Scientific Name: Crossocheilus oblongus
Common Name: Siamese Algae Eater, SAE, Siamese Flying Fox
Adult Size: 6 inches
Life Expectancy: 10 years
Habitat: Southeast Asia
Minimum Tank Size: 55 gallon
Ideal Tank Conditions:
- Temperature Range: 61 - 75°F
- pH Range: 6.0 – 7.5
- Hardness Range: 8 - 16
Temperament: Generally peaceful, but they can become territorial as they mature.
Diet & Nutrition: Omnivorous; feed a well-balanced diet consisting of algae and sinking algae wafers. Because the average aquarium is too clean to sustain a group of Siamese algae eaters, supplement their diet. Avoid protein-rich foods; daily meals of commercial herbivore food, algae tabs, spirulina, blanched leafy greens and recommended.
Breeding & Spawning: Few breeding reports about breeding in hobbyist aquariums are available. Large-scale fish farms have access to gonadotropic hormones that induce spawning, making them able to produce captive-bred specimens.
Gender: Females will tend to appear chunkier than the males.
