Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus langei)
Feeding:
We feed our Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus langei) Hikari – Algae Wafers, Hikari – Algae Wafers (Mini) or Ocean Nutrition – Algae Wafers.
*Please note: For the safety of the livestock, we only ship livestock Monday – Wednesday. Please plan accordingly. We mainly sell juvenile livestock, but adults will be sent if available. We also do not sex livestock for any client, we will send a mix if available (this is to make it fair for everybody). This is company policy. PLEASE DO NOT ORDER IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY RECEIVING ONLY MALES OR ONLY FEMALES OR JUVENILE FISH.
Characteristic:
Scientific Name | Crossocheilus langei |
Family | Cyprinidae |
Origin | Peninsular Malaysia, southern and western Thailand, and possibly southern Myanma |
Breeding | |
Temperament | Generally peaceful and can be maintained alongside many of the more popular species in the hobby although it is perhaps preferable to select fishes from one of its native countries or rivers. |
Tank Level | Bottom-dweller |
Lifespan | up to 10 Years |
Minimum Tank Size | 200L |
Adult Size | up to 15cm |
Difficulty | Easy |
pH | 6.0 – 7.5 |
Temperature | 20 – 26C |
Vincent Keys (verified owner) –
My first SAE seemed to struggle, so I contacted Mcmerwe and quick as lightning they replaced him for me. The second one is doing incredibly well in my iwagumi tank!
Vincent Keys (verified owner) –
Great for Algae esp. tricky BBA!
grant.vorster (verified owner) –
Arrived in Jhb 14Hrs after Collection. Fish super healthy and expertly Packaged. What an awesome Algae Eater.
Shaivar (verified owner) –
Very efficient algae cleaner! Would highly recommend especially for planted tanks and more.
Arthur Dalbock (verified owner) –
Siamese Algae Eaters are amazing ! They love searching for algae and food, and are very interactive with plants. Highly recommend to any aquarium. Hark working fish with a really cool shark like look!
Willan Adonis (verified owner) –
Great quality SAE. Mine has almost doubled in size in 1 month and always busy around the algae.
Andrew Alt (verified owner) –
Arrived safe and sound all the way to the Eastern Cape. A lovely fish in excellent condition and already making a dent on the algae
Martin Coxon (verified owner) –
Great fish – extremely lively and absolutely decimating any algae they see!
Ruth Van Der Poll (verified owner) –
quick delivery. excellent healthy fish
Surached Naklumpar (verified owner) –
What can I say? Bought these guys another 6 in 2 weeks period. They are cute and eating algea!
And super fast delivery from McMerwe team as well.
Surached Naklumpar (verified owner) –
First order from McMerwe, quick response and very fast. My 4 Siamese Algea Eaters arrived healthy even though the courier company took more than 30 hrs to deliver (was very worried)
Dripped acclimated the fish and off they went into the tank.. start eating algea.
Would recommend ?