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kqui9357

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I went to a fish store looking for ottos to clean my algae. The ones i thought were ottos were supposedly flying fox and he tried to tell me these are ottos so i bought them. I researched after to make double sure and i think their upside down catfish??

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kqui9357

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Your completely right divemaster99 :) it was. Dam lol my search for an otto will continue then

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Your completely right divemaster99 :) it was. Dam lol my search for an otto will continue then

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Just make sure you care for them right since they're nothing like otos. They prefer to be kept in schools of 6 or more preferably in water with a pH of 8.0 and higher, although they can be kept pretty healthy in a pH down to 7.5-7.6 or so but I wouldn't go any lower. Feed them mostly meaty foods and give them plenty of hiding spots. They so best in african cichlid tanks or species tanks.
 

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kqui9357

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Do they uproot or eat plants?? If they do ill have to return them. My tanks fully planted

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Do they uproot or eat plants?? If they do ill have to return them. My tanks fully planted

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I can't say on that one but my friend breeds them in a mildly planted tank with no problems so they should be fine I'd think.
 

kqui9357

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Ill see how they go. Their an inch and I've looked up online but some don't and some will uproot them

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