The Oto Journal
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wow you are doing really great! you have now inspired me to get my own in a couple of weeks! :0 yay any updates?
Update 14-Jan-2010
Glad you asked Gin....
L. Repens came in today. Cleaned off (5) and went to just drop them in to plant later so I can finish cleaning the other stems.
Mama is laying eggs! I knew it was going to be soon. Was hoping to get the other plants in prior. Anyway, (44) counted at the moment with (1) non viable. I'm watching a couple of others as they might not be viable either but we'll see. She distributed these ones out fairly even so far...(13) in the Ludwigia, (17) in the Bacopa and the rest in the crypt jungle. She placed more on the undersides of the crypts this time. Definately harder to spot.
Will continue to monitor.
Glad you asked Gin....
L. Repens came in today. Cleaned off (5) and went to just drop them in to plant later so I can finish cleaning the other stems.
Mama is laying eggs! I knew it was going to be soon. Was hoping to get the other plants in prior. Anyway, (44) counted at the moment with (1) non viable. I'm watching a couple of others as they might not be viable either but we'll see. She distributed these ones out fairly even so far...(13) in the Ludwigia, (17) in the Bacopa and the rest in the crypt jungle. She placed more on the undersides of the crypts this time. Definately harder to spot.
Will continue to monitor.
Otocinclus Eggs found on 14-Jan-2010
First round of pics:
This one is rather interesting. One of the more so of all previous batches. Look closely at the egg in left hand corner. It's on the glass. First time she placed one on the glass.
Eggs on the Bacopa:
Close-up of a couple on the Bacopa:
Eggs on the underside of a crypt leaf. You can just make them out.
First round of pics:
This one is rather interesting. One of the more so of all previous batches. Look closely at the egg in left hand corner. It's on the glass. First time she placed one on the glass.
Eggs on the Bacopa:
Close-up of a couple on the Bacopa:
Eggs on the underside of a crypt leaf. You can just make them out.
i just started reading this, so cool!! i love it!
how many otos not counting babies do you have in the ten gallon?
congrats on breeding such a finicky fish!
how many otos not counting babies do you have in the ten gallon?
congrats on breeding such a finicky fish!
In the main tank, there are (6)...mom, dad and (4) juvies.
Analyzed the data from yesterday. Water parms are normal. I did not get a TDS reading. I'll take one today to see if it is close to prior readings.
The only room variable that changed was the Humidity as it is near 0.
The good thing is that even with the major disturbances of replanting the crypt jungle and Suesswassertang wall, the continued to breed. I was nervous about that change.
Research continues. Not sure if there are any other parms I could check for.
Analyzed the data from yesterday. Water parms are normal. I did not get a TDS reading. I'll take one today to see if it is close to prior readings.
The only room variable that changed was the Humidity as it is near 0.
The good thing is that even with the major disturbances of replanting the crypt jungle and Suesswassertang wall, the continued to breed. I was nervous about that change.
Research continues. Not sure if there are any other parms I could check for.
Sorry but I am too lazy to read all the pages to find this but what params are you checking and are you doing anything special feeding. I am impressed because everything I have read claims they are very difficult to breed in home aqauriums, keep up the great work :grinyes:
