GAE

[Scarletmonuka]

Any tips on telling the difference between males and females?

[Sophia]

what is one of those?

[F15hguy]

Golden algae Eater, golden form of the Chinese algae eater

found this quote from William Berg

.. 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.

as for telling them apart, I believe other than the fact females are fatter, the males get bright red "horns" on their noses

(I got a male in my display tank that has massive horns, might hunt for a girl for him.....)