The fish id game!

[Mikezilla89]

Hi!
Need help yet again figuring out what kind of fish this is at work. Found it in our guppy tank terrorizing them. Dunno who had that bright idea. Anyways, I know it's not a flying fox nor is it an Apollo shark. As always any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Vircomore]

It's a Flying Fox!

What do I win?

They're often sold as Siamese Algae Eaters, but they're actually not very good at it. And are better at annoying your fish.

 

[Vircomore]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Fox_(fish)

 

[Mikezilla89]

Not a flying fox, the mouth is different on this one, and the black stripe goes all the way through the center of the tail

 

[Vircomore]

Flying Foxes have stripes that go through their tail as well. It's the "False Flying Fox" that stops before the tail.

Also, a true SAE is equally colored above and below the stripe, no golden top.

 

[Vircomore]

Fish Articles - Pet Resources -- Siamese Algae Eater Identification

The bottom of this page contains some other things you can look for.

(SAEs only have 2 whiskers, FFs have 4, and fFFs have 0)

(SAE fins are clear, FF and fFF are yellowish)