Parotocinclus sp. "Peru"

[Ivan]

Hi, I just visited Tiong Bahru Ben last Friday and he introduced me with some special Otos which I've never seen before (sorry, I did not take any photo).

Those Otos are about 1cm but can grow up to 2cm (max) according to Ben. The price for each Otos is around S$10. Would appreciate if any experts can share your view next time when you visit Ben.

[benny]

Looks anything like this?



Very few sucker catfishes stays around 3 cm. This is one of them.

Cheers,

[michael lai]

Ivan, the Oto ben was refering to is the zebra Oto. There are 2 very lovely specimen there, the 2 largest ones, you can't miss it. Ignore those that have clip fins or looks listless or sunken tummies.
By the way, for the catfish lovers out there. Ben has one of the best selection of rare cories for sale now, check it out. You will be pleasantly surprized or go home a very happy man.

[benny]

Zebra oto? They grow up to 6 cm in size. Definitely not 3 cm.

Cheers,

[michael lai]

Well....... anyway I was there yesterday. The zebras is the only thing in that price 'bracket'.

[Ivan]

Looks anything like this?



Very few sucker catfishes stays around 3 cm. This is one of them.

Cheers,

Yep! That's it!!! He mentioned these Otos came from Peru...

[ciscube]

Ivan, the Oto ben was refering to is the zebra Oto. There are 2 very lovely specimen there, the 2 largest ones, you can't miss it. Ignore those that have clip fins or looks listless or sunken tummies.
By the way, for the catfish lovers out there. Ben has one of the best selection of rare cories for sale now, check it out. You will be pleasantly surprized or go home a very happy man.

any greenline cory?

[valice]

For those who are interested in this fish, C328 has about 10... Housed together with the CRS grade As... Left 8 only I think, because I brought home 2...

[ranmasatome]

Took some photos of the buggers today...
Just got 4 of them yesterday..really cute..







Enjoy...

[genes]

Very nice looking otos. Are they as sensitive to water parameters as their zebra cousins?

[ah^siao]

they are even more water sensitive than the zebra otos. try at your own risk

[ranmasatome]

no leh.. mine all okay.. i dont find them sensitive at all..

[celticfish]

the ones i saw were really really small!
i reckon just over one centimeter.
are those the same?

[ranmasatome]

yes.. i make them look big dont i?? thats what i like to do in most of my photos, if you haven't already realised. i like taking small things.

[celticfish]

i think you like small things and view them in GREAT detail...
thanks for the plants.
the stem ones are doing great but the fan ones need some recovery time.

[MIZU]

Looks anything like this?



Very few sucker catfishes stays around 3 cm. This is one of them.

Cheers,

are they tiger oto?

saw the same fish in a lfs with the name tiger oto written on the tank

[Quixotic]

Yes, "tiger oto".

In my experience, they are rather fragile, for some reason or another.

I have only been able to keep them for about 2 months, but that's in a community tank. I suppose they should do better in a species tank.

Maybe I am missing something in their diet as well? How long were you guys able to keep them? Any experience to share?

[valice]

Yah... I would like to ask about their diet too..
I having them for about 2 weeks or so, but I haven't seen them touch a single piece of the algae wafer I drop in...

But are these fishes popular enough in the past for people to know more about them?

[Quixotic]

I think they graze on algae since they stick themselves on any surface. But on all occassions, my tank has plenty of algae and yet I haven't been able to keep them alive long enough. Perhaps being in a community tank is not helping either.

[Kingfisher]

Got 10 pcs yesterday and more than half of the population are dead today.