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shadow1345
12-23-2007, 10:56 PM
If i place a chinese algea eater into a tank of plants will the fish eat it?
is there another algea eater i can put in there that wont eat plants?
~Kswords~
12-23-2007, 11:02 PM
What size tank are you considering putting in the non-plant eater?
Are you looking for an algae cleaner upper? or what do you want out of the fish?
shadow1345
12-23-2007, 11:03 PM
i want to put it in a 10 gallon and yea an algea eater
i want to put it in a 10 gallon and yea an algea eater
CAE's cannot be placed in a 10 gallons. Despite being slow growers, they still have the potential to reach more than 6 inches and need plenty of swimming space. These are not community fish on another note. They don't eat plants but juvenile CAE's eat algae and will possibly lose their appetite for it as they mature.
fishcatch22
12-24-2007, 7:07 PM
id be more worried about it eating your other fish once it gets big enough.... ive seen them at 10" before.:eek3:
Mgamer20o0
12-25-2007, 3:12 AM
i still not sure what your asking.
i would like to see pics of that 10 CAE. mine are about 4 inch maybe 5 inch in my 120.
loaches r cool
12-25-2007, 4:21 AM
i still not sure what your asking.
i would like to see pics of that 10 CAE. mine are about 4 inch maybe 5 inch in my 120.
Whenever it comes to SAE's and CAE's http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Algae-Eaters/ is often mentioned and indicates a CAE at 11" max but typically 6" in an aquarium. I had mine for only about a year and it was at the 5" mark. I'd still like to see a pic of a 10 incher... thats huge :omg: