Need help identifying this fish..

[BigBAWZ]

One of my buddies just gave me this algae eater and has no clue what it is. I want to know what it is that way i can look up how to take care of it.
Thank you ahead of time.

 

[Maxmcphee]

Thats a Chinese algae eater (Gyrinocheilus) I like them more than pleco just bc they don't make as big of a mess

 

[BigBAWZ]

Thats a Chinese algae eater (Gyrinocheilus) I like them more than pleco just bc they don't make as big of a mess

Thank you so much for replying so soon. I read that they can get 5-6 inches and well hes 5 inches already so he shouldn't grow much more. I have him in a 40 gallon breeder with a couple of other fish but i think he'll be just fine.

 

[Maxmcphee]

Oh yeah they don't spend much time anywhere but the sides of tanks anyways lol

 

[BigBAWZ]

thats actually where hes at now. lol. are they good for algae clean up? or they kinda just lazy?

 

[Maxmcphee]

Mine was great, I mean they can only handle so much but should be perfect

 

[kmny34]

What's a Chinese algae eaters minimum tank size?

Also are the aggressive? Or can they be in a community tank?

 

[Maxmcphee]

I would put pretty much anything with the name sucker fish in a community personally but I really haven't seen mine exploring a tank at all just skidding around the glass and the sand. I'd still say like 30 ish gallons only because of its length but the more the better!