oto died this morning

**Jren** · 6th Aug 2016, 08:01

heading to school when i saw a body just lying on substrate. one of my oto has died for no reason. body has no marks on it except the scales are turning transparent in one part. rest of fish are normal. can any1 provide clues???

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**simonyeeklang** · 8th Aug 2016, 21:12

Could be attack by fish?

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**Jren** · 8th Aug 2016, 21:13

impossible, only fish are dwarf gourami, rummy nose tetra and cories

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**tetrakid** · 9th Aug 2016, 11:45

Maybe there's not enough algae for it to eat so it could have starved to death. I previously had an algae eater which died for no reason too while other fish in the tank remained healthy and active.

**Jren** · 9th Aug 2016, 12:07

but i still got 3 otos going strong ehh

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**tetrakid** · 9th Aug 2016, 13:21

Originally Posted by Jren

but i still got 3 otos going strong ehh

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Actually now I can remember I bought 3 algae eaters when I had a lot of algae in my tank. They quickly cleared up the whole tank within one or two weeks, then they took turns to die one by one due to lack of algae. I regretted buying 3, I should have bought 1, because they are good at eating algae. They will starve and die without algae, unless you train them to eat algae wafers. It's just like puffers will die if they don't have snails to eat.

**Jren** · 9th Aug 2016, 13:23

how to train them to eat algae waferz? now i trying to get them to eat zuchinni and they are eating it. sometimes dun eat oso. im scared zuchinni cannot sustain them

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**tetrakid** · 9th Aug 2016, 15:12

Originally Posted by Jren

how to train them to eat algae waferz? now i trying to get them to eat zuchinni and they are eating it. sometimes dun eat oso. im scared zuchinni cannot sustain them

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You can train them to eat algae wafers when they are hungry. Training needs a lot of patience, because they will reject any new food. The trick is to give them a little bit when they are hungry. At first they will not eat much, but it is important not to leave any food in the tank. Continue to give a bit at !ong intervals. When they are very hungry, they will nibble. Once they are used to the taste after many tries, they will soon begin to eat it like second nature, since algae wafers is made from algae.

**jackychun** · 10th Aug 2016, 17:27

When I put algae wafer in the tank, the other fish like Rummynose tetras and even Amano shrimps come and grab the food. Otos normally quite slow and shy, then they got nothing. Sometimes, I put blanched zucchini and frozen green pea (peel the cover) and the otos like it too.

I had my otos died before without any clue, too. I guess it depends on the individual that adapt to the environment and living style in your fish tank. We just try our best to maintain the good quality environment for them, but some will be the goners even we do our best.

**Jren** · 10th Aug 2016, 17:30

i feed zuchinni once every 2 days. the rest seem to be doing fine but one has been missing for the past week. hopefully hes still here with us

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**jackychun** · 10th Aug 2016, 17:39

If you have Amano shrimps in the tank, they often clear out all the dead fish by consume it up within a night.

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**jackychun** · 10th Aug 2016, 17:45

You can check the surrounding of cabinet too. I has some fish missing mysteriously last time and found it behind cabinet. I don't really want to put the tank cover since it looks not so nice. Sometimes, water quality change or temperature increase/decrease or even our movement around the tank make them stressed/panic and jump out.

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