Algae eater, Sucking loach, Chinese algae eater, Indian algae eater
Golden colour form
Scientific name ...
Description: Not the most beautiful of fishes, the body of the Chinese Algae Eater, Indian Algae Eater, or Sucking Loach is plain with a notable black stripe from the tip of its "nose" to its tail.
Care and feeding: Generally the Chinese Algae Eater, Indian Algae Eater, or Sucking Loach prefers an herbivorous diet of algae and vegetable matter, but they will eat live and flake foods also.
The "Sucking Loach"
Not known for their beauty, Algae Eaters make ideal tank cleaners
by Mike McEwan ...
Chinese Algae Eater, CAE, Indian Algae Eater, Sucking Loach, Golden Algae Eater, Lemon Algae Eater
[edit] Synonyms
Gyrinocheilus kasnakoi, Gyrinocheilops kasnakoi, Psilorhynchus aymonieri
[edit] Origin ...
Indian Algae Eater, Chinese Algae Eater, Sucking Loach
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Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
SYN: Gyrinocheilus kasnakoi, Gyrinocheilops kasnakoi, Psilorhynchus aymonieri
PD: An elongated fish with a flat belly profile.
I keep my one with 5 goldfish, two young sucking loaches,a leopard danio and a white cloud. I feed it goldfish flakes, peas and tubiflex worms.
From: Hedge
Date:03/08/2002
This fish is as tough as a old boot and has great character.
Common Name: Chinese Algae Eater, Chinese Sucking Loach, Indian Algae Eater
Latin Name: Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
Origin: Thailand ...
Indian algae eater
sucking loach
Lemon Algae Eater
Chinese algae-eater CAE ...
CAE, Gold Algae Eater, Killer, Sucking Loach
Chinese Hillstream Loach
Beaufortia kweichowensis ...
As a central feature, a waterfall runs down into a mountain pool that is home to axolotls, sucking loaches and a huge shoal of rainbow danios. This pool is packed with healthy looking Elodea and spider plants.
Best known examples are the sucking loach or Chinese algae, eater-gyrinocheilus aymonieri and the plecostomus and hypostomus. But unfortunately they are rare to come by in pet shops in the country.
the six families are arranged under two superfamilies: the Cyprinioidea contains the carps and minnows (Cyprinidae), and the Cobitioidea contains hillstream loaches (Balitoridae), suckers (Catostomidae), true loaches (Cobitidae), sucking loaches ...
My sucking loaches easily controlled the little that grew. Even though I didn't add any fertiliser my plants still grew lush green.
 See also: Loach, Fish, Algae, Gyrinocheilus Aymonieri, Water
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