benlee Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 do siamese flying fox fish eat anything other than algae? are they god community fish? does any one know anything about them? i dont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethin fishy Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 I've got them with Bettas, Gouami,Congo Tectra, Rainbowfish and a Red Red Spot plec. They seem pretty peaceful and get along with everyone. They are good at keeping algae down of plants as well as glass. Sombody once told me you should have one for each foot of length your tank plus one extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 The best ones have the black line that goes right through the tail fin. Generally they are pretty good. I had some young ones in with dwarf loaches and they all schooled up together. Like any fish you can get the odd rough. They will eat all the usual stuff, flakes, pellets, bloodworm etc. I think it is always good to have a variety of algae eaters, say some flying foxes and bristlenose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancilla Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Siamese algae eaters aka flying foxes are great for keeping down the algae but they do still need to eat normal fish food. They are herbivore so don't bother with the blood worm :lol: Awesome peaceful community fish - I have then in my fighter tank and have no problems at all. They are bottom, mid dwellers and like a PH level of around 6.5. try looking at this site for more info and how to be sure you are getting the real mccoy in the fish shops. http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Algae-Eaters/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlee Posted September 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 thanks, that link was really helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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