we're getting zebra otos!!!

Wow, my recent husband's new fish-bug is going strong: he's now ordered an zebra oto pair from our LFS. We can get them on Friday!!! So so far he's got:

- 3 DP's (dwarf puffers, sorry)
- 1 leopard pleco (perhaps a Pseudomanthis leopardustype, L114?)
- 3 kuhlI loaches (we hesitate betwen the smaller Panio cuneovirgata type, and Pangio malayana)
- 2 zebra otos (well, on Friday)

He's got himself a coool tank!

 

Cool congrats, they look really nice, though never seen them in person :-X

 

I'll upload pix. Sooo many photos to upload now...

 

What size of tank does he have all of that in? I'm inheriting a 33 gal tank from my grandpa and am debating on what to populate it with. He's had angels in it for a long time and, sadly, is waiting for them to die so he can get rid of the tank, heh. it's funny. they are supposed to be harder fish to take care of, yet he does nothing but feed them and throw in extra water every now and then with a filter change and nothing is going wrong in his tank. Must be the live plants taking care of his nitrates...

 

did you order me any? you know I want some and if I can't have the camera for my bday.. :'( :'( :;a those are so cool! I love them! great fish to have!

 

What size of tank does he have all of that in? I'm inheriting a 33 gal tank from my grandpa and am debating on what to populate it with. He's had angels in it for a long time and, sadly, is waiting for them to die so he can get rid of the tank, heh. it's funny. they are supposed to be harder fish to take care of, yet he does nothing but feed them and throw in extra water every now and then with a filter change and nothing is going wrong in his tank. Must be the live plants taking care of his nitrates...

Lucky you that the lower maintenance regime works. You'd act if you saw a problem, right? I mean you're not saying you're trying to kill him or anything?

I know the feeling about that one last inconvenient fish. I have a molly male that I really love. He's lovely to me, really sociable fish to humans, but he keeps raping the females quite violently and repeatedly, and we're having loads of babies that we don't want also as an added inconvenience. He's sick now and in isolation in the hospital tank, and although I really like him, it would be more convenient if he wasn't there. But of course I'll do my best to help him (mouth rot).

He's got a 72L (13G). But he's got the really dwarfy puffers. I mean there are 2 kinds of dwarf puffers, and his are the tiniest (get to 1in).

 

Congrats! He's sure got the fish bug!! ;D
I just saw pix of them on google, they are beauties!

 

What size of tank does he have all of that in? I'm inheriting a 33 gal tank from my grandpa and am debating on what to populate it with. He's had angels in it for a long time and, sadly, is waiting for them to die so he can get rid of the tank, heh. it's funny. they are supposed to be harder fish to take care of, yet he does nothing but feed them and throw in extra water every now and then with a filter change and nothing is going wrong in his tank. Must be the live plants taking care of his nitrates...

Lucky you that the lower maintenance regime works. You'd act if you saw a problem, right? I mean you're not saying you're trying to kill him or anything?

I know the feeling about that one last inconvenient fish. I have a molly male that I really love. He's lovely to me, really sociable fish to humans, but he keeps raping the females quite violently and repeatedly, and we're having loads of babies that we don't want also as an added inconvenience. He's sick now and in isolation in the hospital tank, and although I really like him, it would be more convenient if he wasn't there. But of course I'll do my best to help him (mouth rot).

He's got a 72L (13G). But he's got the really dwarfy puffers. I mean there are 2 kinds of dwarf puffers, and his are the tiniest (get to 1in).

do you get rosie o'donnell on tv there? let him watch her and he'll never want to mate again. hope the little guy gets better.. he's certainly living up to his role in nature.

 

Congrats! He's sure got the fish bug!! ;D
I just saw pix of them on google, they are beauties!

They're cool, arent' they. I think we're massively overstocked in his tank now, though. Ah well. He cleans it like a maniac, and when he gets sick of all the elbow grease, he'll agree to get a new, bigger tank!

 

LOL.. I always want more tanks.. just infect him with MTS.

 

We'll see. I'll wear him out.

 

We'll see. I'll wear him out.

.. is that TMI my friend?

 

MMmmmh. TMI, TMI... Nope, sorry, I don't see.

 

MMmmmh. TMI, TMI... Nope, sorry, I don't see.

really? when did you go blind? does your computer speak text to you?

 

MMmmmmh, no, still not getting it, sorry. Must be all that coffee am drinking?

 

Ooooooooh, we got our zebra otos last night. They're huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge in comparison to normal otos (well, 1.5x the body I'd say). They are getting attacked by our kuhlI loaches, but we'll watch this space. I reckon it's just the initial teething problem and things will settle.

 

Here's the pictures.

 

those are beautiful otos!

 

They're pretty different, that's for sure. I love that they're so sturdy looking.

 

wow! they are really lovely!

 

Those are really cool otos.. You are lucky that is for sure.

Heidi

 

Thanks, guys. The otos appreciate the compliments!