Fish ID. Sold as SAE.

jacob_can · 12-06-2012, 08:12 PM

This fish has been in my tank about 4 months now and came in with a purchase of 4 SAE's. Initially, all four looked identical but he's since developed a separate look and personality.

He's incredibly hard to photograph as he's hiding at even the slightest sign of movement outside of the tank so I had to bait him with food and wait about 25 minutes for even this photograph. The other three SAE's are normal happy-go-lucky SAE's.

Any help with an ID?

LB79 · 12-06-2012, 08:15 PM

Chinese algae eater. Sometimes a great fish, sometimes the devil incarnate. I think it depends on what type of personality the fish has...

jacob_can · 12-06-2012, 08:22 PM

Ah, the jerk! He is a CAE. I googled photos of CAE's and must have failed to look closely.

Thanks for the help!

Hmoobthor · 12-06-2012, 08:38 PM

looks like he has a sucker mouth....then it means on one thing..

chinese algae eater....aggressive at times!

SAE will have a mouth and not a sucker mouth

jacob_can · 12-06-2012, 08:43 PM

Yeah, I had read about CAE's when looking for my SAE's as was forewarned they are aggressive. That said, this guy is non-existent in my tank and I only catch occasional glimpses of him.

That said, he's in a Tiger Barbs species specific tank so they're pretty resilient.

**ThatGuyWithTheFish** · 12-06-2012, 08:44 PM

It should be fine with aggressive fish like barbs.

devilduck · 12-06-2012, 08:57 PM

My CAE, which started out silverish, is now golden with spots. He does still scrubs leaves and gravel of certain types of algae.

He's only recently started showing aggression toward certain types of fish in the tank mostly large flat fish like gourami's and he really hates my emporer tetras. He doesn't take notice of my school of tiger barbs, priscillia tretras, corys, and paradise fish.

I find that in larger tanks and keeping him well feed with cucumber slices keep his bad attitude in check.

hobos · 12-06-2012, 08:58 PM

Yes there OK with Barbs

12-06-2012, 08:12 PM	#1
jacob_can Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 23	Fish ID. Sold as SAE. This fish has been in my tank about 4 months now and came in with a purchase of 4 SAE's. Initially, all four looked identical but he's since developed a separate look and personality. He's incredibly hard to photograph as he's hiding at even the slightest sign of movement outside of the tank so I had to bait him with food and wait about 25 minutes for even this photograph. The other three SAE's are normal happy-go-lucky SAE's. Any help with an ID?

12-06-2012, 08:15 PM	#2
LB79 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South-central Washington State, USA Posts: 1,784	Chinese algae eater. Sometimes a great fish, sometimes the devil incarnate. I think it depends on what type of personality the fish has... __________________ "It's not who you are that makes you great; it's what you do." –Batman Begins

12-06-2012, 08:38 PM	#4
Hmoobthor Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: WI Posts: 641	looks like he has a sucker mouth....then it means on one thing.. chinese algae eater....aggressive at times! SAE will have a mouth and not a sucker mouth __________________ Eheim Pimp Club #506

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ThatGuyWithTheFish Honeycomb Cats! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Boston Posts: 1,666	It should be fine with aggressive fish like barbs. __________________ 20G Long Hi-Tech: My Golden Rule of planted tanks: WWTAD- "What would Takashi Amano do?" RAOK Club #69

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12-06-2012, 08:22 PM	#3
jacob_can Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 23	Ah, the jerk! He is a CAE. I googled photos of CAE's and must have failed to look closely. Thanks for the help!

12-06-2012, 08:43 PM	#5
jacob_can Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 23	Yeah, I had read about CAE's when looking for my SAE's as was forewarned they are aggressive. That said, this guy is non-existent in my tank and I only catch occasional glimpses of him. That said, he's in a Tiger Barbs species specific tank so they're pretty resilient.

12-06-2012, 08:57 PM	#7
devilduck Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 140	My CAE, which started out silverish, is now golden with spots. He does still scrubs leaves and gravel of certain types of algae. He's only recently started showing aggression toward certain types of fish in the tank mostly large flat fish like gourami's and he really hates my emporer tetras. He doesn't take notice of my school of tiger barbs, priscillia tretras, corys, and paradise fish. I find that in larger tanks and keeping him well feed with cucumber slices keep his bad attitude in check.

12-06-2012, 08:58 PM	#8
hobos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 106	Yes there OK with Barbs