It is an active and fast swimmer, which thrives best in schools but can also be kept alone or in pairs. It is a strong jumper and should not be kept in uncovered tank, because it will eventually jump. Siamese Algae Eaters often chase one another but they never get hurt in these fights. Young fish sometimes rest on broad leaves, adult specimens prefer resting on bottom or dense, low plants like Cryptocorynes. The swim bladder is not very developed, so the fish can't stay in midwater but it must be in constant motion or it sinks.
Coralline algae is one of the most important things to grow on tank raised live rocks.
Coralline algae can not grow in a system until you introduce it by adding live rocks. The more types of Coralline that you introduce t he more types you will find growing on your tank raised live rocks. In their research lab they have experimented with several different methods to aid the advancement of coraline growth. They have noticed that new coralline algae starts to seed itself in the first month and it usually is found on the bottom base rock where the lighting is not so bright. This may have something to do with the fact that all their tanks are started by adding GARF Grunge, which has an abundant mixture of small pieces of coralline algae.