Juvie Otos

[OrangeCones]

I know I HAD 7 adult Otocinclus vittatus (2 females, 5 males). Now I can count 9 of them! Two about 1/3 the size of the males, which makes them about 3-4 wks old. How did I miss the spawning and eggs?

If only the O. cocama would breed!

 

[Kiara1125]

Wow, congrats OC!! I wish my otos would spawn.

 

[OrangeCones]

Thanks! They've spawned before 2Xs but no fry ever survived beyond 4 days or so. This group has been with me for 4 years this coming April. I've got one halfway decent pic of them on my camera, I'll post it when I can find the cord again.

 

[Kiara1125]

Ok, I'll be waiting. I lost my cord, so I transfer the SD card from camera to my laptop.

 

[OrangeCones]

I left the laptop with the SD card slot at work. And no amount of $$$ will make me go back to the office this weekend!!

 

[Kiara1125]

Lol!! Sounds like you need someone to run an errand for you.

 

[OrangeCones]

The only pic I've been able to get with the juvies near an adult to show scale. They look like a male and female, so good job, mama and papa oto!.

 

[lauraf]

And good job fish mama OC!

 

[Kiara1125]

Wow, adorable. And those are vittatus?? I need to get some. I might get 2 more otos when I go to my lfs on saturday. I only have 2 right now, a male and a female. The female looks plump with eggs (although they're both fat with algae) she just sits in this one spot between 2 java fern leaves and only comes out to eat. I don't know what she's doing and I'm kinda concerned. My male is out all the time, but the female hides.

 

[Kiara1125]

Ok, duh. I just looked it up and I DO have O. vittatus. My otos look nothing like O. affinis. Haha, oops.

 

[OrangeCones]

Otos need to eat constantly. They don't eat all types of algae so you may want to supplement them with veggies.

 

[Kiara1125]

What do they like?? I only have peas right now. I don't know if I can get some zucchini. Maybe leafy greens, but that's it.