All five of my Oto's died over the last week. The only change in my tank was a Melafix treatment for a Neon Tetra. I treated the whole tank I figured it wouldn't hurt. The tank is 56g planted.
Are Otocinclus sesitive to Melafix?
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ive used melafix with no ill effects with otos.
perhaps you should look into what you were treating the tetra for..
perhaps you should look into what you were treating the tetra for..
Otos are pretty sensitive to water quality and environment, but I've never heard that they're sensitive to melafix. (I have my issues with melafix and think there are better ways to treat what melafix is supposed to treat, but I haven't heard a lot of people make a negative association to using it with otos.)
It's a 56g tank but was it well established with a good source of algae in there? When I say well established, I mean beyond cycled. Otos often have problems in tanks that don't have a good supply of fresh algae to munch on. And ... what were you treating the tetra for?
It's a 56g tank but was it well established with a good source of algae in there? When I say well established, I mean beyond cycled. Otos often have problems in tanks that don't have a good supply of fresh algae to munch on. And ... what were you treating the tetra for?
If I remember correctly there were some widespread deaths without any known cause and somebody recommended treating the entire tank with a broad spectrum med.