Finally, Otto's - Aquarium Advice

06-24-2006, 07:38 PM

First my LFS gets Yo Yo's and then they specially ordered Otto's for me. I guess the manager sees how much money I blow through. Yo Yo's and Otto's are two fish that you dont see everyday in Boston. Here is one of my new Otto's

dskidmore · 06-26-2006, 11:30 AM

Welcome to the club! How many did you get? What are you feeding them?

I was worried about my guys not having enough to eat in my too-clean aquarium, but once I added enough driftwood, they fattened right up.

07-02-2006, 11:48 AM

Sorry I did not respond sooner. I got 5. I think there is enough food for them, however I did a lot of reading on how they can starve easy so I am supplementing a sinking algae pellets.

dskidmore · 07-02-2006, 10:03 PM

DarylF2 · 07-03-2006, 12:28 AM

My Otos LOVE Hikari sinking algae tablets. I bought a nice piece of driftwood this weekend, and will be placing it in either my well-established 38 or my newly established 20L. The driftwood is soaking now, and I'll be be boiling it on Tuesday.

Otos are terrific to have in a tank. My local PetCo has them in stock all the time and they always look healthy; I guess I'm just lucky.

Lonewolfblue · 07-03-2006, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by DarylF2

My Otos LOVE Hikari sinking algae tablets. I bought a nice piece of driftwood this weekend, and will be placing it in either my well-established 38 or my newly established 20L. The driftwood is soaking now, and I'll be be boiling it on Tuesday.

Otos are terrific to have in a tank. My local PetCo has them in stock all the time and they always look healthy; I guess I'm just lucky.

My otos love those as well. The other day, all 6 of them were on 1 of the Hikari Algae Wafers. Was a cool site to see, lol.

dskidmore · 07-03-2006, 09:09 AM

Hrm... Perhaps I should try ditching the ones I have and buying fresh, because mine don't seem to like them. I get some response with zucinni, but for the most part they'd rather hang out on the driftwood.

Burks · 07-07-2006, 11:28 AM

Zucchini has done well for me and my 5 Otos. They seem to like it quite a bit.

They are hard to come by in my area. So when I see a healthy bunch, I get 4 or 5.

WaterPond · 09-28-2006, 03:02 PM

They WERE very hard to come by in my area before, i had to get them ordered in as a special order from my LFS. I got only two, because those were th only healthy ones. Now all my LFS's have them, even wal-mart for 1/3 the price i paid for them

Anyway, i feed mine carrots, zuccini, pellets, and bloodworms which they atually love!

Sorry for responding on an older post, couldent resist. lol

06-24-2006, 07:38 PM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	Finally, Otto's First my LFS gets Yo Yo's and then they specially ordered Otto's for me. I guess the manager sees how much money I blow through. Yo Yo's and Otto's are two fish that you dont see everyday in Boston. Here is one of my new Otto's

06-26-2006, 11:30 AM	#2
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,278 Images: 1	Welcome to the club! How many did you get? What are you feeding them? I was worried about my guys not having enough to eat in my too-clean aquarium, but once I added enough driftwood, they fattened right up. __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

07-02-2006, 10:03 PM	#4
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,278 Images: 1	__________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

07-03-2006, 12:28 AM	#5
DarylF2 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lexington Park, MD Posts: 184	My Otos LOVE Hikari sinking algae tablets. I bought a nice piece of driftwood this weekend, and will be placing it in either my well-established 38 or my newly established 20L. The driftwood is soaking now, and I'll be be boiling it on Tuesday. Otos are terrific to have in a tank. My local PetCo has them in stock all the time and they always look healthy; I guess I'm just lucky. __________________ Daryl Forrest http://web.mac.com/darylf2

07-03-2006, 09:09 AM	#7
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,278 Images: 1	Hrm... Perhaps I should try ditching the ones I have and buying fresh, because mine don't seem to like them. I get some response with zucinni, but for the most part they'd rather hang out on the driftwood. __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

07-02-2006, 11:48 AM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry I did not respond sooner. I got 5. I think there is enough food for them, however I did a lot of reading on how they can starve easy so I am supplementing a sinking algae pellets.

07-07-2006, 11:28 AM	#8
Burks Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 556	Zucchini has done well for me and my 5 Otos. They seem to like it quite a bit. They are hard to come by in my area. So when I see a healthy bunch, I get 4 or 5.

09-28-2006, 03:02 PM	#9
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	They WERE very hard to come by in my area before, i had to get them ordered in as a special order from my LFS. I got only two, because those were th only healthy ones. Now all my LFS's have them, even wal-mart for 1/3 the price i paid for them Anyway, i feed mine carrots, zuccini, pellets, and bloodworms which they atually love! Sorry for responding on an older post, couldent resist. lol __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

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