Losing my otos--is this normal?

[Madding]

My guess is they are probably hiding or there is something in your wood that they are not taking to.

My personal experience is that oto's are very hardy -- more so than most people give them credit for. One of mine survived for over three hours in the mouth of a baby Ropefish who couldn't swallow him. He was spit out and has recovered beautifully (the ropefish were of course moved.)

 

[perticola88]

Ottos are generally small and fragile if you read up all the posts about them.

But don't worry, they really may be just hiding on you. I had one that vanished for over a year. Found him one day just hanging on one of the stems of my plants. The others that I had may be hiding as well. In my case I have a forest of crypts which makes it hard to tell if I lost a small fish when no corpse is found.

BTW, the one that I found I haven't seen for a long time again.