BlueOrion
Aquarium Advice Newbie
About eight months ago I bought two Chinese Algae eaters from Wal-Mart. Each of them were about 1 1/2 inches long. One of them had a dark green stripe on each side.
Two months later the eater with the green stripe turned orange with a silver belly. It was not sick, and acted normally. It is five inches long now, but still retains the same color. The other eater is about the same length and has the original color scheme of gold and small green spots.
My cousin who studies biology has a theory that it may be a half-breed of another fish. We studied it carefully, and he thinks its 'other half' may be platy.
I, on the other hand, have another theory and think that its the male of this species. I far as my knowledge extends, these fish never bred in captivity, much less a male get into the system.
Another strange thing is their behavior. Usually people say that these fish are aggressive and chase other fish. I have seen it myself, but my own hide away and are very scarable. Help anyone? I'm 17 and had fishes for aobut 3 years...
Two months later the eater with the green stripe turned orange with a silver belly. It was not sick, and acted normally. It is five inches long now, but still retains the same color. The other eater is about the same length and has the original color scheme of gold and small green spots.
My cousin who studies biology has a theory that it may be a half-breed of another fish. We studied it carefully, and he thinks its 'other half' may be platy.
I, on the other hand, have another theory and think that its the male of this species. I far as my knowledge extends, these fish never bred in captivity, much less a male get into the system.
Another strange thing is their behavior. Usually people say that these fish are aggressive and chase other fish. I have seen it myself, but my own hide away and are very scarable. Help anyone? I'm 17 and had fishes for aobut 3 years...
WELCOME to AA, BlueOrion!! 
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