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want to know he name of the fish.

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Question
hi elizabeth.i have a 10 gallon fish tank which has 2 gold,2 carp,2 black moors,2 angels,1 betta.recently i bought a fish my pet shop who told me its an algea eater,its about 6cm long.i want to know the exact name of the fish.the pictures are in the following link.and also my little angel fish doesnt eat any thing.i have had the aquarium and fishes for 3 months.

http://www.fotolog.com/sivapratap/

Answer
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you can't keep that setup.  Goldfish need 20g minimum for each fish, 2 Angels fish need to be in a minimum of 25g for the pair.  The new fish you bought is a common pleco and will get to be 18" long and need at least a 55g.  The Angel fish not eating can be one of two things, your water temperature is too low, they need temps of 80-82F (which is bad for goldfish, they are cold water).  Or they could be suffering from toxic water from an over crowded tank.  10g is too small a volume of water to handle the waste produced from that many fish.  I hope this helps.