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Is my new addition to the girlie tank after advice from a local pet store. Amazing looking fish, but as my mom found out there is a reason they are called 'flying' fox LOL Keeps jumping out her tank! Mine is OK as it's fuilly covered, by moms has a couple of gaps!

So yeah, was recommended to me as a good algae eater and seems to be right, so fingers crossed he can help me get the algae under control in there. Still want the shrimps though for the tank down here!

Here i go trying to word this properly. All i'm trying to say is keep an eye on these algae eaters. I pulled this from the net:

Being a community-tank fish, flying foxes are compatible with acaras, angelfish, barbs, danios, eartheaters, gouramis, knifefish, loaches, tetras and rasboras. Aquarium fishkeepers may also keep flying fox fish as a lone tank fish or in schools. A small congregation of flying fox fish may, however, exhibit territorial behavior. Lone foxes often challenge other species for dominance, particularly paradise fish males, which they will chase and be chased by, as well as swim in a tight circle with, though usually neither is injured, and usually the paradise fish wins.

Don't want to see your betta's being hurt. Most algae eaters are fine as young ones, but most get really aggressive as they get to adulthood.

Yeah I read that as well, and thought aaaaah. Bloody pet shops. Guess it will teach me to read before I buy! But have to admit right about now he's spending most his time at the back of the filter! Will keep an eye on him though x

Goodluck with them Mandy, I hope they are ok and probably will be...but just keep your eye on them [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

It depends WHICH flying fox it is. The siamese flying foxes are siamese algue eaters (grrr to multiple names for the same fish) and they're fine. Chinese algue eaters (maybe Flying foxes?) get grumpier the older they get and apparently stop eating algue after a while. I have a couple of siamese flying foxes and they're fine. Haven't been doing much algue eating since they've gotten a taste for courgette, though

Lol...that made me laugh Time-Out. Your spoiling them on courgette.

Didn't want to put this in, but these are territorial and aggressive . My flying fox sucked the belly right out of one of my guppies. There aggression get worse the older they get. They also stop eating algea as they get older too. Sorry to have to tell the down side but thats my experience with them. This is why I have lil ity bity otto's now, very friendly and always eat algae no matter how old they get.

To be perfectly frank I'd rather know, and be aware to watch! Im gonna find out now what the differences are between the two types and will let you know Cheers guys x

Just did a quick google, and it's definately a siamese flying fox, and not a chinese algae eater. The algae eater looks complelely different and has a sucker mouth. Mine doesn't, looks exactly like this : [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

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I once read that one of the ways to tell them apart is the number of barbels, but good luck getting one to hold still enough to do a count!
You could always get a second one, they keep each other busy that way and leave the girls alone.