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Way back in 1994 a couple of guys wrote an article in The Krib on algae eating cyprinids and how to distinguish Crossocheilus siamensis, the Siamese Algae Eater from the likes of the Siamese Flying Fox and the Chinese Algae Eater. Pretty obvious you might think, but back then the SAE was not as...

I began my Rainbowfish addiction about 7 years ago soon after I bought my first house. I now keep and 'encourage to breed' several species. I think these fish have been underated for far too long, not least because they are so drab in shops. The fact is Rainbowfish improve in colour with age...

Came home yesterday to find 11 of the 27 fish in my rio 400 dead. 10 of these were the entire school of denisoni barbs. :( 1 was a kutubu rainbow. The other fish that survived were rainbows, a RTBS and a SAE. I am suspecting that it was oxygen depletion although not 100% sure. I have taken...

Are they really worth it, if the main intention is to help control algae? I used to keep the true SAE and while they did consume a certain amount of algae they tended to slack off as they became fully grown, preferring the same food as the other fish. Amano shrimp and similar, I have quite...

Hi guys, am thinking about the fish I will be stocking the above mentioned aquarium. I reckon I am going down the Densioni route (Love em) and Rainbowfish. Ive been here before and well they are a great mix, unfortunately the 'Great Tank Disater of 2006' was a big blow for me and nearly killed...