Otocinclus macrospilus (Otto cats)
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Uploaded by westoncamman on Feb 27, 2009
I have a tank which has been up and running for nearly 8 years now, a very established aquarium. All fish are very healthy and water quality is excellent. I was having trouble with Algae, so invested in 4 Otto cats. These fish are truly amazing. They do not stop working all day long. as you can see the tank is looking quite clear of Algae now.
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what do you feed your otos when theres no algae? my 10 gal tank still has a lot of algae but im not sure what to feed them when it runs out. they wont eat top fin algae wafers i bought for them... any advice is appreciated! thank you
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You can just tell what hes saying... OM NOM NOM
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That green stuff is often caused by a light being on for too long. I find 10 hours a day is just fine. Another cause of the green stuff is your bulbs are old. Apparently you're supposed to change the bulbs every 2 years.
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It's not a Otoocinclus affinis (these are quite rare in the aquarium trade).
It is - Otocinclus macrospilus. The break before the black blob on the caudal tells you this.
See The Aquarium Wiki Encyclopaedia web site and look up "Oto".
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Hi, My Ottos love a slice of Courgette, I drop it in boiling water for about 5 seconds, let it cool and then weight it so it sinks at the front of the tank. I only leave it there for 1 day, if it has not all been eaten, it is then removed. The Ottos love it so there is usually not much left after a day. I do this about twice a week. These are great little fish mine are nearly two years old now and are doing really well.
westoncamman 3 months ago
Thanks, info has been updated.
westoncamman 1 year ago
how many total fish do you have in your 10 gal?
yutripn 2 years ago
I have 18 fish in total in this tank too many really, the tank is filtered with an external Fluval 103 filter, and I do a 20% water change every two weeks. The two catfish will be 5 years old in June and doing well. The Otos are the youngest they are 8 months old.
westoncamman 2 years ago