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Re: Dichotomous Key for Algae Eating Cyprinids (and Look-Alikes)






>1A.    Mouth is in the form of a clinging suckermouth
>                Goto 2
>1B.    Mouth is not in the form of a clinging suckermouth
>                Goto 3
>2A.    Horizontal stripe is well defined
>                Otocinclus sp.
>2B.    Horizontal stripe is irregular or "checkered"
>                Chinese Algae Eater, Gyrinocheilus aymonieri (Tirant, 
>1883)


What about comparing the "algae-eating properties" of these similar 
looking species? For example I was going to buy chinese algae eaters 
(thinking they are the same fish as SAE) Do they eat algae as well as SAE 
do or not??

Anton.