Loaches Online Forum

Gyrinocheilus (aka; Sucking Loach, Chinese Algae Eater or simply CAE) Anyone else ever had one of these fish? I’ve had mine about 9 months now and it’s my favourite fish out of all the ones I’ve had over the years. They’re really hardy (as it says in the Wikipedia article) and require minimum upkee...

Please help, I've got a sucking loach (Also known as the "Chinese Algae Eater") and it's attacking my other fish. It's leaving quite noticeably injury, although it's not life threatening. This has been going on a for a prolonged period of time and I’ve decided that it's time I do something about it,...

Thanks for the replies, I have a black moore and a calico oranda.

I bought a "Sucking Loach" cause someone told me it would clean my tank, but when I went to the pet shop today, another member of staff said it might kill my other fish, is this true? If so, what can I do to get rid of the loach? Please help,