Ottos in waiting

[lmw80]

I got 2 ottos today for my betta tank at work. They are being housed in a bucket for the night, and I will rebag them and take them to work tomorrow. (oh yeah, after I took these pics I put some broccoli stalk in the bucket for them, which they are happily consuming)

Here they are in the bucket:



And here is my cat, lol, who noticed that there was something moving around in the bucket...



Don't worry, lol...she only looked for a bit and she is now sleeping on my bed.

Ugh, it's not working...gotta do it a different way...

 

[madasafish]

Ah, now I can see your cat, too. What was happening to your photos?

Hope the otos do well. It got really cold here last night; hope it was warmer down there, since I think you were leaving the bucket at ambient temps...

 

[cginflorida]

Cute! Good luck with the otos.

Did you zap the broccoli stalk first, or just throw it in raw?

 

[lmw80]

The ottos survived the night....it was cold outside...the ac was off, and I didn't open my windows any, so they stayed as warm as possible. About 10 minutes ago, I finally released them into my tank at work, and they hit the diatom algae in less than a second! lol. I will definitly keep my eye on them though for the next couple of days.

cginflorida, the broccoli stalk is something I learned from Brianny and his wife. You nuke the stalk in the microwave for approximately 30 seconds, and then let it cool and throw it in.

 

[madasafish]

"BrianNY" looks very different spelled "Brianny", doesn't it?

I, too, learned of the appeal of broccoli stems to algae eaters from Brianny. My little albino ancistrus seem to love the stuff...

 

[Menagerie]

"BrianNY" looks very different spelled "Brianny", doesn't it?

I thought the same thing!

I can't wait to try broccoli with my fish when I get home! I always thought it was too woody for the fishes. Learn something new everyday!

 

[lmw80]

By the way, the have since been named:

Kenghis and Kahn

 

[madasafish]

Ooh. Cool. Going for the Mongolian theme. I hope they don't take after their namesake...

 

[lmw80]

They are keeping to themselves for now, lol, I don't see them conspiring...I don't think so at least....

 

[cginflorida]

The trick is telling them apart. LOL Mine are named Otis... all 4 of them.

 

[madasafish]

Yeah, you better not have any Chinese Algae Eaters in the tank. LOLOLOL. They'll take over and establish their own dynasty.

(Ghengis Khan overthrew the Sung dynasty in 1215; Kublai Khan, his grandson (or grand-nephew), took over as Chinese ruler of the new Mongol, "Yuan," dynasty in 1279). Sorry. I'm a nerd , and I studied Chinese History for a while!

 

[lmw80]

Lol, I have no idea which one is which....but together they are Genghis Kahn

 

[fish_newbie]

i have two otos named mac(male) and cheese(female) and together their names are mac and cheese 8) ..lol

 

[lmw80]

fish_newbie, that is so cute! I love mac and cheese!