Freshwater
Siamese flying fox
Crossocheilus oblongus
Cyprinidae, Labeoninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 16 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 106 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Singapore, and Thailand.
Tank mates
More about the species
Description
Usually occurs in hill streams or near rapids, in clear, fast flowing water. Found at bottom depths of rivers and streams. Microphagous, feeding on periphyton and phytoplankton.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Crossocheilus siamensis
- Crossochilus oblongus
- Epalzeorhynchos siamensis
- Epalzeorhynchos stigmaeus
- Epalzeorhynchus siamensis
- Labeo oblongus
In other languages
- Siamesisk algeeter
- Falsk flyvende ræv, Siamesisk algeæder, Siamesisk Flyvende Ræv, Siamesisk prydfinnebarbe
- Hopealeväbarbi, Leväbarbi, Ripsikuonobarbi
- Gray flying fox, Siamese algae eater
Articles
All articles
Velvet and dropsy4 min read
Velvet is a fast-moving parasite. Dropsy is a sign that something is seriously wrong inside the fish. How to recognize them, and what you can do.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.