Chinese Algae Eater or golden algae eater (lat.Gyrinocheilus aymonieri) is not very large tank fish, that will help its tank owner to deal with algae in it. This is what we know from the theory, however, things are a bit different in the real life.
After being a tireless tank cleaner in its youth an adult CAE species changes its gustatory preferences and starts to fancy live food as well as it can even start to nip scales from its tankmates.
Siamese Algae Eater (lat. Crossocheilus siamensis) is a peaceful, not very large fish and it is a real tank cleaner. The fish is often called SAE, which is an abbreviation from its full name. The fish eats algae in a tank and this task is quite challenging, since not every fish can do it.
Except siamese algae eater you may also encounter another fish – flying fox (Epalzeorhynchus kalopterus) on sale. The thing is, that these two fishes are very much alike and quite often one is taken for another.
Rainbow shark (lat. Epalzeorhynchos frenatus) is as popular as its very close relative – red-tailed black shark. As for their care, behavior and compatibility these fishes are very much alike, though there are some nuances and you will find out about them from our article.
Bala shark or silver shark (lat. Balantiocheilos melanopterus) is a freshwater species belonging to Carp family. The fish can be encountered in waters of South-East Asia and it is threatened with extinction. It’s quite a popular tank fish due to its likeness to a real shark. However, in fact, bala shark has nothing in common with them.
