Should I Add An Oto?

[Leitch]

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Tanks stats:

(Cycled for a couple of months)
Size: 60L
Current Residents: 3 x Female Platy
6 x Neon Tetra
6 x Pygmy Cory

Tank is cycled. (i did it fishless, yay)
Ammonia is always 0, as is nitrite. Nitrate is anywhere between 10-40ppm and i change 15-20% of the water a week.
Well aerated, very well filtered, tempreture constant at 27.

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Well im just wondering if it would be a good idea to get a oto. I've always liked them and my tank is building up a nice amount of algae (brown and green).
I understand that oto's are hard to keep but im up for a challenge.
My tank has a airstone, a good filter which breaks the surface causeing even more aeration, and i could even add another small filter if needed.

Are there any major reason i should not get an oto?

 

[dane261]

Get one if you want or get a bn



cheers dane

 

[Leitch]

Thanks. Should i add more than one?

 

[luque]

Thanks. Should i add more than one?

they do defianantly like friends, but if the algae is only suffiecient for one the other may die from hunger.

 

[Leitch]

I think ill get 2. And ill buy algae wafers aswell.

 

[luque]

good luck with them

 

[Leitch]

Thank'in you.

 

[nemodemo]

I think that you should add an Oto and remember always to take care of it. They are one of my favorite fish in the world

 

[Azaezl]

You should add at least 3, they like to be in groups and I'd say 3 is absolute minimum. They do need to be fed they don't just eat algae and survive off that but it is a part of their diet. They quite happily munch on algae wafers, catfish pellets, vegetables such as cucumber, courgette(I even tried carrot once which they loved), bloodworms as a treat, they need a varied diet just like any other fish