Otos and Temperature

125gJoe

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• Oct 19, 2003

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I had no idea that Otos like cool water, between 68 and 73 F degrees!

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• Oct 19, 2003

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according to planetcatfish.com they say they can take 70-79*

 

125gJoe

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Yeah..
I found one site that said up to 76 degrees F....
What/Who to believe...?

 

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• Oct 19, 2003

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Just believe what your experience tells you I have 4 ottos in a 10g that is 81F...they always look happy to me...

 

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• Oct 19, 2003

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I've also only kept my otos in temps of 78-80 and they are looking fine.

 

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• Oct 19, 2003

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I have never kept the common one called golden otto... and one I kept seemed to go into a minor torpor when temps got vary far below 70, ie didn't eat didn't move around as much

the ones I have now are lazyer than the other species I had( again different than the golden... don't know if it is temperature or just them

 

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• Oct 19, 2003

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77F here and my otos are great for the last couple of months!

 

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• Oct 19, 2003

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yeah, in the winter i have a hard time keeping the tank below 80, but the otos are doing great. always have been very hardy for me.

 

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• Oct 20, 2003

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78 here and just had to go to 82 this week for med purposes. otos did fine, and shook the ich