New pet fish :p

[silkiechicken]

Meet Oto the Oto! He's 1/6. Not that I know he's a he, but all 3/4 inch of his little self sure likes algae!

 

[WisconsinChick]

Cute!

 

[momma's chickens]

I love fish, there is something about them that just calms me!

 

[luvmychicknkids]

Awwwww....he is adorable!!!!

 

[texasreb]

I love otos, but the water conditions where I live make them extremely fraglie and delicate. I've never gotten one to live to it's full potential lifespan.

Hopefully, yours will not give you much grief. You sure have a nice specimen!

 

[gumpsgirl]

Lovely!

 

[Buff Hooligans]

What does "oto" stand for? When I used to work at a pet store (in high school), we called them algae-eaters.

Nice looking fish, for sure.

 

[silkiechicken]

I hope they do ok here too. They are getting fat and adjusted in no time flat. All have round bellys now vs their skinny ones in the pet store with algaeless and plantless tanks. An oto is short for Otocinclus. There are "chinese algae" eaters and a few others that look very similar.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=106

I chose this type because I was putting them into a 20 gallon tank and didn't want to overstock them. Their max size is 1-1.5 inches. Lots of people get common plecos as cute 1 inch lengths at first, but with an adult size of 24 inches, the average set up really can't handle them appropriately.

 

[ksacres]

Just a note of caution, I used to have a couple of those. And they are NOT vegetarians. They would go around attacking the other fish in the tank sucking on thier scales and whatnot. They can be very aggressive.

Plecos, on the other hand, are very very peaceful. Even when they are really really big lol

 

[ksacres]

Here's what an aquarium site had to say about them:

When young, the Chinese Algae Eater does fine in a community aquarium, busily going about its business of greedily foraging algae from the glass sides of the tank, the plants, the substrate, and any decor. When it gets older however, it can start to defend a territory and can continually harass tankmates. Adult specimens are often best kept alone.​