I have 5 otos in my 55g, and have once or twice (only) seen an oto very
briefly try to suck on the side of another fish (angelfish). Both times
were times of upheaval in the tank. One case in particular where I was
pulling rocks & driftwood out doing some rearranging - the otos got very
-- excited - shall we say. They were flitting about the tank very
fast, doing all kinds of odd things that they don't usually do. They're
usually just wandering around, scribbing plants, glass, etc or stuck to
same. But boy they can get excited sometimes.

pete

Bob A wrote:
I am having a problem in my tank for a couple of weeks now, and I've been
trying to get some help on other groups since it is fish-related. I just
read a post here alluding to otos going after the slime coating on other
fish. This is something I wasn't aware of..

First my tiger barbs, now most of my fish, are scratching against plants and
the heater, etc. I've seen some things that made me think gill flukes (esp
the tiger barbs' gills look discolored). This is the thing... my dad
yesterday said he saw an oto attach to a fish briefly. I didn't think much
of it. There is still plenty of algae in my tank, both green spot and
diatomous (sp?) brown and I've never seen them doing anything but eating
this.

Any thoughts on this? Thanks!

bob

ps - no ich spots anywhere




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