Chinese Algae Eater warning vid

[knifegill]

I took this guy from a lady who had him with a betta. You can guess how well that was going. This is only his first day in my tank. Imagine half a banana mad at everything before buying that cute little CAE at your LFS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7FZ7LaB2zE

 

[dmopar74]

what?

 

[knifegill]

He's got ants in his pants, man. Imagine him in a school of discus or something. It would be very chaotic.

 

[dmopar74]

wait till it gets big and turns loco.

 

[knifegill]

That's why I made this video. I'm thinking it won't be long before he goes into the full rampage. He's already got the tubercles on his nose. It's just a matter of size before he gets to play with the big boys in the 125g.

 

[Johnnybravo60025]

I don't get this. Are you trying to warn us that it will be very active?

 

[phobull]

I dont get the video, plecos tend to be more pushy then these guys and they grow to be true giants.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Half a banana
They are cool fish. Shame more people don't know how to care for them. Good job rescuing him, you just gave him a future.

 

[knifegill]

Are you trying to warn us that it will be very active?

Pretty much, yeah.

plecos tend to be more pushy then these guys

I can see plecos being more consistently stubborn about territory, but not many plecos are this hyper or given to chew, pummel and harass otherwise healthy fish.

Half a banana
They are cool fish. Shame more people don't know how to care for them. Good job rescuing him, you just gave him a future.

Thanks. I've been considering him for quite some time and realized it will most likely work out. Fish will be fish, but on the whole, he should fit right in with the rowdy Oscar and sunfish madness in the 125g. The best part is, I will soon have an Orange Oscar, a Pickle-green L200, and a Banana-yellow Algae eater all is the same tank. Fishy fruit salad!

 

[CTU2fan]

I was waiting for him to do something really evil, like suck on your angelfish...that's coming I imagine.