what is the scientific name of the "Florida Flagfish" : just wanted to be sure what fish we are talking about. thank you. Yvan Alleau 712 NW Kings Blvd Corvallis, OR 97330 College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State University office (Burt 222): 737-3649, to be used wisely! home: 738-0606 PLEASE NOTE NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS: yalleau@coas.oregonstate.edu "When you're far from everything, you're getting closer to the essential" -----Original Message----- From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com]On Behalf Of Brian Ahmer Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:32 PM To: apisto@listbox.com Subject: Re: Algae Eaters on 4/2/02 12:28 AM, Jody at fishbox@bellsouth.net wrote: > I know otos have been mentioned. Siamese Algae Eaters (SAE) are good for > filamentous algae like hair, thread, or brush; scientific name is > crossocichlus siamenis (or something close). > > -Jody > Actually I had hair algae problems in a tank and tried siamensis. They wouldn't touch it. Then somebody told me about Florida Flagfish. The hair algae was history! Brian Ahmer ahmer.1@osu.edu http://www.angelfire.com/or/biggestbri ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto