Siamese Algae Eaters

Is there another noame for them because I am having a hard time finding a place that sells them or knows what I am talking about.

The latin name is Gyrinocheilus aynomieri

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That is the scientific name for the Chinese algae eater, the fish that gets nasty as it ages. The Siamese one is Crossocheilus siamensis. There are a number of look alikes, and even the wholesalers and retail stores use the names the fish arrived with, whether right or wrong. Check this site to clarify which one you want and how to tell the differences. http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/cyprinid.html

Jim

i've heard them refered to as 'true flying foxes' before, but the latin name is your best bet...

Thanks to all but I was thinking more of a 'common name' as opposed to a 'taxonomic nomenclature'. But again thank you!

In Australia they(SAE's) among others are called flying foxes, siamese foxes, siamese flying foxes and depending on the store you go to you could end up with a chinese algae eater, the false siamenses, the flying fox(not the SAE), or if you're lucky real SAE's because to the untrained eye they look quite similar and LFS's usually only stock the one type and always has one of the above mentioned common names. There is no real common name for these fishes which is why you can't really go wrong when requesting the SAE by it's latin name (crossocheilus siamensis). Check out the krib website article on algae eating cyprinidsfor more info. pron: cross-o-key-luss sire-men-sis(I think)

You forgot Thailand Flying Foxes ;~) I order SAEs by their latin name all the time and I still get false siamenses (I can't win). Anyone want an Oto?

NetMax

Anyone want an Oto? Never had much luck with them. Could be my fish keeping, could be that they were to far gone when I got them from the LFS. Let me know what the shipping cost will be to Virginia USA and I can try it again. Would my Severums eat them?????

Eventually yes. Otos can be high risk to transport & acclimate. They are quite small so it takes a few to make a significant dent in algae, and even then, I still do a booming business with them (though not a booming profit as I warranty fish sales for 15 days, and I _do_ replace a few Otos).

Never had much luck with them. Could be my fish keeping, could be that they were to far gone when I got them from the LFS.   Let me know what the shipping cost will be to Virginia USA and I can try it again. Would my Severums eat them????? Eventually yes. Otos can be high risk to transport & acclimate. They are quite small so it takes a few to make a significant dent in algae, and even then, I still do a booming business with them (though not a booming profit as I warranty fish sales for 15 days, and I _do_ replace a few Otos). NetMax Seems pretty steep to pay for feeders..lol I try and stay away from delicate fish. The idea of buying something that has a good chance of going belly up is not very cost effective for me and I never bring a dead fish back to the store. I guess that is why I never kept anything besides gouramis angels and some smaller barbs for the last 20 years. They did well with my water and didn't need any special equipment (RO water for instance) to thrive. Now that I have branched off into some more cichlids and live plants I have noticed some real changes in fish keeping and behaviors in the same fish.

I just wish I had the room for more tanks so I could get some hands on experience with more. The rift lake cichlids are beautiful as are some of the other species only fish. Perhaps one day