What to feed Otocinclus?

[EvolutionZ]

hi guys, recently fall in love with otos.. just the common ones.. i currently have 6 in my 2ft tank.

in the past, i remember when i kept only 2 of them, i tried feeding them Hikari algae waffer but they ignored..

just yesterday, i tried feeding them Frozen blood worm and NLS pellets but they didn't eat any too.. but all the time their stomach also fat fat one.. and worst, my tank have totally no algae since its a new scape and low tech..

so what should i feed them? and any idea what they have been feeding on?
thanks!

[lowell]

I also have some otos but I don't feed them.I just let them graze on the algaes in my tank.but one time I visit my friend,I saw him feed his otos with cucumber and squash.

[illumnae]

mine eat hikari algae wafers very happily. try dropping the wafer right in front of their nose. after awhile, they should start sucking away on it

[Panut]

Mine eat my spirulina tabs like theres no tomorrow

[Shadow]

same here hikari algae wafer and spirulina tab. They usually fighting for the food with my shrimps

[helicraz]

I don't feed my 3 otos too... they just suck everything clean... from glass to subtract to plants...

[EvolutionZ]

ok, will go get some hikari algae waffer again for my shrimps i just got today as well as those oto.

[Freshman]

Last time I fed mine with algae wafer and cucumber.

Do take a look at this website for more information.

[EvolutionZ]

thanks freshman for the link

[dnsfpl]

i don't feed my oto, i don't feed my shrimps
yet my tank still have excessive algae

[yyylarry]

cucumber is the way to go! get the normal cucumber.. mine wouldn't touch japanese cucumber. don't know why.

[TTS]

cucumber is the way to go! get the normal cucumber.. mine wouldn't touch japanese cucumber. don't know why.

LOL... Probably he's breed in China
Oto is one of favourite fish... cute and harworking!