Flying Foxes

[GuppyDude]

i resently purchased my flying fox for cleaning purposes and thoght he was rely cool. he looked like any old alge eater to me except for the stripe, so i didnt expect him to ba a pain. i knew that they didnt get along with each other but now hes hurassing my guppys. he hasnt hurt them yet but it relt stresses em out. has anyone else got this problem or is it just mine? suggestions on wat to do would be nice to but i dont think theres anything i can do is there?

 

[ryan]

Have you got the Flying Fox (Epalzeorhynchus kalopterus) which has two sets of barbels and a gold stripe running down the length of its body? Or do you have Siamese Algae Eater or Siamese Flying Fox (Crossocheilos siamensis) these have one set of barbels and a single black line running down their body?

Epalzeorhynchus kalopterus are territorial amoungst they're own species and other similar looking Cyprinids. They will graze on algae to a certain extent but not like Crossocheilos siamensis which prefers to be in groups and does a good job on algae in the aquarium.