How many ottos for a 20 gallon tank?

OK after I find a home for my pleco I want to get some Otto's how many would some of you recamend for a 20 gallon tank I was thinkins about getting 3 would that be enough?

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

well if your buying ottos and you don't have an algae problem then there's a good chance your ottos will starve

 

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

 

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?

 

Because they like the fish? ;D

 

tu chay

 

its touche lol

 

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

 

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

it he not she

 

do you have an algae problem?

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

OK maybe so but that still doesn't 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?

 

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

 

lol that's happened b4 he not she

 

hehe I feel dumb, I knew he was a guy and I said she anyway :-\ lol

 

ok I found someone to take my pleco when its bigger

 

gj did he/she pay you?

 

its a trade in

 

awesome trade in for ottos?

 

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

 

Just as well

 

what type of shrimp

 

ghost shrimp

 

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 :-X :-X

 

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

 

hey guys and girls it seems like you are all dissing and critizing each other lighten up this is supposed to be a nice and friendly forum

anyways back on topic ottos will eat a lot but they don't do a very good job cleaning my algae but I feed them algae wafers few times a week and freeze-dried tubliflex worms for variety

 

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

aha...I hope that is it, I didnt really think about that (duh me, their shrimp :-[ ) I will go check right now

 

who's dissing who lol?

 

its final I'm getting ottos as soon as my pleco gets 4.5 inches (one more inch)

 

seemed like you were all having an argument empleco cleared it up for me

 

gl and enjoy your ottos

 

I will

 

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

aha...I hope that is it, I didnt really think about that (duh me, their shrimp :-[ ) I will go check right now

phew he is alive and well

 

Emma glad to hear Boo's alive and well

 

I have a really bad alge problem in one of my ten gallons...do you think that 2 ottos would be enough....I mean it is everywhere...theres a picture on the photo section of fishlore....take a look