and Goldspot Lives Here". If the Cory's chose to ignore the signs Goldspot puts them in their place. As to algae eating Goldspot is a little dynamo. He is continuously on a leaf or a piece of driftwood munching away. All that and he is absolutely hilarious to watch. Just a wonderful fish but not one for everybody. Jason made some excellent points and it would be wise to heed them.
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What leaves do you have in your tank?
I just bought a new one because mine jumped out of the tank! He was almost 3 inches long 😞 I bought one of the "gold" ones this time and he's pretty small 😊 I like Chinese algae eaters because they do a great job at eating algae and bio film on smooth surfaces 👍
I have a golden chinese algae eater and I just got a 75 gallon for him! Just reached 4 inches so its time for an upgrade!! He is my favourite fish with the most personality!
Hi, I bought two of these a year ago at a pet shop, with no warning about how big they could get. Right now they are around 3-4 cm. Will they grow bigger with years or did my local pet shop just mix up the breed of the fish they sold me?
These fish, more than others I have kept, tend to grow slower in smaller tanks. However, they still have the potential to grow much larger given enough time.
I've seen my cae latch on to another fish. Studies say as they get older they prefer more protein vs algae. They try to eat the slime coat on the fish, and usually means your not feeding it enough protein
If you feed feeders to your fish these guys clean up the dead bodies.
Just got 3 for my larger tank. Within 48 hours ALL my plant leafs were absolutely glistening!
They are so good at that! :-)
My CAE is my sole cleaner (He is awesome) of my 4 bare bottom tank, every time his job is done or gone aggressive in my goldfish tank, I transfer him to My Cichlid Butti Tank for behavioral in check and teaching him who is the boss in that tank(CAE go timid), after that I bring him back to my goldfish tanks to continue his job for few days.
I have a trio in a 76 community with pea puffers, guppies, longfin leopard danios and used to have white cloud mountain minnows. Never had a problem with the CAE. At about four years they still scrub the tank of algae. I made a video a couple weeks ago but the audio was quite poor. Thank you for this video, I really think these fish unfairly get hated.
I have a young Chinese Algae Eater at the moment. It does nothing but bother my other fish. Also doesn't eat the algae at all. I have to feed algae wafers. I'm actually moving it into it's own tank later on today.
They can get aggressive for sure. I have found not feeding them their own food helps them feed on algae more.
They NEED protein.
I got a CAE, and in my experience they NEED a lot of shelter or they will aggress; which could be why you've not had issues.
If they spend all day shooting around the tank, they're looking for places to hide..
I've got one who was an absolute terror in a 50g set-up. I've got him in the 30g at the moment, with much more rocks and driftwood for him to hide in. All the aggression is completely gone.
I have a 125 gallon tank full of botia loaches. I gave up on scraping the algae it was just so bad and too much work. I added 2 young algae eaters and in a mere 2 weeks, the glass and all ceramic decorations are spotless. I never would have believed that they could clean everything so well and so fast. What a good investment!
I have Siamese algae eater . Together with my cichlids. They are already big. Bought them there at petco.
I have a CAE that has been territorial and aggressive with my bristle nose plecos, and he bullies the other little fish. I have moved him out of my community tank and moved him to a 37l tank on his own. I am hoping he will be ok on his own as nobody else wants him and I am not risking him with any other fish. He is a psycho but has lots of personality, I wouldn’t get 1 again.
I have a Chinese algae eater that is MEAN! I have a angelfish in a nursery tank from injuries from that monster! 😢 2 month's i have been dealing with that thing being so crabby
Oh yeah they love cucumber slices and roots from aquatic plants
Mine taunts my cat and swims around but when he sees me he hides! Also he knocks over his rock dwelling and moves it thats some strength 💪 😂
My sucker is already 5-6 inches and it’s less than 12 months old. In a 600L tank.
I have 3 of them in 2 colours on a 40 gallon tank they quite hardy, tank is not heated at all surprisingly survived first winter, since i dont like using heater. they get along with 3 paradise fish just fine
Lets see how it goes, i love them so much!
I got 2 of these 3 weeks ago at my local petshop together with some pearlscales and fantails. They were around an inch long and were sold to me as ancistrus. However, their behaviour did not match the species temperament so I did some research on the net and i've discovered that there are chinese algae eaters, needless to say i'm horrified at the result. The gold one is particularly aggressive, already killed one of my pearlscales (i've noticed tear ups in his slime before it died) and relentlesly attacks all the other fish in the tank. I have to get a bigger tank (around 65 gallons) to house them now. At this point, i think they are a menace but i'm willing to give them a proper chance. Please, can you suggest some suitable tankmates for them because i'm at a loss. They are pretty aggressive for such a young age and they whole slime thing, they definitely do it!
That stinks! I would get them away from any peaceful fish as soon as you can. They actually turn more aggressive as they get larger. Hope everything works out ok.
Smaller fish that school and the algae eaters will not be able to stick to.
I am getting one tomorrow it’s not brown it’s actually remotely colorful but I can’t get a bristlenose pleco because the guy I buy them from and petco don’t have big ones and my koi like to eat them😂😂
Nightmare fish. They sell this locally to me as an Algae eater……
my chinese algae eater is a big dingus to my common pleco larry he always sucks on him
I have a golden one about 4" and he is gorgeous. He lives in a 70 gallon with fast moving fish. He doesn't hurt or bother anybody else in the tank. We make sure to feed him every couple days. When he is hungry he is quite a character. He swims up to the glass and sits on the rock looking directly at me. We cook a piece of cucumber to put in the tank for him and he loves it. At his size, if he wasn't fed regularly I think he might starve as he can't survive just on algae.
My golden was an awesome fish to watch ! Strong swimmer! With funny habits. I can tell you this fish likes short fast bursts of energy. They are active fish so they need room I think that's where some agression comes in. They dont like being obstructed. Do not pair with slow moving fish. That being said He never bothered my balas or turquoise rainbows.
Those are some mighty BIG fish for such a tiny aquarium...
He’s got them in a 120 gallon lol
i will never have them again ,.....they are nasty to other fish !
they actually attacked my discus by ramming them and sucking the slime coat .!
That stinks. I could see them doing that to discus.
I'm trying them out for the first time in my mubuna tank. I do have clown lochas too. Thanks for the info hopefully they work out.
I would be interested to hear your experience after you've had them a while!
Well not a 100% but one of the two I introduced on Sunday died and I think one of my mabunas killed it. One is still alive. So I would not introduce them to a strictly mabuna tank if they are under 2 inches. My mabunas are established and had them now for 6+ years.
u are really experienced person love your fish room and your advises
Thank you!
Ugh how fast do they grow and when do they really start to get aggressive???
I made a massive mistake and feel like the worst fish keeper. I've only been in the hobby for a year so I always research my fish before I get them, but I made a huge mistake and didn't this time, and went to petco (closest fish store in the area) because i needed/ wanted a good algae eater, and the guy told me my CAE was a siamese algae eater, and I told him I have a very heavily planted 29 gallon tank and told him my 16 little nano community fish and 3 little corys i had and he said it was fine. I've had him a few months and he's probably 4inches, and maybe shows some aggression? which is maybe pounce quick in front of a cory here and there if it gets in his little area, but the cory ignores him and he does nothing. I've never seen him acknowledge my little tetras. However, I feel awful that I took petco for their word without first looking up the fish he said it was and put him in my tank since it's not an appropriate environment for him. I deeply care for my. animals. I only have rescue dogs, and spend so much time caring for my aquarium fish and plants to grow and be responsible fish keeper. I finally found a aqautic specialty store about 30-45 minutes from and they said if I needed they would take him. I would have never got him if I knew, I feel so badly for the guy if he's stressed and want him to be taken care of properly in the best environment for him. So I most likely will have to bring him to the aquatics store so he has a chance for a quality little life.
They get aggressive fairly quickly.
I've had 3 Chinese algae eater in my tank with 3 goldfish, and the 2 Chinese algae eater frequently try to "clean" , I wouldn't say attack😅, my Goldfish, so I transfered the 2 Chinese goldfish to other tanks
That was a good idea!
Mine are turning orange around the head like a goldfish
No agression coz other fishes are far bigger
Anyone had any experience with keeping them with shrimp? Would like to know if they could like together? Thanks
they will eat shrimp if not bullying them to death
They would kill the shrimp with how food aggressive they are and I’ve they’ve been fed shrimp enriched food they’ll probably go after them
Great video. Your tanks looks awesome sir. I have a 6' 150 gallon tank with central and south American chiclid. Texas, midas, Jaguar, convict, Golden saum, Jack Dempsey, Jewel, and a bumblebee cichlid. I know 2 of them are african, however my tank is thriving. Do you think a CAE would survive in this tank?
As long as they are large enough not to be eaten I think so.
Tank is overstocked
yea i agree but that isnt a problem , you see ... he just needs to do more water changes
Breeding: do they lay egg or live fish. As I have a yellow 4in female very good fish. Thanks for this video
chris boom they lay eggs. But I don’t know how many people have had success breeding them?
Sorry for someone with such fish knowledge how cant u see your tank is horrifically overstocked! Some fish have to hide down in corners cause theres no room please get a bigger tank or downsize by half ur fish a least please best wishes
If you watched later videos you will see the 150 gallon stocking has been greatly reduced.
Under the right conditions those are pretty cute
could my algea eater kill my betta?
Hello guys, can i keep shrimps with my Chinese algae eater?
I haven't tried that mix. Possibly, but they might eat the babies and I'm not sure what will happen when the algae eater gets larger?
I have Amano ghost shrimp in my 30 gallon community tank with my 2 baby Chinese algae eaters (still only about 1-2 inches long), 3 peacock Gudgeons and an angelfish. I recommend otocynclis over the CAE if you want less potential aggression. My CAE is so hyper and a lot of fun to watch but I definitely notice it likes to chase fish around so I can see where it could get hectic as it grows
So far is going well and I’m ok with losing some shrimp and replenishing as they are cheap. With the red or blue cherry shrimp id be more careful w tank mates as they’re more expensive
I got sold one of these as a baby and they claimed it was a albino siamese algae eater and now that he's full grown he chases and picks on my discus. I can't catch him for the life of me in my 120G planted tank without destroying the scape. Any tips on trapping this guy? Is there some food he loves that I can put in a net or something?
We have good luck catching some faster fish when we either just turn the lights on and they aren't fully adjusted to the light. The other thing you can do is turn on a light in the room, but not the tank and use a dark colored net. Finally, if he'll go into a cave structure like many do, put a piece of PVC in the tank with one end capped - if he goes in there put a net over the open side and lift the whole thing out. Hope one of these things work for you!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks for the advice. I'm going to give it a try
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I did that earlier and it worked a treat these fish are like slippery bullets.
I have one of these fish. Would it be ok if I could put it in with a school of Zebra dianos?
Ya, I don't think they would bother with the danios much.
I have one golden algae eater and the guy keeps chasing my fishes. Very aggressive
That one must be flying fox
I have a golden algae eater and I love him so much!! He minds his own business the whole time unless someone bothers him first. Maybe cause he’s young?
I want to add a pleco to my tank but I'm worried they will fight
Depends on the size of the tank. I have kept them together in 4ft tanks and larger and never noticed too many issues.
These Chinese algae eater chase my Roseline sharks and uproot live plants. But the are fine otherwise
At least the Roselines are quick too! Ya, they are hit or miss depending on the fish and set-up. Mine are still doing fine, but I know not everyone has the same luck.
Those Barbs make that 150 gallon tank look tiny
They sure do!
hi iv got a golden algae eater . his a beautiful fish in my 200 litre tank . iv got one promblem now as his full grown . he distrubs my substrait which i dont mind . the promblem is the sand which flies about a bit my sand is not high quality aquarium sand its a cheap play sand . the promblem which is happening at the moment my diatoms in the tank have risen so m at the moment using phosphate pads in my filter to overcome this at present its working . he hides under my large piece of driftwood . he looks healthy too . iv got a lot of sand covering the tank . this adds to my promlem with the scilnights in my tank
I have a juvenile Chinese algae eater for my 10 gallon tank as the pet store recommended as a good way to keep the tank clean. Not to mention the fish my son wants are the Glofish tetras. Not a good combination. He was the only fish that survived out of 6 due to new tank syndrome so my son is attached. Not sure how to get rid of this guy before getting new fish in the tank. 😅 oh and he doesn’t really eat too much algae. Just kind of hangs out most of the day. Lol
Set up wrong you want tropical bree things plants drift wood aqic mud mix build sand uv pump bubbler filter carbourn air pump pond fish bacteria safe guard tap water safe and brackish salt tanning black UV light
I have 2 in a 55 gallon which I know that’s not that big enough for them but there still 3 inches but I had 2 that were big they are with shrimp and guppy and I promis even my big ones never killed no one. But they don’t eat algae at all lol so this is 4 I’ve had and they never eat no alga my golds have not
I have 2 in a 30 gal long tank with just plant's which is the main reason I got them
I have 8 goldfish in a 110 gal stock tank that has NO algae, not to mention a lake carp
I caught last year & it's in with the goldfish & all are doing great together in there.
I MIGHT put the 2 algae eaters in the stock tank when they get bigger but as of now
they are just babies & doing fine keeping the algae off the plants in the 30 long 👍
My Chinese Algae Eaters sucked the slime coat off my Cherry Barb's and a few died . I now keep Minnows and two surviving Red Wag Tails in a planted tank
I love my Chinese algae eaters. But be wary if you have more than one male in the same tank one will grow and the other one won’t, I had to seperate my small algae eater into my 20 litre to stop my big one bullying him. So if your gonna get a Chinese algae eaters I’d recommend only getting one because you can’t tell male to female.
Are these confused with Siamese algae eaters?
They can be, but siamese algae eaters look quite a bit different.
i would advise to treat them as very aggressive . they do it mainly at night when the other fish are asleep. they destroy any goldfish you put them with and are a pain in the backside. very aggressive fish that keep many fish constantly terrified
Ya, certainly best for a semi-aggressive tank!
Far too many fish in that tank!!!!! Shocking!
The tank has been greatly reduced in stocking over the years.
I have one in my 20 gal (he will go to my friend who has a 55 gallon when he gets a bit bigger) but he has tried being aggressive but my kribensis keeps him in line 😂
Diet should should be goldfish sinking pelleted Algie tablet blood worm p fish meal crush habboit
I keep a chinese algae eater in with 3 goldfish in a 20 gallon tank. Theyre about 2 and a half years old now and it sustains well.
They can certainly behave differently depending on the set up.
mine too but he will always chase my beta, but zebras guppy and molly are denied
@@freedom341 same here
I have 55g with 10 blood fin tetras 20 black neon tetras 5 cory cats 2 blue angels and 10 Chinese algae eaters tank is fully scaped spider wood dragon stone and all live plants. I've had no problems other than they do seem to chase each other and they dont seem to like green hair algae. They do keep the tank looking nice.
I have a golden algae eater, I made the mistake of not researching because the sign on the tank said they stay an inch.
what a great tank!! i was wondering what species of geo you have in there and what the max size itll get?
That is a Geophagus surinamensis. He'll probably get about 10" or so. Thanks for watching
cool
Mine cae is amazing he is albino has a beautiful orange goldish color he is about 4.5 inches in 20 gal. I added a WaveMaker really makes the water move and he loves it he donst seem to eat much algea he loves cichlid pellets he very energetic moves gravel around for some reason i had 2 in one tank and they didn't get along one stay small so I separated them and now the other one is growing now hope u guys give them a try idk bout the brown ones tho 😉
Are they good option for Bircher?
Probably as long as the sizes are matched properly.
I have 3 Chinese algae eaters and I have not had any issues with them. They are fun to watch and elegant.
I have both the Chineese algae and a Bristlenose. There were a couple fights but the mellowed out and bot fish are great as bot pets and tank cleaners
Hello can i have Chinese algae eater with angels or cichlids?
They tend to do ok with African cichlids or larger South American cichlids. Angels might be tough.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks 🙏
I've seen baby Chinese Algae Eaters attacking other fish at PetSmart on multiple occasions.
Mine is still a baby but I wonder if she will uproot plants as an adult
Most common plants root deep enough not to get uprooted by them.
Thanks!
there's 2 different species in the hobby ,they both are identical as juveniles but one species gets 6-7 and the other gets 11-12 .... I heard the bigger species is found more in the Asia hobby , not so much our markets
Interesting. I hadn't heard that!
Do they eat black hair algea
Not usually
I am ashamed to say I lost my first algae eater because I did not take into account that their length was not a deterrent to them being eaten if the predator catches them from the front or back. Second one I got was much older and about 4 inches long, as fat as a £1 coin and he has settled in beautifully. I feed him shrimp pellets and protein enhanced betta bites along with the algae from the tank and the occasional cory pellet / spirulina wafer and he has not hurt any of my fish, though at his old home he did a lot of damage to a couple of danios.
Glad it is working out now!
If you feed them properly they stop making trouble in the tank. I give mine shrimp pellets
I have found proper feeding goes a long way in reducing aggression too.
How many gallons is the tank at first it looked like around 400 gal and when you stepped back it looked like 200 or 100 gal tank
It's a 4ft 150 gallon :-)
I bought my Chinese eater last week 2 of them they killed 8 neon tetras I think they killed my pleco to my other fishes are stressed. Tank is 60 gal
It's hard to imagine them going after the neons (unless the algae eaters are small). Do you think they may have brought in some type of disease? They can be mean though, so it's not out of the question that they beat up on the other fish.
Prime Time Aquatics I seen theme chase all my fishes except goldfish’s. today I woke up out of 11 neon tetras only 2 where live. Algae eaters I took theme to my fish store and donated. I told them what happened they told me most likely my angel fishes might killed them. Health wis fishes had no disease
Prime Time Aquatics thanks for reply.
A bit worried now...I got one very small golden Chinese algae eater and 4 platties to start my tank...so far so good, but after watching several videos now concerned about growth and future aggression. My tank is 20G...the info card at the pet shop said max size 3”!
The one thing that is good is they grow fairly slowly. If you find him to be a problem perhaps you can take it back?
I ended up exchanging it...feel kinda bad doing so, but just didn’t want to take a chance on future aggression issues. I got a pair or small albino Cory catfish, and hope to get a bristle nose pleco once they’re in stock.
Tiny aquarium, mate
This has nothing to do with Chinese algae eaters but weirdly enough I always found the common plecos and the Chinese algae eaters to be hardier than bristolenose plecos
I agree when the BN plecos are young. Once they get over 2.5" BN plecos are really hardy. too.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics true
I have 3 of them they are getting big had them for almost a year. Had to buy a 20 gallon for the mean time
My largest was maybe 7"?
How thick is that aquarium tank glass?
Why are they called "chinese algae eaters?"
I guess it's because they come from Asia?
Are simaese algae eaters and chinese algae eaters the same?
They are not. The chinese algae eaters tend to be aggressive where the siamese algae eaters not so much.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks is that all?
Could a Chinese Algae Eater live without filtration in bowl or tank? (Might be a stupid question, but I just want to make sure)
Possibly, if the tank were already cycled and still had a source of oxygen like an airstone, but keep in mind they do get big and like a large tank.
Definitely not a bowl. And they make a lot of waste so I wouldn’t recommend keeping them in a tank with no filter
2:41 what fish is that that is greenish with brownish
That is a young Geophagus altifrons. You should see him in some of our later videos - stunning!
Thanks this helped a lot. Hoping the Chinese algae eater I just bought won't outgrow my nano tank.
He might need a larger tank soon. : -)
I didn’t even make it home, I turned around and returned mind asap
Can we keep golden algae eaters with Corydoras?
Possibly. I haven't seen them interact much. For me, I'd rather have a bristlenose pleco - cory cat combo.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks
I already have this fish but am planning on getting a beta can they get along?
These things can be really rough. It somewhat depends on the size of the tank. I usually had my algae eaters in 75 gallons or above because they get on the larger side.
Noooooooooo way. They get way bigger than bettas and they get very food motivated and food aggressive. They are also quite destructive in the fact that they swim everywhere quite violently looking for food
Great video thx!
i had a small one in my tank with two goldfish for about a month. he kept the tank very clean and never bothered either goldfish, because they were just far too big (my shubunkin is about 3 inches long not including the tail and my comet is twice that, and the cae was only about 2 inches long). sadly, he died from stress one day when i cleaned the tank. i dunno what it is, but i just love these little guys, even the way they look
I really like keeping them with semi-aggressive cichlids. Usually work out just fine!
@@PrimeTimeAquaticsdo you have any insight about the stress killing fish? As a keeper of fish for 50 years I can be aggressive in my efforts. (I have spanked a bad fish)
I have 1 pair of chinese algae eaters still juveniles, however in the same tank I have some platies, mollies, guppies, tetras. Is this okay
Hard to say. I've had some chinese algae eaters that don't bother any other fish, but they were in a semi-aggressive tank. They will probably get more aggressive as they get larger.
What gallon tank should I get
I have a 20 gallo. Right now
Muhammad Urzam I generally only use Chinese algae eaters in tanks 55 gallons or above.
was your the golden or the silver one cause the golden doesnt get that big