Siamese Algae Eater

Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus obsoletus)

The Siamese Algae Eater is a highly effective and popular algae-eating fish, known for its slender body and distinctive black horizontal stripe running from head to tail. This species is active and enjoys swimming throughout the tank, helping to keep the aquarium clean by consuming algae, detritus, and plant matter. While generally peaceful, Siamese Algae Eaters can be somewhat territorial, especially as they mature, so they are best kept with other peaceful, similarly sized fish. They thrive in well-planted tanks with a good flow of water, and their efficient algae-eating abilities make them a valuable addition to any aquarium.

Need to Know:

• Recommended For: Community tanks with peaceful or semi-aggressive fish

• Minimum Tank Size: 75 litres

• Temperature Range: 24-28°C

• pH Range: 6.5-7.5

• Recommended School Size: 3 or more

• Compatibility: Peaceful; can become territorial, avoid fin-nippers

• Max Size: 15 cm

Shipping Disclaimer:

All fish are usually shipped on Monday or Tuesday mornings via an overnight courier. We use NZ Couriers for all livestock shipping, we find they handle your fish with the best possible care and have quick overnight delivery nationwide.

Special Requests:

If you have any requests for gender/colour etc we will do our best to accommodate them. Please note we can not always accommodate every request due to high stock turnover and what is available at the time. We move all fish sold online into separate holding tanks while they wait to be shipped.

Rural Shipping:

Good news! If you are a rural customer, we can still ship fish to you. Your order will be shipped to your nearest NZ Couriers Depot or Collect/Send Point and you will be phoned once it arrives. You can find your nearest depot/point here: https://nzcextras.co.nz/nearestlocation/