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(Other members of the genus Gyrinocheilus)
ADULT SIZE: 25 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C
FOOD: Feed Gyrinocheilus aymonieri a predominantly vegetarian diet
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from India, Thailand
AQUARIUM CARE: Chinese algae eaters, as their name suggests eat algae. They do not however come from China, or eat alge exclusively - in fact as they get older they often stop eating algae and move on to typical prepared foods.
This is not the only undesirable trait picked up by these fish with age; they actually become quite aggressive particularly in a small tank, and actually graze the mucous coating from slow moving fish such as discus, angelfish, and gouramis
BREEDING: Unknown, unlikely in the aquarium
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Other members of the genus Gyrinocheilus
Other loach species
These are NOT the best algae eaters for small aquariums
BREEDING: Unknown, unlikely in the aquarium
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Sorry no records.
Low light plants Java moss, Java fern, and several of the Anubias species all do fine in low-light conditions. That is not to say that they do not thrive with stronger lighting, but in an aquarium with a lot of floating plants, or one with timid fish that prefer a dimmer tank, these plants are very useful indeed. All are epiphytes; that is to say they need not be planted, and can be attached to stones, bogwood or just left free floating
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