Re: borellii and uaupesi

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Mike, these are two different fish.  The chinese algae (Gymnosomething
aysomething) eater is a nasty evil fish and doesn't eat algae.  The
siamese algae eater (Crossocheilus siamensis) is a great little fish for
taking out brush algae.  But they too get a little annoying when they get
big.  See http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Algae-Eaters for more info,
pictures, drawings and even the correct species names.

  - Erik

On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Mike & Diane Wise wrote:

> Yes, the algae eater (I assume you mean the
> "Chinese/Siamese Algae Eater") will
> become a pain in the a_ _ when it gets larger. And
> don't expect many fry. The
> angelfish will get most of them. One other thing.
> The A. borellii don't do
> especially well at the elevated temperatures
> needed for Discus. Remember borellii
> come from a subtropical climate zone similar to
> southern Florida.
> 
> Mike Wise
> 
> charles watty wrote:
> 
> > I have a heavily planted 50 gallon tank (plenty of wood and overturned clay
> > pots) with only a corydoras catfish, a small algae eater, and two young
> > angelfish.
> >
> > I want to add three A. borellii and three A. uaupesi (only a single male of
> > each) and a few young discus.
> >
> > Does anyone see any potential problems with this mix?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Charles
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