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	otos or bristlenose?
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Which is a better choice for a 20 gal tank, some otos, or a bn. If the otos, then how many? And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Not to be difficult...but.... It depends. What's the rest of the stock, a few ottos will remain smaller (IMO anyway) than 1 bn....also ottos are cuter .... However ottos can be somewhat delicate, here is a great post about them that you should really read before getting any. ^_^
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I have 4 emerald catfish,(cories) a small angel, and a gold barb. The problem for the ottos is that I have no live plants. I would rather keep ottos than a bn, because I want to eventually have mostly schools of fish. I just started up fairly recently. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
tiny_clanger Fish Guru Posts: 2563 Kudos: 571 Votes: 12 Registered: 17-Sep-2002	well, the angel will eventually outgrow that tank, he will need a 30g high at least. how old is the tank? What are your average water perameters (inc. PH)? ------------------------------------------------- I like to think that whoever designed marine life was thinking of it as basically an entertainment medium. That would explain some of the things down there, some of the unearthly biological contraptions
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
joe fishy Fish Addict Posts: 605 Kudos: 1355 Votes: 65 Registered: 21-Apr-2003	Do you have an algae problem? I don't think I'd get either just yet, but concentrate on building up the school of cories, and gold barbs. When the angel moves up or out, reassess and take a look at the oto or BN question then.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I do have some algae right now. I was thinking about moving the barb and angel. The angel came with my tank, and the barb had some companions that I no longer have. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	If you still have the cories, then I suggest you add more. They enjoy being in groups larger than four. As to your question, I'd say ottos.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yeah, I definitely want to keep my cories, they're the coolest little fish. Their cleaning skills are helpful, too. From all the input I've recieved, I would say I'm leaning towards ottos. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07


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