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greenfootball  Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001   | does anybody know their life span? the lfs people told me they dont live that long, but dont really know how many years exactly. but then he also told me to get a chinese algae eater for a 29 gallon tank because he said they only grow to 6 inches, so i dont quite believe him...  Last edited by greenfootball at 01-Jun-2005 20:14 |
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sham   Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004  | 3years? Just a guess. I know at least 2 of mine are 2years old. My orignal pair both lost an eye to a mean paradise fish so I can identify. I also have around 10 of their fry and a few others I've bought. |
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| greenfootball Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001 | hmmm 3 years not bad, was hoping for like 6 years, but 3 is fine  |
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles  Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | Ottos are short lived. 3 is considered to be a long, healthy life for these fish. |
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| greenfootball Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001 | uh oh... so i guess 2 then?? whats a good small fish that cleans the tank glass well?? |
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Calilasseia *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003  | Someone else I should direct to my article ... Otocinclus Article At the bottom, you will find that one of my Otocinclus lived to be over nine years old. And the ones I have now are a good 5 years old at least. And show no signs (touch wood) of going to the great aquarium in the sky just yet.   |
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| Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | o.o Wow, that is perhaps one of the few instances in which the lifespans of aquarium raised fish have vaulted over their natural analogues. In the wild, otocinclus are seasonal and rarely live more than the said 3 years. Bravo, Cass /:' |
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| Calilasseia *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003 | I must be doing something right in my aquarium then |
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| Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | Last I checked your album, they're fat and healthy  . |
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| Calilasseia *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003 | And still snacking occasionally on live Bloodworm too in between the Hikari wafers and the algae coated rocks |
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