Otos - Tank Bred?

[catxx]

Does anyone know anywhere in the london (UK) area that sells tank bred ottos?? I have been looking for a while for my brown algae infested 7 gallon (current inhabitants a betta and a ramshorn snail)
I can't find any anywhere! And was today told they were seasonal, but I assume that's for wild caught?? I don't know, I know I don't want wild caught after reading they are caught using poison.

All this algae and noone to eat it.

 

[endler]

my LFS always have them tank bred so it must be wild caught. you could try using something else for the algae e.g snail

 

[catxx]

I already have a ramshorn, who does his best but can't keep up.

 

[endler]

have you thought about buying online??

 

[catxx]

have you thought about buying online??

I've bought a betta online but I don't think I want to get an oto online, they're more delicate. I want to see that they're well fed and healthy, not guaranteed online. I think there's only trimar to choose from anyway.

 

[guppy_man]

you could get a small bristle nose pleco just to clean it up and then either keep it in a biggere tank or take it back.

 

[love_fish]

Either way, the poisoned otos will breed, and i tihnk that will probably effect their offspring too. The only way to avoid getting otos with poison in the, is to go out and catch them yourself . JK, but seriously, wouldnt the poison effect their babies too?

 

[catxx]

you could get a small bristle nose pleco just to clean it up and then either keep it in a biggere tank or take it back.

I've thought about that. I tried bns once when I was a noobie, they died unfortunately (tiny tiny babies they were). I'm not so big on buying fish you know will get too big though, its not fair on the fish.

 

[catxx]

finally!

my LFS has got some otos
will go get some tonight

yay!

 

[catxx]

woah, they worked FAST! woke up this morning to a squeaky clean tank.
i got a trio (still babies, if they start to get a bit big i can spread them out through my other two new 6 gallons)