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	What do you feed your ottos?
angiewny Big Fish Posts: 430 Kudos: 446 Votes: 47 Registered: 18-May-2003	Ok, I have some fresh broccoli in the refrigerator, what do I do to feed it to my ottos? Thanks in advance.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
_wendy_ Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 164 Votes: 64 Registered: 18-Mar-2005	our ottos are always out. they are either on the glass, eating wafer or flake from the bottom, or eating veggies we put in. greeady things with big white bellies
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Anthonym Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Aug-2005	as far as i have herd most bottom feeders will eat non processed fruits and veggies ( not in waffer form )
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
smapty Hobbyist Posts: 99 Kudos: 64 Votes: 7 Registered: 07-Jul-2005	I tried the brocolli method last night and they LOVED it! But funny thing my Molly's had a nice feast as well.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	i think so....u dont want ur veggie well cook as it will just crumble in ur tank in time making a soup out of it eh ]
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ericm Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 448 Votes: 47 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	So the best way to feed ottos vegetables is the method described above... boil in water then dip in cold water?
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Kim Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 436 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	The only thing I have witnessed my otos eating (except off the glass) is Hikari carnivore sinking pellets.:%) Kim
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	How about my Otocinclus Pet Rock™ method? Step 1 : Obtain some jars. Step 2 : Fill jars about 60% full with water. Use water from a mature aquarium. Old water from a water change/gravel vac operation is perfect. Step 3 : Add to jar contents small bits of rock, small bits of bogwood/driftwood, even garish plastic aquarium ornaments if you have a few spare ones lying around! Step 4 : Leave jars in location where they can receive natural daylight (preferably some bright sunshine!) for a few days. Step 5 : When assorted objects in jars have a nice coating of green fur, take out of jars, pop in aquarium with your Otocinclus. Your Otocinclus will love you for this Oh, and if you cycle objects on a regular basis through several jars, you'll have a permanent supply of algae treats for your Otocinclus. These can be made even more tempting by dumping algae scrapings from aquaria of the appropriate sort (e.g., brown diatomaceous algae or the green spots that appear on the aquarium glass) in the jars to set the cultures off. Needless to say, don't seed the jars with cyanobacteria/bluegreen algae or the horrid black brush algae, as your Otocinclus won't appreciate this! Oh, and when pruning plants, if you have, for example, Amazon Sword or Cryptocoryne leaves that have algal fur upon them, instead of dumping them in the trash, leave them for your Otocinclus to munch the algae off. It's amazing how they love treats like this! Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	With fresh veggies, it's usually best to blanch (cook in boiling water for about 1 minute) and then shock (dunk it in ice water after you take it out of the boiling water) to stop the cooking, then tie it to a weight and put it in the tank. I leave mine overnight and take it out in the morning. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
ericm Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 448 Votes: 47 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	My ottos never are seen during the day anymore since they lost one of their buddies . They hide with the cories all day and mostly come out at night now. They eat algae but they arent doing to great of a job with cleaning the tank so I want to try other sources of food like veggies. So what do you feed your ottos?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
bigchris Fingerling Posts: 36 Kudos: 29 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Mar-2005	I find mine do a great job with very short algae, but won't eat it if it becomes longer than about 1/4inch. Though they seem to suck at it to eat micro-algae that gets stuck on it. Mostly they eat the scraps of flake left by the other fish but i also give them broken up hikari wafers about once a week.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	If you have Algae in your tank, i wouldn't worry much about them. They're small but quite capable to search for food. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Betta23 Sorry Drift Wood It is only a small piece therefore I will have to fix it to a small rock with an elastic band. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
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Betta23 Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 23 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Mar-2005	Whats "DW" ?
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keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	ericm I have only had mine for 4 days and they would not look at a small Algae chip. They seem content to search for Algea themselves. They are busy all day going over the plant leaves and the glass. I will keep trying dont worry about that. At the moment I have a small piece of DW in a jar outside in the sun this should give me a good algae for them. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
~jamie~ Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004	My otos will eat just about anything I put in the tank including the Tetra Color bits and flake. If there are veggies in the tank however they go for that first but don't seem to mind just the spirulina wafers either.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	yup..as theresa mentioned...veggies r gud...i bought mine an algae wafer but to no avail..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I've given my otos cucumber, zucchini, spinach, lettuce, and frozen broccoli (thawed & rinsed). IME broccoli is quite a favorite. Theresa_M attached this image: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
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