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n33712:
Hi All

I had some algae growing on my plants and the fish in my nice friendly tank have no interest. My LFS sold me three of these fish and said they do not grow to be very big, get on with all fish and will eat the algae well.

They do eat the algae well
Seems to of grown quickly (not too big at the moment though)
I lost one for unknown reason fairly quickly
The remaining two chase each other / attack each other constantly. They seem to leave all the other fish alone, just aggressive towards each other.

Can anyone identify what these are please?

Many thanks

deefa139:
I'm no expert but I found this if it helps

Cyprinella venusta

Blacktail shiner


http://txstate.fishesoftexas.org/cyprinella%20venusta.htm

n33712:
Cheers for the reply, it does look similar to that bit not 100%....the mouth looks different....probably does not show well in the picture i took as they are really fast and took me a while to capture that one but their lips are kinda like a sucker fish

deefa139:
In that case it may be Crossocheilus reticulatus. More info can be found here

https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/the-10-best-algae-eaters-for-tropical-tanks/

blackghost:
It is Crossocheilus reticulatus.

https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/crossocheilus-reticulatus/

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