fish_r_friend

EmpPleco

I would suggest one more spotted cory and 2 or 3 ottos, but they would probably be your limit. If you can avoid ottos and just buy 1 or 2 more spotted cory's, I think that that would be much better for your tank chemistry

Jon

extra cories wouldnt help the algae problem... cories eat food that falls to the bottom not algae... you would need ottos or amano shrimp or siamese algae eaters or some other things

EmpPleco

I didnt say that cories would help her algae problem - and she didn't even say that she had an algae problem, lol

I said a few more cories may be more efficient than adding ottos because the two cories she has would rather be in groups of 3 or more

Jon

well if your buying ottos and you dont have an algae problem then theres a good chance your ottos will starve

Marc

Umm.. that's usually the purpose of an algae wafer. :

Jon

most people like ottos because of their ability to clean your tank... why would you want them if you are just going to feed them wafers and not have them eat off your algae?

Marc

Because they like the fish?

Jon

tu chay

newbie101

its touche lol :P

Butterfly

Yes three ottos in a twenty would be fine as long as you keep your water very clean. When you don't have algae they readily eat algae wafers. they are really cute perched on plant leaves or stuck to tthe glass.
Carol

fish_r_friend

it he not she

Jon

do you have an algae problem?

EmpPleco

AHH sorry buddy !!!

I was obviously in the heat of the moment, LoL! I knew you were a guy I don't know what I was thinking lol

Forgive me,?? LoL

fish_r_friend

yeah but my plec eats all of the algae before i cleen the tank

Jon

but then if your getting rid of your plec you will have an algae problem in which case you would need ottos not cories in which case i was right in the first place muhahahahah... ty lady luck

EmpPleco

OK maybe so but that still doesnt change the fact that cories are better in groups of three or more so wouldn't it be a better idea to get like one more cory and like 2 ottos?

Jon

possibly but cories can still do very well in 2s... ottos also like small schools so 2 cories 3 ottos would just make happier ottos and visa versa for cories

newbie101

lol thats happened b4 he not she

EmpPleco

hehe i feel dumb, I knew he was a guy and I said she anyway lol

fish_r_friend

ok i found someone to take my pleco when its bigger

Jon

gj did he/she pay you?

fish_r_friend

its a trade in

EmpPleco

awesome trade in for ottos?

fish_r_friend

no that store doesn't Carrie them but IL get some shrimp instead

EmpPleco

Just as well

Jon

what type of shrimp

fish_r_friend

ghost shrimp

newbie101

my bigger ghostie ate my little ghostie! The little one (Boo) was lying in 2 pieces on the bottom of their lttle tank, looked like Whiskers had a feast The insides were all sucked out

Butterfly

are you sure boo didn't just molt its exoskeleton and is now a bigger shrimp?