'False' Siamese Algae eater? PICS!

[ct-death]

All I can say is I really enjoy debates, and to be frank, I'll end up learning something!!!

If these help, here are a few more images...(I will post more tomorrow afternoon if I can/needed).

Thanks all!!!!!!!!!

 

[ct-death]

Okay here he is today (Note: the black dots are gone?)

I have a good shot of his sucker and of him 'resting' on his fins, not on his belly --

 

[drgold]

the line may eventually disappear, too. CAE's are variable in color and yours is very young yet. I've raised true and false SAE's from about 3/4" and they never had spotting like your fish. They also never looked like your fish. You have a chinese algae eater. what did you buy it as?

 

[ct-death]

An Oto :mad2:

I bought 4 and didn't realize it until I already had him in the tank...

 

[Dangerdoll]

CAE definitely, I can tell that by the head/face...

 

[fballguy]

Now that I see those other pics, you have a very confusing fish! lol

It has the head of a CAE but I have never seen a false SAE with such smooth striping. Some of the coloring looks closer to a false SAE, so idk...

I wonder if it is possible it could be a hybrid? I doubt it but you never know.

One thing is for certain though, that sure as heck aint an oto!

 

[Blueiz]

CAE.

Blue

 

[fballguy]

never seen a false SAE with such smooth striping.

oops I meant to say I've never seen a CAE with such smooth striping

 

[Dangerdoll]

it's still very young, only now are his spots beginning to appear.

 

[aussienative]

here's my big boy, he needs to lay off the cheesburgers lol