Identify this fish please

[elliott_001]

Hi all, was out for a meal this Eve with my girlfriend, the pub had a nice tank with this cool little guy in it.

I'm probably being stupid but I didn't recognise it.
Anyone?

 

[bmarine]

Strange. Is that like a suckerfish mouth on it?

 

[elliott_001]

Yes it is, it was up and down the glass like mad at times eating algae

 

[bmarine]

Maybe some species of otocinclus?

 

[elliott_001]

Possibly, but I that wasn't what I was thinking. I keep oto's, this fish was larger, much more rounded in body.

 

[bmarine]

Could it be like a large Chinese algae eater or maybe some sort of Loach?

 

[severum mama]

Looks like a Chinese algae eater. Most are smaller when you see them in stores. Nasty fish.

 

[GodFan]

Hi all, was out for a meal this Eve with my girlfriend, the pub had a nice tank with this cool little guy in it.

I'm probably being stupid but I didn't recognise it.
Anyone?

Could it be a garra species?

 

[bettaowner]

It's a Chinese algae eater. Really nasty species

 

[Legit Fish]

chinese algae eater the gray color that is nowhere close to an otocinclus hahaha

 

[severum mama]

To be fair, there are multiple species of otocinclus and some look quite different from one another.

 

[Gish]

Agree, a CAE

 

[bmarine]

Yeah i'm nowhere near an expert on otos and other algae eaters

 

[Krissycakes]

Dang thats the biggest one I have ever seen.

 

[Autumnsky]

lol, looks like he ate a banger, aka sausage from the pub!
That baby is fat as a toad!

 

[Wiggles24]

Chinese algae eaters get quite large actually

 

[Krissycakes]

Chinese algae eaters get quite large actually

I have only seen 2" CAE, that thing is chubby.

 

[Wiggles24]

Its said they can actually reach 10 inches. I've never personally seen one that big but they do get pretty good sized!