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	are these true SAE's?
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	they were being sold in a big box pet store as "flying fox". i know for a fact that they are not flying fox because i used to own several many years ago, and they don't have the characteristic yellow stripe above the black band, as well as not being red enough (although it's obvious they are still on the juvenile side so they could slightly change color in the future). anyway, they were very very cheap so i picked up a couple. just hoping for a positive ID: "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 21-Feb-2008 06:58
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	They could be. It's hard to tell, they're pretty young. Much more elongated than my SAE, also mine doesn't have the two yellow spots on the tail. They also look kind of washed out and translucent, probably because they're still growing and a bit stressed from being at the LFS. Last, they look like they have a bit more of a downturned mouth than the true SAE. ><>
Posted 21-Feb-2008 07:10
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	I would say yes as the litle dark line is in the tail as if it is continuing from the main body dark line. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 21-Feb-2008 07:50
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Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Looks like it to me, but they are a bit on the slender side so it is throwing the proportions out. based on colouring then I'd day they are. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 21-Feb-2008 09:54
Countryfish Fish Addict Da...Dum .. Da...Dum Posts: 645 Kudos: 83 Votes: 242 Registered: 16-May-2007	Sorry Mate but IMO they are not True Sae's . I have 5 ...I got them very young and the stripe was very visable going right to the V of the rear fin . From what I can see these finish short making them False Sae's Garry
Posted 21-Feb-2008 10:56
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	I thought that the false ones had a stripe that was not on the caudal fin at all? Ok, who has their fishy atlas handy? look 'er up! For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 21-Feb-2008 17:21
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	the first pic i posted shows the best example of the stripe going all the way through the back fin. the other pics were the best ones that came out from the ones i took. the lighting in those pics was difficult to compensate for "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 21-Feb-2008 17:48
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	They look like sae s to me.
Posted 21-Feb-2008 19:31
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Yes, those are definitely real Siamese Algae Eaters. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 22-Feb-2008 02:10
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Watch for the black body stripe becoming more prominently extended into the caudal fin as they grow. BY the time they're adult, the black stripe should extend into the caudal fin, and this should be prominently visible. On my adult specimens the black stripe extends into the caudal fin VERY visibly, to the point where I can see it while watching the fish from 6 feet away. Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 24-Feb-2008 16:04


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