Feeding Otos

[Christine1014]

Hi, I have three otos in my planted tank; been there about two weeks. I don't have a ton of algae, but enough to keep them munching... but should I be feeding them anything else? The only other inhabitant is a beta, and he gets pellets, one at a time, so there's no food waste in the substrate. They've ignored flakes and an algae wafer (I left the wafer in for hours before I finally gave up and vacuumed out the soggy, decomposing bits). I'm not espeically familiar with otos - just saw these in the LFS and knew they ate algae - so if there's any question as to what I have, it's the same as in this pic...

http/www.fishforums.net/Otocinclus-now-W...re-t196960.html

 

[stang1]

When I had Ottos I fed them algae wafers. Once or twice a week I'd put cucumber in which they loved.

 

[Christine1014]

Oooh, cucumber; I hadn't thought of that! Sounds like a fun project for tonight! Thanks!

 

[stang1]

No problem Christine.
You could also try other veg such as courgettes, potatoes, peas etc.