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Re: Young SAEs and Algae Eating Sharks
> From: Hoa Nguyen <nguyenh at nosc_mil>
> Subject: Young SAEs
> long. The black stripe does run to the end of the tail, and the fins are
> transparent. The mouth is non-sucking. However, there is a light stripe
> above the black one. Do young SAEs tend to have a light stripe above the
> black stripe? How do I tell for sure these are the real mccoys. I want to
Very young SAEs (1" or so) often seem to have a light stripe over the
black, but it is not as bright as on false siamensis. I have never seen
very young flying foxes, but your fish sound a lot like SAE babies.
> From: Christopher Ferrell <csferrel at eos_ncsu.edu>
> Subject: Flourite / Algae Eating Sharks
> Also, I have spotted an "Algae Eating Shark" at my LFS. It looks similar to a red
> tailed shark but is not quite as streamlined and dones't have the red fins. It's
> body is all black. It has 2 small barbels. They want 6.99 for the guy (they only
I think that you have a black shark, Labeo (Morulius) chrysophekadion
there. It probably eats algae, but as it gets 60-70 cm (over 2 ft) long
don't get it unless you have a REALLY big tank or you are planning to
eat it later.
Liisa