Garra is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. These fish are one example of the “log suckers”, sucker-mouthed barbs and other cyprinids commonly kept in aquaria to keep down algae.  Being a peaceful omnivorous species of sucker-mouth cat that mostly feeds on bio-film, it can be fed a high-quality frozen food such as baby brine shrimp and will readily accept it. They are one of the only fish that will eat angel hair algae and black beard algae, making them in high demand for aquariums.

This fish can be housed with a wide variety of tank mates especially nano and non-aggressive species. Their tank should have high flow or highly oxygenated water, ideally with a matten filter or power-head in the tank to replicate its natural environment.