Can You Help Me ID This Fish Please!!

[Brody3665]

Just wondering the exact name of this fish please (the one that is silver/gray in the forefront...) . In the store they called it a "Pond Algae Eater" and said it would grow larger than normal algae eaters...

Thanks

 

[RedIrocZ-28]

Perhaps its one of those bigger species of Oto's?

 

[jm1212]

im pretty sure there is only one species of oto....

looks to me like a Chinese algea eater. take him out of the tank! hes gonna start going after your toher fish for food, and he is going to clash with your shark

 

[webcricket]

im pretty sure there is only one species of oto....

looks to me like a Chinese algea eater. take him out of the tank! hes gonna start going after your toher fish for food, and he is going to clash with your shark

There are actually several species of oto (all similar looking for the most part).

I agree, it's a Chinese Algae Eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri). They come in a few color variations.

 

[Brody3665]

how big can it get?

 

[webcricket]

It's not so much a matter of how big they get...they're very aggressive fish as they mature. Just do a google search with that scientific name I posted and you'll get tons of info.

 

[khombre]

You would need to be cautious if its CAE. Because some CAEs have this tendency to go after other fish for their mucus coating when they grow bigger. Well, good luck But of course there are others who claim that their CAEs don't do such things.