View Full Version : chinese algea eater pic 8 dec.
andruboz
12-08-2003, 6:31 PM
heres one who stopped for a photo op. saw him trying to eat a snail today. not very vegetarian of him.
kveeti
12-08-2003, 8:16 PM
Good closeup. Yeah, mine will bypass his algae tablet to nibble at the corys shrimp pellets.
Dragon_Lord_Tia
12-09-2003, 4:04 AM
i miss my big one poor thing died when my cousin over dosed my tank:mad: nice pic how big is he?
NJ Devils Fan
12-10-2003, 4:45 PM
Nice clear picture.:)
freshfishy
12-17-2003, 12:06 AM
Chinese algea eaters are NOT vegatarians. Common misconception. They do eat more algea and plant material when they're small but they quickly develop a taste for fish scales, snails, etc. as they mature. Watch out, especially if you have any of the "larger sided" discus, gourami, or angel fish shaped fish!
cdawson
12-17-2003, 10:14 AM
That's true, and they also get rather aggressive towards the other fish in the tank as they get older.
Cypherman
12-17-2003, 11:20 AM
Yea my parents were convinced it was my big male jack dempsey knocking scales off of their goldfish so I had to take him to the store, and that stupid chinese algae eater was sucking the slime right off them the whole time!