Reply With QuoteGood things are always too far away. Picked up any from Azmi? Heard that cucumber among other things can be fed to them.
Hello AQ, anyone keeping Nannoptopoma sp. "Peru" with success ??
Are they commonly known as ''orange zebra oto'' ?
Here's a picture of it from apistoworldhk.com
http://www.apistoworldhk.com/shop/pr...roducts_id=472
Last edited by benny; 2nd Sep 2006 at 12:17.
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Good things are always too far away. Picked up any from Azmi? Heard that cucumber among other things can be fed to them.
I'm still struggling between keeping Parotocinclus sp. or Nannoptopoma sp.Originally Posted by Quixotic
Haven't picked up any specimen yet because I'm still searching for more information and hope to encounter anyone who had success in keeping them too.
Yah, I've heard that a few people did well with cucumber feeding.
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You can also try zuchinni... i think they love that as well.. plus its a little softer and eaiser to eat.
my longest surviving one was 8 months, they seem like low PH water.
had mine in ADA soil.
zuchinni sounds like a good choice while soft is definitely a positive factor to feed these 'suckers'. In that way, there's no need to boil the cucumber to soften it before feeding.
Are the zuchinni just as suitable for feeding CRS(crystal red shrimps) ?
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they will go nibble on it as well....that i've seen before.
Anyway, I just picked up a Parotocinclus sp. 'peru' and a Nannoptopoma sp. 'peru' from Azmi yesterday.... They looked so lovely! All the best of luck to me~~
I used to have them then they were available a few years ago. No luck in keeping them alive. There was a bunch of us crazy about this fish then, but they don't seem to last long. Fragile......
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
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Hahaha, when in doubt, just get both, don't need to crack your head choosing between the two.Anyway, I just picked up a Parotocinclus sp. 'peru' and a Nannoptopoma sp. 'peru' from Azmi yesterday.... They looked so lovely! All the best of luck to me~~
I have gotten 3 of these from C328 the other day. Doing okay so far and working hard at the algae in my tank.
Read that they are sensitive to water change, so will be cautious when doing so. Will see if they last longer than the Parotocinclus sp. "Peru" I had.
very expensive fish!!
Cheers,
Andrew
Yah Quixotic, I got both specimens each while I am cracking my head so hard.
The previous batch of Nannoptopoma sp. "Peru'' lasted more than the Parotocinclus sp. "Peru" from the great hall.
And yup! I just did a 25% of water change instead of my weekly 50% regime. This time round, the both of them seems to be more 'sociable'---No hiding or missing-in-action. However, they are not yet seen to be consuming my boiled cucumber slice(I got it from my school canteen free).
Yup, it looks more like a super duper mini pleco...but it's got a BIG head.
NOooOOOOO!!!!!!
My Preciousssss just died!!It turns very pale and behaves very jumpy...
It passed away shortly when I just quarantine it.
Last edited by benny; 4th Sep 2006 at 11:43.
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Quarantine is usually what pushes it over the border to join the dead. Whats your quarantine procedure?
I scooped it out together with some of the tank water into a small pet container(those plastic guppy tank) and added in abit of new aged water.
Anyway, I just found out the culprit --- FLOURISH EXCEL !!!!
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One of mine gone up the lorry, but the other two is doing fine.
Since they are rather sensitive, suggest that you moderate whatever that you dose in the tank.
These are highly sensitive fishes and I would not recommend them to anyone, even if they're experienced fishkeepers. The fish seems to require a particular diet and it will eventually waste away in our aquariums. While its a nice little fellow, I would leave this species very much alone.
You're better off with Parotocinclus spilosoma. I have 2 of these small fellows and they're still very much healthy. I've had them for more than a year and they're still very happy little fellows.
Last edited by Justikanz; 8th Sep 2006 at 17:07.
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Back to Killies... slowly.
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Interesting observation that they are actually eating tubifex that I fed to other inhabitants. Hmm... Not sure if that is a good thing though.
Its a good thing Quixotic. Tubifex worms provide a source of protein for these Otocinclus-type species. Most of us tend to view them as primarily herbivores but I found that they too, love some "meat" from time to time. My friend showed me how his Otocinclus literally just stuck themselves to the worm feeder whenever he fed tubifex worms. I still have pictures of my Otocinclus doing that.
Fish.. Simply Irresistable
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