leala3400

i have a Chinese Algae Eater and its gone yellow it this normal for them to change. and it has got heaps bigger then my other one i got the same time and they were the same

armadillo

Hi Leala. I don't know whether CAE's are the same as otos for this, but I have exactly the same problem with my female oto (quite swollen, and really pale. She's even lost her stripe). I've been doing some research and this is a sign of stress due to the water parameters not suiting the fish' needs (nitrates/nitrites/ammonia/pH/temperature), or a lack of the right nutrients for the fish.

leala3400

It looks quite well he has been yellow now for about 3 months he it looking unreal
i will post a pic

armadillo

Well I've just realised something REALLY silly.

My female oto only looks really sick when she's in her white food bowl against fluorescent lights. She looks OK when she's on the gravel! Even I'd look green and sickly in these lighting conditions. Doh!

COBettaCouple

then i'd recommend that you stay out of your white food bowl, laure-anne!

armadillo

:P