Mystery Oto
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Maxta
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Isnt that a Pleco??
Ottos look kinda like this: http
/www.timstropicals.com/Photo.asp?fis...p;Page=OttoInfo
Ottos look kinda like this: http
/www.timstropicals.com/Photo.asp?fis...p;Page=OttoInfoDave Pauls
Fish Fanatic
nope.... it looks exactly like the oto, but it is a different colour. the picture makes it look a bit shorter than an oto, but it is just the angle. I'm pretty sure it is an oto.... I just don't know what kind.
DAVE
DAVE
stang1
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I'd have also said it was a Pleco but not sure which one. Check out Planetcatfish.com to see if you can get an ID, if not I'm sure someone on here will be able to help. 
smithrc
My names Russell.... ....and I'm a
Looks like a pitbull pleco LDA25... possible a dwarf gold spot 
Have you got any more pictures now its settled in?
Have you got any more pictures now its settled in?
NEONCORY
Fish Addict
For once, I think I got answer. 
I got same fish 2 years ago from local store and they were marked only as Oto. Since then, one of them got so wide and almost ready to burst(obviously she was female but never get eggs from them) so I did little research and looking for few more. But I never see them until few months ago. Anyway, I think their common name is "Niger Oto". Now I have 4 of them and 1 is so wide and round. I moved to the cooler tank and keeping eyes on them like few days ago. And see if I can get any eggs.
Here is the link for it.
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...species_id=1386
I got same fish 2 years ago from local store and they were marked only as Oto. Since then, one of them got so wide and almost ready to burst(obviously she was female but never get eggs from them) so I did little research and looking for few more. But I never see them until few months ago. Anyway, I think their common name is "Niger Oto". Now I have 4 of them and 1 is so wide and round. I moved to the cooler tank and keeping eyes on them like few days ago. And see if I can get any eggs.
Here is the link for it.
http
/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...species_id=1386Dave Pauls
Fish Fanatic
hmm. soo.... maybe it isn't an otto? they are really small... like an inch long... but I guess plecos start small too eh? well..... I will try and get some pictures from the top. it is kinda mottled on top. with little lines at the nose.
That is TOTALLY them. I think. I'm not going to lie... I'm not nearly an expert at identifying plecos... but they were sold to me as plecos, and those pics look a lot like them.
DAVE
For once, I think I got answer.
I got same fish 2 years ago from local store and they were marked only as Oto. Since then, one of them got so wide and almost ready to burst(obviously she was female but never get eggs from them) so I did little research and looking for few more. But I never see them until few months ago. Anyway, I think their common name is "Niger Oto". Now I have 4 of them and 1 is so wide and round. I moved to the cooler tank and keeping eyes on them like few days ago. And see if I can get any eggs.
Here is the link for it.
http
That is TOTALLY them. I think. I'm not going to lie... I'm not nearly an expert at identifying plecos... but they were sold to me as plecos, and those pics look a lot like them.
DAVE
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smithrc
My names Russell.... ....and I'm a
just to clear a point up... Ottos are plecs
They are all from the Loricariidae group
They are all from the Loricariidae group
AlexAndCarmen
Scorched Earth
Congrats on your great pickup. These are pretty hard to come by. I got a group of 5 oto's last year, and 4 were either Otocinclus mariae or macrospilus , and the other looked just like the one in your pic. I have battled to find out what she was, and find her some friends.
They are lovely, hard working little fish. My female eats non stop, and is a better algae eater than the other oto's.
Great pics.
They are lovely, hard working little fish. My female eats non stop, and is a better algae eater than the other oto's.
Great pics.
Dave Pauls
Fish Fanatic
Right on, thank you. I picked up 4 (that was all they had) and they all seem to be doing good so far. hopefully all will go well with them, and I will keep my eyes open for any more.
if I can get a shot of them from above I will post that too.DAVE
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