Which Algae Eater?

[oxymoron]

They are very different fish...

http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Algae-Eaters/

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/gsae.html

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/sae.htm

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/saes.htm

http://www.aquabotanic.com/SAEarticle.htm

http://www.petresources.net/fish/article/sae.html

 

[oxymoron]

SAE and CAE are the same fish, Gyrinocheilos aymonieri.

Not true.

Siamese Algae Eaters (Crossocheilus siamensis)

Chinese algae eater/Sucking Loach (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)

True.

 

[mr86mister]

i know people get them confused all the time

i told you...lol

they have so many similarities so dont feel bad if you get them confused, its just a pain to distinguish them

 

[rubysoho]

get a rubberlip/rubbernose/bulldog pleco (all the same kind, just different names). I got a spotted rubberlip pleco today and he is adorable! Just sits up front on the glass as if nothing in this world would eat him. Not afraid of anything either. And he's been munching on algae.

 

[Blazeherd2306]

I got my info from fishbase (they are the most reliable source IMO)
CAE- http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Gyrinocheilus&speciesname=aymonieri
SAE- http://www.fishbase.org/ComNames/CommonNameSearchSpeciesList.cfm?CommonName=Siamese algae eater

I'm not wrong in saying they are the same fish, and you're not wrong in saying they are different fish. This is why we should not use common names.

Crossocheilus siamensis would be fine for a 55 gal, but are hard to find.

 

[rubysoho]

but scientific names are sooooo long to type and humans are lazy by nature

 

[gheitman]

Scientific names make it harder for us to make mistakes when talking about fish and plants. Besides common names can change based on locality. My LFS sometimes changes the common names they use for fish which only adds to the confusion.

 

[jschweg]

Not to hijack but...

What would be a good algae eater for a 10 gallon tank? Most of the popular fish for this purpose would outgrow a 10g in a very short amount of time.

 

[rubysoho]

otos would be good for a ten gallon, just make sure you have other food sfor them to eat like algae waffers

 

[Blazeherd2306]

otos or a pitbull/clown pleco would be good for a 10 gal

 

[gheitman]

Otos would definitely work for a 10 gallon tank. A normal rule of thumb is to get one oto for every ten gallons although I would add an extra because they like the company.