Otocinclus Photos

Please use this topic to post your Otocinclus photos. I'll leave it stickied so it appears at the top of the posts. Only your own photos please, not taken from the internet.

Thanks,
Mike

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While your compliments on the photos are really appreciated, text-only posts will be removed after a while to keep the gallery pictures-only. If there is a discussion you do not want to loose, please start it again in a separate thread.

Thanks,
Armadillo

 

 

This is one of my Otocinclus paulinus




And of my O. affinus.

 

Classic position

 

Since oto fry are relatively rare, here's a little wriggler for ya. Sorry I'm no pro photographer.

 

I was able to snap this one today. Proud papa, and little baby. I see 3-5 of these guys a day, in various stages of life, this is one of the larger ones. It's frightening how quickly they disappear they swim away, who knows how many are actually in the tank.

 

Hello,
Some great pics, here is my contribution to the Oto photos (please excuse the quality) I have had these for 2 weeks now all seems to be OK - Thanks to the advise from this forum.x

J...

 

Here's a picture of my "oops baby". I wasn't aware that otos would spawn in aquariums, I was actually on my way to buy a few more! Instead I decided to cycle a new otos-only tank and see if I can get more babies.

 

Not sctrictly Otos as such, although they were sold as "Giant Otos," Otocinclus gigantes! You might struggle to find info on such a species

These two guys of mine (now wish I had decided on them a few weeks aerlier and so would have got more than the last couple) reach ~7cm and are Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (no common name). They have a unique line that runs along the side of their snout to along where their mouth is. Males have a thick "hook" dorsal fin ray, whereas females do not, I appear to have one of each...

 

My Oto!

Heres my oto.

Poor thing lost all his buddies and I haven't had time to get him more.

 

Does anyone elses Oto do this?

You mean something like this?

 

One of my Otos sharing an algae wafer with a Panda Cory.

 

One of my ottos. The other is identical and hides from the camera.

 

Here is one of my most photogenic Otos:

 

Balancing on its fins !!

 

Here's one of my new little guys relaxing on a Cryptocoryne leaf

 

One of my six Oto's

 

One munching on some ZucchinI with my DP, Gertrude photoboming, and the belly of another.

 

 

Some recent shots of my Otos

 

Just got these on Friday. There's a third, but they are camera shy and I got

 

So I bought one Oto in a non planted tank, I'm worried about him not having enough to eat.

 

They are plotting something. I know it.

 

Here r the two we have had for a long time in our 20 long with 14 green corys and a single SAE

 

Don't see a thread for this! Post your Otocinclus pictures

Snapped this today:

 

Here is one of mine...

 

And now you've made me miss this setup...

 

There’s both of mine!

 

Oto with his best friend Waldo.

 

I can’t believe I’ve not posted here, a short video of an Oto fry & a couple of pics of some babies

 

No longer have them but just a couple of pics....

 

Committee meeting, wonder what they’re plotting

 

It didn't take long for a couple to get working.

 

This forum needs more...
Otocinclus photos:

 

I wish this thread had more photos of these little guys, I adore mine.

 

My guys love hanging out on the flipper, there’s tons of places to hide but they seem to gravitate to it no matter where in the tank I leave it

 

I felt lucky to capture these pics! My otos rarely stay still when they’re on the wood and I’m moving outside their tank.

 

The first shot is of an otto. When I processed the shot there was the ghost of Fishmass past there. This photo has not been altered in any way.

 

some of mine

 

some of mine

If I remember correctly haven't you have bred them in the past.