I'm having difficulty identifying this one, so I shall pose this to the experts!
Here is the best resource I have found on these guys: http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/cyprinid.html
From 3 days of research and reading up on these guys the best I can surmise is a 'false' Siamese (Epalzeorhynchus sp. or Garra taeniata)...?
Oh yeah, as a side note: PetCo sold this to me as an Oto!!! :laugh: It wasn't until I got them into the tank that I noticed the slip...
If it is a CAE I will return him, but he is extremely active! I would even go so far as to say that he is more energetic than my Green-Golds!
Lastly, it wasn't until today that he has shown any of the black spots along his lateral body line. This is new. Usually the black line (and the thin white line above) is crisp and uninterupted...
Here is the best resource I have found on these guys: http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/cyprinid.html
From 3 days of research and reading up on these guys the best I can surmise is a 'false' Siamese (Epalzeorhynchus sp. or Garra taeniata)...?
Oh yeah, as a side note: PetCo sold this to me as an Oto!!! :laugh: It wasn't until I got them into the tank that I noticed the slip...
If it is a CAE I will return him, but he is extremely active! I would even go so far as to say that he is more energetic than my Green-Golds!
Lastly, it wasn't until today that he has shown any of the black spots along his lateral body line. This is new. Usually the black line (and the thin white line above) is crisp and uninterupted...