Is Anostomus anostomus an algae eater ?

[Philippe Lemaire \(remove oldies\)]

Philippe

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On Apr 15, 12:47 pm, "Philippe Lemaire \(remove oldies\)"
> wrote:
> Philippe

Not that I could ever see.

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[Richard Sexton]

Not primarily. You can tell what a fish eats from the shape of its mouth.

It mostly eats insects, crustaceans and worms in the wild.

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Try here Phillipe
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=10766&genusname=Anostomus&speciesname=anostomus

(it is very slow, but the information is there)

ps, Vous etes Francais?

On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:47:13 +0200, "Philippe Lemaire \(remove
oldies\)" > wrote:

>Philippe
>

Stephen Parry London W2

[Philippe Lemaire \(remove oldies\)]

Richard Sexton wrote:
> Not primarily. You can tell what a fish eats from the shape of its mouth.
>
> It mostly eats insects, crustaceans and worms in the wild.

He nibbles under leaves and wood, but what then ?


Philippe

[Philippe Lemaire \(remove oldies\)]

wrote:
> Try here Phillipe
> http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=10766&genusname=Anostomus&speciesname=anostomus
>
> (it is very slow, but the information is there)
>
> ps, Vous etes Francais?
>
> On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:47:13 +0200, "Philippe Lemaire \(remove
> oldies\)" > wrote:
>
>> Philippe
>>
>
> Stephen Parry London W2

Quite faster here :
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=10766&genusname=Anostomus&speciesname=anostomus


Philippe who is Belgian

[Richard Sexton]

In article >,
Philippe Lemaire \(remove oldies\) > wrote:
>Richard Sexton wrote:
>> Not primarily. You can tell what a fish eats from the shape of its mouth.
>>
>> It mostly eats insects, crustaceans and worms in the wild.
>
>He nibbles under leaves and wood, but what then ?

It's eating the micro organisms that live there. Just because you
can't see them them doesn't mean he can't :)

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[Philippe Lemaire \(remove oldies\)]

Richard Sexton wrote:
> In article >,
> Philippe Lemaire \(remove oldies\) > wrote:
>> Richard Sexton wrote:
>>> Not primarily. You can tell what a fish eats from the shape of its mouth.
>>>
>>> It mostly eats insects, crustaceans and worms in the wild.
>>
>> He nibbles under leaves and wood, but what then ?
>
> It's eating the micro organisms that live there. Just because you
> can't see them them doesn't mean he can't :)

He also eat those of my kissing who doesn't appreciate that much ;-) !


Philippe