Sighting 09 July 08: Zebra Otto at C328

[patennis]

Hi Otto Fans,

Was at C328 today during lunch time, spotted in the same tank as the Zebra Ottos, also a few TIGER OTTOS!!! Hurry, not many left though. Last I counted only 4 left. I think they are going at $13 each. Very lively & active bunch . . . Good Catch!

Enjoy the HUNT!

Patennis

[illumnae]

tiger ottos...hard to keep alive yet so tempting to try!

has anyone kept them successfully long-term before?

[mercuryscio]

Y618 still have zebra, $15 a pop.

[torque6]

Before i got my nerites, i was actually considering normal ottos, but they came across as very sensitive and has high mortality rate. Zebra/tiger are even harder to maintain, you guys must be quite confident spending $$ to keep them.

Unfortunately i'm less confident. If not i would have bought 1-2 pieces as well.

[sithspawn]

Went to C328 at 8pm today and not a single Tiger Otto left. I already bought 5 of the 1st batch of zebras from C328 and 5 more zebras from Y618. All doing well so far probabaly because there's a lot of algae to eat. I wants me some tigers!

[illumnae]

i'm still torn whether or not to try out tigers

[benetay]

Those ottos mention require more algae then the normal ottos & a totally different set of water condition. They look pretty but they're not easy to keep for long. I once had 10 zebras all went up to heaven.


Cheers!

[Samuel2618]

Went to C328 at 8pm today and not a single Tiger Otto left. I already bought 5 of the 1st batch of zebras from C328 and 5 more zebras from Y618. All doing well so far probabaly because there's a lot of algae to eat. I wants me some tigers!

Do not worry man.. When they come.. They come in bulk.. So for people who didnt get a chance to get tiger ottos the first time round.. There will be more coming.. So no hurry..

[Panut]

there are all over the place, take your time, no hurry, the hurrier you do, you compromise with not so good ones..

[Panut]

Those ottos mention require more algae then the normal ottos & a totally different set of water condition. They look pretty but they're not easy to keep for long. I once had 10 zebras all went up to heaven.


Cheers!

What are the water conditions they prefer?

[illumnae]

i've managed to successfully keep zebra otos in moderately acidic/soft water conditions, similar to normal otos. tiger otos may be the ones that need different water conditions?

[Quixotic]

I would classify tiger otos on a scale of 1 (easy) to 5 (difficult) as 4 or 5 as of now. I have yet to hear of anyone keeping them alive for more than 6 months, on average is about 3 months or so.

This is probably due to unknown husbandry requirements of the fish, and not helped that it is yet to be described scientifically. So if you do not mind the possibility of something that may be short lived, then try by all means.

Do a search on Parotocinclus sp. "Peru", read through the posts and perhaps you may develop some newly educated ideas on the husbandry.

My personal educated guess would be: species only tank, good and clean, very well oxygenated water, lots of algae, some soft wood and temperature no higher than 28 degrees Celcius.

[Panut]

Quix, could you classify zebra ottos on a scale too?

[johannes]

got 5 zebra otos... recently, some thin, some fat

they (the thinner ones) are fattening up whereas the fat ones remain fat, keep them with small wild bettas in acidic water and cooler water, whihc i think they love it; also, they love cucumber.... saw all their tummies... big big...
they keep on munching on it...

read somewhere, " a fat oto is a happy oto"... guess it's true...

guess i miss the tiger otos... have to wait...

johannes

[Samuel2618]

Hi Otto Fans,

Was at C328 today during lunch time, spotted in the same tank as the Zebra Ottos, also a few TIGER OTTOS!!! Hurry, not many left though. Last I counted only 4 left. I think they are going at $13 each. Very lively & active bunch . . . Good Catch!

Enjoy the HUNT!

Patennis

Hi..

I just checked with Uncle and he told me there isn't any tiger otto coming in at all all this while but only zebra.. Somemore he sounded very confident about it.. By the way.. Can someone else who has seen the tiger ottos rectify whether Tiger really did came into C328 or be it our shore?

Thanks

[torque6]

Hi..

I just checked with Uncle and he told me there isn't any tiger otto coming in at all all this while but only zebra.. Somemore he sounded very confident about it.. By the way.. Can someone else who has seen the tiger ottos rectify whether Tiger really did came into C328 or be it our shore? Thanks

Just ask those who have bought to give a clear photo shot.

[Delwin]

I just come back from C328 and Wu Hu, the auntie from C328 and Ben from Wu Hu claim that there isnt tiger coming yet...

[Quixotic]

FYI, the labels on the tanks may not necessarily corresponds to the fish. Uncle sometimes do not remove the label even though there are no stocks of the fish. I think that the "tiger oto" label has been on the tank since like ages ago.

[Huggable]

Got a few oto tigers (abt 8-10, in batches) when c328 had them earlier this year, but none of them survived beyond a week.

IIRC the list price was also S$15, but I suggested S$10 and uncle agreed.

Only left with 2 photos of the beautiful fish.

[Samuel2618]

Got a few oto tigers (abt 8-10, in batches) when c328 had them earlier this year, but none of them survived beyond a week.

IIRC the list price was also S$15, but I suggested S$10 and uncle agreed.

Only left with 2 photos of the beautiful fish.

Ya.. This is Tiger Otto.. Small and cute.. But Super Fragile IMO.. I also got them before but They died within 1 weeks after I purchase them.. .. Waiting for them to arrive.. BUt need to reconsider if I want to buy them again..