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This guy is almost 4" long and two years old. He doesn't harass any other tank mates, eats only algae and waits his turn during the spirulina feasts. I have even seen an Oto scraping his back for a meal and he didn't even flinch.
All this is to say that not all CAE's are poor community tank mates. What are your experiences with CAE's?
kveeti
12-18-2003, 3:25 PM
I've mentioned it before, my Sam is a big sissy.
You know how corys dig around so they are at a 45 degree angle? Well, they go digging and Sam happens to be in the way and they just bash right into him and dig under him. Sometimes there are 3 corys digging under him at one time. He just sits there and takes it - just like when the guppies peck at him.
Movie (avi format) of killer guppy attack:
http://members.shaw.ca/pcarriere/q_cae.avi
I will only keep it on for a short time as I'm worried about bandwidth transfers.
edit... oh, I've had Sam 8 years last June.
PooCooper
12-19-2003, 7:19 AM
The guppy attack was simply horrifying, I don't think I will sleep for a week. :eek:
125gJoe
12-19-2003, 3:34 PM
I've had CAE's in the past and have seen the aggressiveness of them. I won't have them again..
SAE's will do fine.. :)
gonna sound like a noob but C=? S=?
AE=algea eaters?
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Originally posted by zin
gonna sound like a noob but C=? S=?
AE=algea eaters?
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