Mar 25, 2014 #1 parrisa4 Aquarium Advice Newbie Joined Mar 17, 2014 Messages 6 Please can someone tell me what type of fish are these. I believe they are cat fish.
Mar 25, 2014 #2 foxyhasswag Aquarium Advice Freak Joined Mar 18, 2014 Messages 256 Location Jersey Channel Islands Flying fox thinks
Mar 26, 2014 #4 P pip walters Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Dec 29, 2012 Messages 817 Location UK I don't think these are flying foxes. They look more like a species of Garra to me.
Mar 26, 2014 #5 Wiggles24 Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Aug 6, 2012 Messages 1,368 Location Northern california I would also say garra
Mar 27, 2014 #6 G GodFan Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Sep 10, 2011 Messages 4,245 I think they are 2 difrerent species. One appears to be a garra. Tje other a algae eater
Mar 27, 2014 #7 OP OP parrisa4 Aquarium Advice Newbie Joined Mar 17, 2014 Messages 6 They both look the same. Just not a good picture.
Mar 27, 2014 #8 Fishinfreak Aquarium Advice Freak Joined Nov 22, 2013 Messages 420 Location Minnesota I agree with GodFan, the smaller one looks like a gara- it doesnt have the stripe the algae eater has Sent from my SCH-S738C using Aquarium Advice mobile app
I agree with GodFan, the smaller one looks like a gara- it doesnt have the stripe the algae eater has Sent from my SCH-S738C using Aquarium Advice mobile app
Mar 27, 2014 #9 ArtistGardener Aquarium Advice Freak Joined Feb 7, 2013 Messages 459 Location Madison, WI I think these are garra cambodgiensis (false SAE).
Mar 27, 2014 #10 G GodFan Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Sep 10, 2011 Messages 4,245 Fishinfreak said: I agree with GodFan, the smaller one looks like a gara- it doesnt have the stripe the algae eater has Sent from my SCH-S738C using Aquarium Advice mobile app Click to expand... That is what put me over the edge. I could see a bad photo making the head shape a bit different but the color is too different.
Fishinfreak said: I agree with GodFan, the smaller one looks like a gara- it doesnt have the stripe the algae eater has Sent from my SCH-S738C using Aquarium Advice mobile app Click to expand... That is what put me over the edge. I could see a bad photo making the head shape a bit different but the color is too different.
Mar 27, 2014 #11 SFAquariums1 Aquarium Advice Freak Joined Feb 27, 2014 Messages 229 The one with the stripe looks to be a Siamese algea eater? Or am I way off?
Mar 27, 2014 #12 Fishinfreak Aquarium Advice Freak Joined Nov 22, 2013 Messages 420 Location Minnesota Either that or a flying fox, they are pretty similar looking and sometimes get confused in pet stores
Either that or a flying fox, they are pretty similar looking and sometimes get confused in pet stores