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Fresh Water Fish - Silver Flying Fox - LK-0512

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Highlights

Care & Behavior

  • Diet: Mostly herbivorous, thrives on algae but may accept other plant-based foods.

  • Social Structure:

    • Juveniles are gregarious.

    • Adults are shoaling (not schooling).

    • A hierarchy develops in groups, so keeping fewer than 6 individuals can lead to stress and aggression.

Description

The Silver Flying Fox (Crossocheilus reticulatus), also known as the Reticulated Siamese Algae Eater, Fishnet Flying Fox, and Reticulated Flying Fox, is a close relative of the more common Siamese Algae Eater (C. reticulatus). The Silver Flying Fox has become popular in the aquarium hobby due to its coloration, active nature, and voracious appetite for various types of nuisance algae, including pesky black beard algae. It is a mostly herviborous fish that is gregarious as a juvenile, but is shoaling (rather than schooling) as an adult. As it matures, a distinct hierarchy develops within a group of this species, and stress and aggression are likely when the group contains less than 6 specimens.

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