Re: Trouble finding SAE!!!

[John H.]

"Phil Williamson" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm having a hell of a time finding a Siamese algae eater here in Windsor
> (Ontario). Does anyone know of any good fish shops in Detroit or the
> Windsor area where I can find these little guys? My planted tank is
> suffering from green hair algae and I've read that the SAE's do a great
> job
> of munching on the stuff.
>
> Let me know,
>
> Phil...

After reading many of the posts here, I'm planing on getting 6 SAEs from
AquariumFish.net. I ordered 6 because I guess they are schooling fish and
according to the site you use 1 fish for each 5 gallons.
6 SAE delievered is going to cost me about 50$ US.
This will be my first time ordering fish from the net. I ordered my plants
from the internet and was very happy with what I got. I'm hopeing they will
take care of my BBA problem.
good luck
John

[John H.]

"John H." > wrote in message
...
>
> "Phil Williamson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm having a hell of a time finding a Siamese algae eater here in Windsor
>> (Ontario). Does anyone know of any good fish shops in Detroit or the
>> Windsor area where I can find these little guys? My planted tank is
>> suffering from green hair algae and I've read that the SAE's do a great
>> job
>> of munching on the stuff.
>>
>> Let me know,
>>
>> Phil...
>
> After reading many of the posts here, I'm planing on getting 6 SAEs from
> AquariumFish.net. I ordered 6 because I guess they are schooling fish and
> according to the site you use 1 fish for each 5 gallons.
> 6 SAE delievered is going to cost me about 50$ US.
> This will be my first time ordering fish from the net. I ordered my plants
> from the internet and was very happy with what I got. I'm hopeing they
> will take care of my BBA problem.
> good luck
> John


Sorry, I guess they dont ship to Canada...for some reason..

[Ray Martini]

SAE's can become aggressive toward tankmates once they grow. You may want to
look at Ottos to do the algae eating job. Great fish and very peaceful.


"Phil Williamson" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm having a hell of a time finding a Siamese algae eater here in Windsor
> (Ontario). Does anyone know of any good fish shops in Detroit or the
> Windsor area where I can find these little guys? My planted tank is
> suffering from green hair algae and I've read that the SAE's do a great
> job
> of munching on the stuff.
>
> Let me know,
>
> Phil...
>
>

[Elaine T]

Ray Martini wrote:
> SAE's can become aggressive toward tankmates once they grow. You may want to
> look at Ottos to do the algae eating job. Great fish and very peaceful.
>
I've never had an oto eat BBA. Only SAE will touch that stuff. I've
also never had an SAE turn on tankmates although I've heard reports of
it. I wonder whether some of the fish in the C. siamensis species
complex are more aggressive than others.

--
Elaine T __
http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com

[Dr_No]

I have seen pleanty of aggressice CAE but are yet to see an agressive SAE
and i've had some pretty large ones


"Ray Martini" > wrote in message
...
> SAE's can become aggressive toward tankmates once they grow. You may want
> to look at Ottos to do the algae eating job. Great fish and very peaceful.
>
>
> "Phil Williamson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm having a hell of a time finding a Siamese algae eater here in Windsor
>> (Ontario). Does anyone know of any good fish shops in Detroit or the
>> Windsor area where I can find these little guys? My planted tank is
>> suffering from green hair algae and I've read that the SAE's do a great
>> job
>> of munching on the stuff.
>>
>> Let me know,
>>
>> Phil...
>>
>>
>
>

[Bill]

Elaine T > Spaketh Thusly:

>Ray Martini wrote:
>> SAE's can become aggressive toward tankmates once they grow. You may want to
>> look at Ottos to do the algae eating job. Great fish and very peaceful.
>>
>I've never had an oto eat BBA. Only SAE will touch that stuff. I've
>also never had an SAE turn on tankmates although I've heard reports of
>it. I wonder whether some of the fish in the C. siamensis species
>complex are more aggressive than others.
I had 3 in a 29G and they were all quite placid. However, I have one large one
in a 10G with my tiger barbs - quite aggressive all around. Not at first but
after a few months they seemed to get used to each other and stopped ignoring.
The SAE is too large and fast for the barbs to nip at, they can't hurt it. The
barbs are safe from the SAE since it can't nip at them, but it does
occasionally try to do the ramming thing. They get out of the way of that, but
it tends to shove them around when there is food floating. It's been going on
for a year and nobody has been hurt so I don't worry about it anymore, in
fact, it's usually quite interesting at feeding time.

--
Bill H. [my "reply to" address is real]
www.necka.net
Molon Labe!

[Phil Williamson]

I'm struggling with my newsreader at the moment so I'm not getting all the
new posts. Ug..

I've got 3 oto's in the tank, I can't see anything but hair algae so I guess
they're doing their job. I've also got a black molly and 3 rosy barbs which
seem to be picking at the algae all day. I'm not sure they're eating it
fast enough to control it at the moment. I've been all over the city where
I live and haven't managed to find and SAE, the best suggestion I got was
the rosy barbs...

Help...

Phil..

"Elaine T" > wrote in message
m...
> Ray Martini wrote:
> > SAE's can become aggressive toward tankmates once they grow. You may
want to
> > look at Ottos to do the algae eating job. Great fish and very peaceful.
> >
> I've never had an oto eat BBA. Only SAE will touch that stuff. I've
> also never had an SAE turn on tankmates although I've heard reports of
> it. I wonder whether some of the fish in the C. siamensis species
> complex are more aggressive than others.
>
> --
> Elaine T __
> http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
> rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com

[Bob Alston]

Phil Williamson wrote:
> I'm struggling with my newsreader at the moment so I'm not getting all the
> new posts. Ug..
>
> I've got 3 oto's in the tank, I can't see anything but hair algae so I guess
> they're doing their job. I've also got a black molly and 3 rosy barbs which
> seem to be picking at the algae all day. I'm not sure they're eating it
> fast enough to control it at the moment. I've been all over the city where
> I live and haven't managed to find and SAE, the best suggestion I got was
> the rosy barbs...
>
> Help...
>
> Phil..
>
> "Elaine T" > wrote in message
> m...
>
>>Ray Martini wrote:
>>
>>>SAE's can become aggressive toward tankmates once they grow. You may
>
> want to
>
>>>look at Ottos to do the algae eating job. Great fish and very peaceful.
>>>
>>
>>I've never had an oto eat BBA. Only SAE will touch that stuff. I've
>>also never had an SAE turn on tankmates although I've heard reports of
>>it. I wonder whether some of the fish in the C. siamensis species
>>complex are more aggressive than others.
>>
>>--
>>Elaine T __
>>http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
>>rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com
>
>
>
Rosy barbs did a fine job in eliminating the hair algae in my 55 gallon.
Suggest you consider getting a couple more of them.
Obviously, you also need to start addressing the imbalance that has
caused the hair algae to thrive.

Bob

[dc]

"Phil Williamson" > wrote in
:

> I'm having a hell of a time finding a Siamese algae eater here in
> Windsor (Ontario).

If you are desperate, there is a Big Al's Aquarium Services in London--they
can generally order fish for you on demand, but it may take a week for them
to come in. It's nearly a 200 km drive, so I'd phone first and bring a good
cooler with you if you go. :D

http://www.bigalscanada.com/store_locations/mainmaps/store_location.htm

We have a brand new supply of Crossocheilus siamensis in our store in West
Ottawa right now.

C. siamensis is not an aggressive fish, though it will sometimes harmlessly
quarrel with its own kind in a small aquarium that lacks much shelter.
Epalzeorhynchus kallopterus, the Flying fox that is much more aggressive,
is often mistaken for C. siamensis and nowhere near as useful for combating
algae. E. kallopterus has a different shaped head and has a vibrant yellow
band above the horizontal black stripe that runs down its flank--C.
siamensis, the true SAE (a.k.a. Siamese flying fox) does not have this
yellow band.