My "Puppy" just passed away after 5 years. He was such a character and very playful. Sometimes, it looked like he was using his fins like hands and feet and he played hide and seek with us... it was really CUTE! I need to get a new one!
I feed mine broccoli, cucumber and grapes, which they particularly love. I cut a grape in half, and it will be gone in a couple of hours. You can also keep rocks in a pond to grow algae and bio film on and then put those in the aquarium. When the rock is clean, take it out and put it back in the pond.
That is actually a super good idea! Thats really neat and Ill have to try that out c9me springtime, i never thought of that, thanks for checking out the video and the comment!
That’s a species that I want to get! My Chinese algae eaters do a great job cleaning the tank, I actually lost one of my biggest c.a.e. To one of my red tiger Oscar’s that I used to keep…sold them, hard to keep tank mates with the Oscar’s. For some reason my notifications wasn’t turned on , I got that fixed, great species spotlight🙂👍🏻
I moved mine from a comunity aquarium to a brackish puffer tank and they have changed their food of choice from algae to live bugs, now i have to starve them all to get them back to work, the biggest one of the SAE even gets cocky with the bigger green spotted puffers when i feed crickets to them.
Do they uproot plants from planted tanks? I see lot of plants fetting uprooted when i wake up. SAE is my oldest tank mate who is there for more than 1and half years now and hes like more 3 inch long. Any chance that culrpit would be the siamese algae eater ?
@thanus7456 hey! Thanks for checking out my video!! Simease algae eater is a possible culprit, but not likely, do you happen to have any plecos in the tank? Or other types of catfish? You can always try planting the plants deeper in the substrate, if they are new plants, sometimes they uproot themselves because their roots have not grown enough to anchor them down yet
Yes that is normal, its a grazing fish. But since its new it may be a little more shy with its movements, but in time you will notice it swiming faster and more comfortably in the aquarium! Enjoy your new fish!
Ive seen them peck on algae on glass. But they never linger to long, its probably more difficult for them to tear it free. I think their mouth was more so designed to pull algae off of natural things and not glass, appreciate you checking out my vid!
My "Puppy" just passed away after 5 years. He was such a character and very playful. Sometimes, it looked like he was using his fins like hands and feet and he played hide and seek with us... it was really CUTE! I need to get a new one!
@CheriMichaels734 ohhh! I'm so sorry for your loss!! Sounds like a truly remarkable fish! I hope you get a new one soon!
I feed mine broccoli, cucumber and grapes, which they particularly love. I cut a grape in half, and it will be gone in a couple of hours. You can also keep rocks in a pond to grow algae and bio film on and then put those in the aquarium. When the rock is clean, take it out and put it back in the pond.
That is actually a super good idea! Thats really neat and Ill have to try that out c9me springtime, i never thought of that, thanks for checking out the video and the comment!
the crazy ones are normally flying foxes. They look very similar, but act completely different
Chinese algae eaters are even worse.
That’s a species that I want to get! My Chinese algae eaters do a great job cleaning the tank, I actually lost one of my biggest c.a.e. To one of my red tiger Oscar’s that I used to keep…sold them, hard to keep tank mates with the Oscar’s. For some reason my notifications wasn’t turned on , I got that fixed, great species spotlight🙂👍🏻
Oscars are super difficult haha, I've found the best tank mate for algae control is the fish keeper haha
LakesRegionAquariums haha! True, I rarely clean any algae unless the front glass is really really bad😂
I'm adding a pair of these to my molly and harlequin rasboras. I hope they don't end up being aggressive
😭😭 big facts on keeping them away from fish food. dialogue had me rolling
Appreciate you watching the video!
I moved mine from a comunity aquarium to a brackish puffer tank and they have changed their food of choice from algae to live bugs, now i have to starve them all to get them back to work, the biggest one of the SAE even gets cocky with the bigger green spotted puffers when i feed crickets to them.
another great fish. might get one soon for a bba problem
They will help you out for sure! I think they are super underrated, kinda cool like a bigger pencilfish
Very informative video
Thank you for watching!
I have three. Love them. They are derpy. I have one that is stunted
Appreciate you checking out my video and im so happy you enjoy owning these fish! And sometimes the derpiest fish are better than normal fish🙂
Do they uproot plants from planted tanks? I see lot of plants fetting uprooted when i wake up. SAE is my oldest tank mate who is there for more than 1and half years now and hes like more 3 inch long. Any chance that culrpit would be the siamese algae eater ?
@thanus7456 hey! Thanks for checking out my video!! Simease algae eater is a possible culprit, but not likely, do you happen to have any plecos in the tank? Or other types of catfish? You can always try planting the plants deeper in the substrate, if they are new plants, sometimes they uproot themselves because their roots have not grown enough to anchor them down yet
Is it normal for them to shimmy??? I’ve got a brand new one I took time to accumulate it and it shimmies . It eats and everything but yeah 😮
Yes that is normal, its a grazing fish. But since its new it may be a little more shy with its movements, but in time you will notice it swiming faster and more comfortably in the aquarium! Enjoy your new fish!
Can i put them along with guppies and mollys in the open plastic pond
@SamSam-ve9bx I think small ones would be okay, when they get bigger they tend to be more aggressive so I'd be mindful with guppies especially
@@lakesregionaquariums2887 ok
What is the name of that fish with the yellow striped tail?
@@Martin4NL4 the yellow striped fish is probably either a rainbow bosmani fish or another variant of a rainbowfish! Thanks for watching my video!
Do they eat brown algae on my glass?
Ive seen them peck on algae on glass. But they never linger to long, its probably more difficult for them to tear it free. I think their mouth was more so designed to pull algae off of natural things and not glass, appreciate you checking out my vid!
mine is not eating algae
How much do you feed your tank and how big is the fish?