I wouldnt worry too much about changing the substrate over for your oto's. They will spend very little time on the tank floor as they will graze on your wood, plants and glass. They wont shift through substrate like a cory would
Awesome, thank you! I thought as much, they very rarely sit on the gravel. They're either on plants or on the glass usuallyI wouldnt worry too much about changing the substrate over for your oto's. They will spend very little time on the tank floor as they will graze on your wood, plants and glass. They wont shift through substrate like a cory would
As for feeding id just drop some veg in once a week and they maybe take to it, but your oto's seem to he getting what they need naturally so i wouldnt worry to much.
I still might switch it to sand eventually more for personal aesthetic reasons, and in case I ever want to add pygmy cories, but I'm more likely to add more otos to up the group number again, plus some nano fish like ember tetra who won't care about substrate. Not for a while though, I've spent far too much over the last few months with setting up new tanks and things! This hobby ain't cheap is it!
Your set up sounds fine to me. You dont need the wavemaker although i do like an air stone in my tanks.
Certainly not cheap your right there.Awesome, thank you! I thought as much, they very rarely sit on the gravel. They're either on plants or on the glass usually
That's great, thank you! Right now two of them are suckered to the glass directly below the HOB output and where the internal filter is blowing the water directly at them, so they don't seem to mind the flow at least, and their body shape suggests they're used to reasonable flow.Your set up sounds fine to me. You dont need the wavemaker although i do like an air stone in my tanks.
My Oto's was in my big tank first which has alot more flow than my 29g does and ive seen no change in my Oto's behavior since ive moved them. I have a duel sponge filter with a small internal in my 29g. Otos are more than fine
I used to have seven otos in there and did for months, perhaps that's why they ate the supplemental foods more often! With the planting and the amount of algae, and my being diligent about giving extra food when they need it - it seemed to be fine with seven, and the two I lost weren't hungry, they always had round bellies since I first fed them up after getting them. They were certainly thin when I bought them, it scared me. I think I lost them because I didn't know about hard and soft water for the first nine months I had them, until I came here. They're in softer water now, but the damage was probably already done. So hoping a larger school and some spawning tricks might work.
Thank you! I get confused by all the plastic doodads that go onto airline tubing. Right now since I couldn't get it to run two at once, there's a small piece of tubing from each output connected to a t valve thing, so a single piece runs from that valve to an air check valve, then to the sponge filter.Air Flow Line Control Valve Aquarium Fish Tank Regulator Pump Tube Pipe 4/6mm | eBay
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I have these attached to my air pump which controls the air flow. This will help you run 2 things of your duel air pump and correct your issue
I had the same issue and this let me get the right air flow to each.
That's great, thank you! It might be that my cheap air pump just isn't strong enough to run two different things at the same time, but I'll pick up a valve and give it a try! I ran two on my old, more powerful pump, but it was before I learned about water check valves, and I turned it off during maintenance, then heard a loud pop before it stopped... you know what happened
so just two cheap air pumps right now. Would be nice to run an airstone into the oto tank from the pump that's running a sponge filter in the next tank.
Good to hear, they sound really happy so your doing a great job. I think the value will sort your issue. My air pump on 29g isnt a top spec one.That's great, thank you! It might be that my cheap air pump just isn't strong enough to run two different things at the same time, but I'll pick up a valve and give it a try! I ran two on my old, more powerful pump, but it was before I learned about water check valves, and I turned it off during maintenance, then heard a loud pop before it stopped... you know what happened
Additional note - the otos are pretty active this evening, more so than usual at this time, and the water test shows levels are still great at 0/0/5, so perhaps they're enjoying the extra flow.
