Golden Algae Eater
Sunday, 05.04.2008, 09:23pm (GMT)
| Data Sheet |  Siamese Algae Eater (a distinct different
spieces)
| | Scientific Name: | Crossocheilus aymonieri | | Other Name: | golden algae eater, Chinese algae eater, Indian Algae eater | | Family: | Cyprinidae | | Origin: | India and Thailand | | Adult Size: | Up to 25 cm has been reported | | Social: | See Mixing with other fishes. |
| | Tank Level: | bottom, but good jumpers |
 Chinese Algae Eater can cling to rocks in fast moving waters | | Minimum Tank Size: | 25 gallons | | Diet: | primary algae, but will eat other fish food and smaller fish as it grows bigger | | LifeSpan: | 8-10 years | | Care: | Easy | | Ideal pH: | 6-7 | | Temperature: | 23 - 28 C,(72-83 F) | | Tank setup: | Preferably with logs / caves and other hiding place | | Sexing: | Males develop breeding “horns” on their heads.Females get heftier. |
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 Aglae Eaters are excellent glass
cleaners when young
 a siamese algae  golden algae eater color is a nice contrast against the plants.
 a golden algae eater
| Description:Golden
Algae Eaters tend to have an slender body and a disc-shaped mouth,
which enables them to hang to slippery surface in fast moving water.
Golden Algae Eaters come in a wide variety of colors, from being golden
yellow, and some of them have
a notable black stripe from the tip of its "nose" to its tail. The
stripe is often broken, and there can be black spotting along the back
and at the base of the dorsal and caudal fin.
Habitat/Care:
Golden
Aglae Eaters comes from fast flowing rivers in Thailand and India, so a
tank with a small current will suit golden algae eaters just fine. Like
most bottom feeders, Golden Aglae Eaters favour places where they can
hid, so ensure plenty of caves or hiding places for these fishes.
Mixing with other fishes:
When
small, golden algae eaters make good tank mates with most other fishes,
as they feed primary on algae and leaves other fish alone. However, it
has been noted that even small golden algea eaters has a tendency to
nip at slower moving fishes such as goldfishes, or flat sized fishes such as discus and angel fishes. As such, it is recommended to keep small, fast moving fishes such as danios | Breeding:There
are very few articles I could find about getting golden algae eater to
spawn, but an article from William Berg shows some success. Below is an
extract from his article. To read the full article, please click here. ..
When I found the fry their parents had been in the holding tank for
about 2-3 months. Before that I had kept them in a 50 gallon tank which
was heavily circulated and contained very few plants. Temperature was
25°C/ 77°F. I’ve been wondering if the fact that they were kept in a
heavily circulated aquarium and then moved to an aquarium with close to
no circulation and warmer water (28°C/ 82°F) may have simulated a
natural change in conditions that precedes spawning.
The
breeding tank was as I said before, heavily planted, and had little or
no circulation at all, due to the vegetation. The water was old and
clean. I can’t say the exact water conditions as I don’t know exactly
when the spawning took place. However the water conditions had been
relatively stable and it is reasonably safe to assume that the stated
water conditions are correct.
The
Chinese algae-eaters had been fed a varied diet which consisted mainly
of boiled lettuce and broccoli, Hikari sinking algae wafers, and
shrimps. They also ate the leftovers from the food I gave the barbs and
loaches, which consisted mainly of different frozen foods.
The author believes that getting the fish into spawning condition seems to be quite simple if they are fed a good diet. |
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