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	Yoyo loaches and small tankmates
mike77ca Hobbyist Posts: 89 Kudos: 89 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jun-2004	Edited by mike77ca I was wondering if its safe to keep juvenile otto's in a tank with a full grown yoyo loach, or will they be eaten?? how about a bristlenosed pleco??
Posted 29-Jan-2006 05:55
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	How big is the loach and how big are the otos? If the oto is big enough to be sold in a retail store, it should be big enough not to be eaten. They are covered in bony plates and spines, so even most large fish won't bother eating them. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 29-Jan-2006 07:24
mike77ca Hobbyist Posts: 89 Kudos: 89 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jun-2004	the yoyo loach is over 4 inches. the smallest of the oto's is maybe three quarters of an inch. I bought six oto's to put in two tanks, but I think I might leave them all in the ten gallon with my dwarf gouramis until there a little bigger.
Posted 29-Jan-2006 07:42
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	They should be fine with the loach, but it won't do any harm at all to grow them out a bit if you feel more comfortable with it. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 29-Jan-2006 07:44
mike77ca Hobbyist Posts: 89 Kudos: 89 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jun-2004	thanks
Posted 29-Jan-2006 07:48
mike77ca Hobbyist Posts: 89 Kudos: 89 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jun-2004	well, I've unfortunately lost four of the six ottos, not to other fish... They just keep dropping dead. Aquarium conditions are good,no ammonioa nitrates or nitrites, temp 80deg. Just weak fish maybe??
Posted 05-Feb-2006 18:09
gnr4ever8794 Enthusiast Posts: 253 Kudos: 222 Votes: 24 Registered: 12-Apr-2004	Ottos are famous for just dropping dead. It could be from differences in the water you got them from to your water. How did you acclimate them?
Posted 08-Feb-2006 20:43


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