Algea eater for 10g?

[dothedew]

I can't keep otos alive and I need something small enough. The things in the tank are 3 cories, 1 betta and a swordtail

 

[ferrikins]

fist thing realy to ask is, why are the otto's dieing???

and second how big is your tank??

 

[dothedew]

Algea eater for 10g?

I had 4, 1 disapeared, 2 died on vacation, 1 just died like an hour ago. Parameters are fine, I do weekly water changes, and they seem to get plenty of algea.

 

[ferrikins]

Opse sorry about asking the size, (it abit late here in the UK)


you may get away with a bristle nose (sp). they will get 6 inchs but grow slow.

 

[White Whale]

Otos are difficult, if not impossible, to acclimate to a new tank. I had two out of nine survive. But once acclimated to your water source, then they can be transferred back and forth if you have multiple FW tanks. I put in extra StressCoat because they are sensitive to chlorine. Maybe you should age the water for a few days or even keep an empty tank of water with a filter running to use as a water source.

 

[kev_kb]

Another thing to consider is you should actually feed the Otos, sorry if you did but you shouldn't relay on the algae in the tank keeping them, see http/www.otocinclus.com/.

If you intend to keep the 10gal I would not add a bristlenose! 6inches is a lot of fish for a 10...