Catching OTOs in their habitat..

**aquaSynthesis** · 29th May 2008, 17:50

Some may have viewed this...
So I'm just sharing..

YouTube - Collecting Otocinclus affinis in their natural habitat

**trident** · 29th May 2008, 18:00

one scoop and it looks like a few hundreds of otos,
and I got to pay $1.30 each

**CacaManiac** · 29th May 2008, 20:21

it's awesome..... check out some of the other videos there

**doppelbanddwarf** · 29th May 2008, 21:15

Richard, they have to pack them, move them over rivers and roads, ship them over, unpack and acclimatize them and they cost only $1.30 each.

**mercuryscio** · 29th May 2008, 21:26

Originally Posted by trident

one scoop and it looks like a few hundreds of otos,
and I got to pay $1.30 each

eh which LFS sell for $1.30? I usually pay upwards from $1.5 for a small one.

**trident** · 30th May 2008, 12:22

Originally Posted by mercuryscio

eh which LFS sell for $1.30? I usually pay upwards from $1.5 for a small one.

I bought them at Toa Payoh blk 69. The LFS next to the bird cage shop.

**aquaSynthesis** · 30th May 2008, 12:52

But I paid for $1/ea

**ahyann** · 25th Jul 2008, 17:38

buggers.... i wish i had a pond like that behind my house...

**benetay** · 25th Jul 2008, 18:22

The dangers they face are tremendous. I would rather not have such dangers lurking around.

Cheers!

**Salphur** · 25th Jul 2008, 22:10

Interesting video, at least i know where my otos come from now... Haha.
Thanks for sharing!

Cheers!

**wks** · 26th Jul 2008, 12:27

This is how we humans kill off the fish: indiscriminate and uncontrolled collection to feed the ever greedy ornamental fish industry. One day when otos become endangered like L46, it will not be $1 per piece.

**Jungle-mania** · 27th Jul 2008, 10:51

Actually, otos spawn really fast and many farms actually breed them, hence the golden coin price. It is only in temperate countries, where they die very very fast, will they be costing anywhere from $5 to $12. We are very lucky in Singapore, we pay a golden coin and they can live indefinitely even in lousy conditions.

**aquaSynthesis** · 28th Jul 2008, 09:01

Originally Posted by benetay

The dangers they face are tremendous. I would rather not have such dangers lurking around.

Cheers!

such as crocs, snakes and piranhas?

**beetlejuice403** · 28th Jul 2008, 14:04

Wow... imagine how many 'golden coins' that bag full of Otos will fetch???

Anyway, they are really nice fishes to keep & watch...

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