otocunclus died

[Tednol]

i bought 4 otocinclus' yesterday and took them home and settled them in.
I now have 3.
I don't know why he died, just went to look and he was on his side, got him in the net and no movement, took him out of the water and back in, no movement so he's dead.
shuold i be worried?>?
i havent got a water tester becasue i ran out,
thanks in advance
tednol

 

[smithrc]

get a test kit.

If you have a search - you'll see that otos are prone to dying when settling in. I try to find a shop that has had them for a few weeks (eg their stock is healthy) and then buy them from there.

If it died that quickly - I'd be taking it back

 

[clutterydrawer]

*nod* otcinclus are famously hard to acclimatise to a new tank. How long has yours been running? They like a very mature tank, so I'm told.

 

[barbiya]

The first time I bought otos, one died in the first few weeks, as well. I did some research and found that that is not unusual at all. There is a pretty good article on them here:otocinclus

I'm sorry for your loss. It's always sad to lose a fish, especially when we try so hard to be good fishkeepers.

At least you still have three!

Good luck!

 

[~FairyAngelFish~]

If it died that quickly - I'd be taking it back

LOL now lets not get negative

 

[smithrc]

we've bought 6 over the last 6 months... the fist 3 lived for between 3 hours and 8 weeks...

I got a trusted shop to find out when they got their last lot in and bought 3 from them after 4 weeks... they are still with us now - after 4 months. They act totally different to the first 3 - they are really lively

 

[njnauticalnut]

So sorry to hear of the loss of your oto. I agree in that I would ask for either another fish or a refund as most good fish stores will do that.

I had to move my two otos from my small tank because the filter blew last night. They are in my 75 gallon and amazingly active and I guess happy. I decided not to move them back as they were certainly not as active and happy in the smaller tank.