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Dechi
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This pet store is so bad... I should know by now, they have never known the species of the fish they sell. The owner is too lazy to write down the latin names of the fish he buys each week, so he goes by what he thinks... He’s sold me a serpae tetra as a rosy and now this.
A few months ago, I quickly looked in a tank and saw what I thought was a SAE. The guy said that’s what they were. I even insisted and he said yes, that’s what they are. Well, I should have looked closer. This week I had the chance to see it very close and it really is a chinese algae eater, no mistake about it. Sigh.
When I bought it it was pretty big, maybe 3-4 inches. I’ve read they can go to maybe 4-5 inches in captivity and can get territorial and aggressive. They can even eat small fish. What is considered small ? The smallest fish I have are neon tetras and cardinal tetras. I don’t suppose the CAE can est them ?
A few months ago, I quickly looked in a tank and saw what I thought was a SAE. The guy said that’s what they were. I even insisted and he said yes, that’s what they are. Well, I should have looked closer. This week I had the chance to see it very close and it really is a chinese algae eater, no mistake about it. Sigh.
When I bought it it was pretty big, maybe 3-4 inches. I’ve read they can go to maybe 4-5 inches in captivity and can get territorial and aggressive. They can even eat small fish. What is considered small ? The smallest fish I have are neon tetras and cardinal tetras. I don’t suppose the CAE can est them ?