Laelanna

One day he's gonna learn that its a very bad idea to do so! :P

Anyway, I just had to look at the tank with the oto's and dwarf gourami's. There was this one poor skinny oto he looked like his skin was just hanging off him. He was chasing the gourami's around like crazy. Not only did I feel bad for them, but the poor little guy... you could tell he was starving. And I coudln't help but bring the guy home. So, we skipped acclimation, and just put him in the tank because I just couldn't stand to see him without food anymore. He is now sitting on the output of the filter and hopefully eating some of the algae on it.

So the girl, when I tell her I want that little scrawny looking guy, tells me that he'll probably die. I was like, I know, but he has more of a chance in my tank that has plenty of algae for him to eat than in theirs that has none. And she proceeds to tell me that algae is bad for my tank. I tune her out and take my fish and leave. Hope the poor little guy makes it, but even if he doesn't I know he had a much better chance in my tank than he did in theirs.

Lucy

Fishy hugs for you. I hope the little guy makes it.

Your right, he's got a better chance with someone who loves him.

Shawnie

awww I love stories like this..thats how most of my fish became my babies...the only thing I worry about is was he starving or have some disease that could spread to your tank ?

Laelanna

Well, the oto's have been in there since at least last Tuesday and they have NO algae for them to eat. Even some of the other, less scrawny looking ones were chasing the gourami's. I think he just probably got pushed out of the way of the food they did feed them as there was about 25 other oto's in the tank.