Siamese algae eater
Crossocheilus langei
It grazes almost without a pause, rasping leaves, glass and driftwood.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 14 cm
- Smallest tank
- 150 cm
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Activity
- Busy
- Water layer
- Bottom
- Care
- Moderate
- Group
- Happiest in a group of 6 or more
- Coral
- Reef safe
These numbers are LumaReef simulation data, not a real aquarium care guide.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litresToo small
- Wide120 cm · 300 litresToo small
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres46 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres85 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Guppy
- Neon tetra
- Red rainbowfish
- Moonlight gourami
- Firemouth cichlid
- Bristlenose pleco
- Freshwater angelfish
- Peacock cichlid
- Rainbow shark
- Silver dollar
- Swordtail
- Three spot gourami
- Denison barb
- Sailfin molly
- Pearl gourami
- Julidochromis
- African butterflyfish
- Giant danio
- Boesemani rainbowfish
- Turquoise rainbowfish
- Keyhole cichlid
- Yellow lab cichlid
- Kribensis
- Scissortail rasbora
- and 55 more species
Caution
- Yoyo loachCrowding the same layer
- Rosy barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Gold barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Checkerboard cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Hillstream loachNarrow shared temperature range
- Chocolate gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Green neon tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Clown loachNarrow shared temperature range
- KoiNarrow shared temperature range
Not together
- DiscusWater temperatures do not overlap
- Red tail sharkAggressive with peaceful
- Convict cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Red zebra cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Fancy goldfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Jack DempseyAggressive with peaceful
- Demasoni cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Paradise fishAggressive with peaceful
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Aggressive with peaceful
- German blue ramWater temperatures do not overlap
- White cloud mountain minnowWater temperatures do not overlap