The Smalllest Cat,Otocinclus(pic soon)

[Arachnar]

i don't own any large fish compared to you guys but i do own a very small fish the oto!
these guys are very hardy but sadly most are caught with some kind of chemical in the wild(cyanide) and the rigorous shipping proccess leaves many dead.
I love this guy i've had him for a little less than a year now and he actuallt eats the diatomacious algae and the green stuff.
cooments?

 

[dragonfish]

They are great little workers. I have five in my planted tank and they are always working.

 

[Arachnar]

here he is this is the best pic i could take for now

 

[donthitmyhead]

Unfortunately they aren't the hardiest fish for me, sometimes they die for no apparent reason, with the water parameter perfectly fine and everything

 

[wangster11235]

i wish i could have some in my tank, but i can only get pleco since they get eaten

 

[Arachnar]

donthitmyhead i mention the reason for the mysterious deaths in the first post just so you know
wangster to bad you can't get these guys due to cichlids,luckily you have cichlids!lol

 

[me_wee_todded]

happy little oto you got there

 

[Arachnar]

thanks,wee-todd
give them a good established tank and these guys are great and hardy.

 

[Dreamsofpeace54]

i had a bunch in my planted but when i took it down i have to give them away because my cichlids would kill em i loved them so much. great fish

 

[wangster11235]

i did have one of these in a frog tank before
it was covered, but in a few days everything was gone
i wonder if you can breed them?