Aquarium fishes explained: Siamese algae eater « Diary of Dennis

Common Name: Siamese Algae Eater (SAE), Flying Fox, Siamese Fox, Siamese Flying Fox, Flying Fox Shark. They are also very good in jumping out of the water which means it is better to have a closed fish tank instead of an uncovered tank. Writen things above mean the fish tank should have at least 200 litres but better more depending on the group size. People say, breeding them in a fish tank is not succeeded yet. Reachable Age: They can reach 8 to 10 years in a fish tank. The Siamese Algae Eater is a very beautiful fish and is a very fast swimmer and loves to swimm against the jet of water. The Siamese Flying Fox eats a wide range of things from living food for example mosquito larves and underwater fleas to vegetables like typical flake-food, pellets and lots of other things you can get in your local aquaristic store. The bodyshape of the Siamese Algae Eater is elongated and a little bit similar to the bodyshape of a shark. Siamese algae eater loves to be in a group and therfor it is advisable to give them this pleasure. That all makes the Flying Fox a very attractive fish. The Siamese Algae Eater has a black line in the middle of their body. Total Hardness: They seems to love soft water but do well in a wide range of water hardness (< 25°). They also do search often for food and algaes and that seems to be the reason for their name. Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia / This bottom-dwelling fish is found in mainland of South-East Asia in the Chao Phraya, Mekong, Thade and Xe Bang Fai basins and also at Malay Peninsula. This kind of Fish is defenetly long living. Aquarium fishes explained. German Name: Siamesische Rüsselbarbe, Rüsselbarbe, Grünflossenbarbe, Grünflossige. Above the line it looks like gold and under the line it goes into white.


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