10 gal adventure

[DeanerOH]

So I have had my 10 gal setup for a little while now and had a few questions:

How often do you switch fish (or do you)?

Is my tank too small for an otocinclus?

What else can I look into to shake things up?

After I clean and WC there are still floaters, should I worry about this or will my filter take care of most of this (I am not always paying attention to this)?

Thanks in advance,

Eric

 

[jglover]

Otos will be fine in a 10 gallon tank. I've got four in mine. You just have to make sure they're in good water conditions in a mature tank. Also, make sure you provide a food source for them as they cannot live off the algae alone in a tank, especially a new tank with no or little growth. so make sure to supplement with algae wafers, spirulina, veggies, etc.

 

[DeanerOH]

Otos will be fine in a 10 gallon tank. I've got four in mine. You just have to make sure they're in good water conditions in a mature tank. Also, make sure you provide a food source for them as they cannot live off the algae alone in a tank, especially a new tank with no or little growth. so make sure to supplement with algae wafers, spirulina, veggies, etc.

What sort of veggies do they normally eat? I thought I've seen something about celery?

I was thinking of getting one since they stay small.

 

[phishiephishie]

Otos are a schooling fish and prefer to be in schools. What fish do you have in the tank now? A 10 gallon is rather small and is pretty limited to the amount of fish that can be in it.

 

[DeanerOH]

Right now I have 5 but was more interested in getting some info in case I decide to switch things up or get another tank. Could you also answer the other questions above in my OP?

 

[phishiephishie]

5 what? And unless the fish pass away I don't think you should constantly be switching things up

 

[DeanerOH]

I currently have 3 black skirt tetras, a panda Cory (her sister isn't with us anymore), and a blood fin tetra (who came along with the Cory's inadvertently).

 

[jglover]

I feed my otos spirulina flake, algae wafers and every couple of days, some zucchini. Cucumbers and potatoes have also been recommended but I've never tried those.

 

[DeanerOH]

Interesting. Thanks for that info. Any other suggestions?

 

[jglover]

Just watch your otos, they seem to do better in a more mature tank. They can be fragile fish when you first get them but if they make it through the first few weeks, they typically will thrive.