Oto cat species id?!

[Piratechest]

I've had these guys well over 2 months. And I just noticed the coloration and pattern on one if them is totally different!

 

[maxwellag]

That looks like a typical oto to me. The ones I have look like that and most I have seen do as well.

Here's a picture (not my pic, just found it for reference)

 

[Piratechest]

That looks like a typical oto to me. The ones I have look like that and most I have seen do as well. Here's a picture (not my pic, just found it for reference)

one is almost golden. And the other is silver. Maybe a discoloration?

 

[Dallascowboys16]

Most likley just some unique color patterns.

 

[maxwellag]

one is almost golden. And the other is silver. Maybe a discoloration?

Possibly. Color patterns do vary a bit from fish to fish. It could also be based on their mood (sometimes fish lose a bit of color if stressed).

 

[Rivercats]

There are many types of oto's in the Otocinclus genus. Here are a few... The genus Otocinclus.

Then you have many others in different genus like the Giant Oto, Hypoptopma gulare, the Vampire Oto, Nannoptopoma sp, the Peru Bumble Bee Oto, Paraotocinclus, and many others.

 

[pip walters]

Those are Ottocinclus affinis, the most commonly available (in the UK at least). They are normally known as Dwarf ottocinclus