Otos

[techen]

So I posted that i lost a oto, I got home today and am missing 2 more otos and one looks like he has a bacterial/fungus but it also looks like bite marks.
 
Is my stock to mean for otos?

 

[greenmumma141]

My small angels chase my otos when they see them. They look at them like they are food

 

[Paradise3]

The Angel or the Emperor's might be nipping and bullying. Especially if your oto's are shy oto's. If you want something similar to normal Otocinclus Vittatus or Otocinclus Affinis but that get's a bit bigger and are more hardy why not try Hypoptopoma gulare?
 
They are a similar shape and everything, they don't have the stripe but in my opinion they are much better looking

 

[techen]

Was the only thing my LFS had, I might go back to corys but am kinda ify about corys and HG.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

What's your concern with cories and hairgrass?

 

[techen]

Am looking at something like my entire tank base HG, So corys wont have much room if any to run around in the sand.

 

[Paradise3]

Am looking at something like my entire tank base HG, So corys wont have much room if any to run around in the sand.

 
Hmm... How bout something a little different if you can ask your LFS if they can get it in?

 

[techen]

Such as?


Am open to stock questions, I'll only have 1 angel and my 12 tetras if this oto dies.

 

[Paradise3]

Such as?


Am open to stock questions, I'll only have 1 angel and my 12 tetras if this oto dies.

 
Well you could ask them about the one I suggested earlier
Or maybe look in to a small group of Peckoltia Vittata? Or maybe some Queen Arabesque Pleco's(L206)?
 
There's alsorts that would get on with your stock and some of them are actually pretty easy to source if you can get your LFS to order them in for you

 

[techen]

I don't really want a pleco as they have a habbit of kicking up plants

 

[Paradise3]

I don't really want a pleco as they have a habbit of kicking up plants

 
Hmm, mine never did Also, they are both small species Maxing out at 4-5 inch. If you can afford it and you can find them I'd suggest you get a group of Hypancistrus Zebra lol.
Guessing there's not many people who can afford them though