Fat ottos

[Poe Lim]

I have an Otto that has a rather distended abdominal area; are they
susceptible to any disease/infection in that area, or is it likely to be
gravid? It's over 1" in size. The other larger one appears normal. Any
ideas?

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[Poe Lim]

"LeighMo" > wrote in message
...
> >I have an Otto that has a rather distended abdominal area; are they
> >susceptible to any disease/infection in that area, or is it likely to be
> >gravid? It's over 1" in size. The other larger one appears normal. Any
> >ideas?
>
> Some of my otos have huge bellies. I don't think they are sick or gravid,
> though. I think they are just pigs! All the "fat" otos are in my
high-light
> tank, that has more algae.
>
> Not all the otos in that tank are fat, but I think some just naturally eat
more
> than others, and get fatter. Kind of like people. <g>

Ah, perhaps that's the case. I didn't think it was that fat before, but it's
in a tank with plety of food now. Seems happy enough. I like the fact that
with SAEs and Ottos, it's almost like two shifts; during the day, the SAEs
go about their business, the Ottos hide or stay out of the way, and it
reverses when light go out.