What Is It?

[ian]

I was just settling down with a cup of tea, and about to watch Emmerdale, when i looked over to my tank and spotted this on the glass...

it's about 2-3mms long.

In the tank is a few Otos, been there for about a year, a BN which has been there for a few months and a Clown plec, its been there for about a month.

is it ID able from this pic?

or is it a nasty?

 

[kizno1]

Its going to be hard to tell untill its older and starts colouring up. If you only have 1 BN and 1 Clown plec then it will be the Ottos.

 

[ian]

I wondered whether the clown could have been pregnant when i bought it, as the oto's haven't bothered for a year. It deffo looks like fry then?

 

[elisew]

Certainly looks like fry but it`s a bit difficult to tell from what

 

[Curiosity101]

It looks like a fry to me. And clowns aren't live bearers so there is no way your 'single' fishies could've made this baby. Congrats if it is an otto

 

[kizno1]

I wondered whether the clown could have been pregnant when i bought it, as the oto's haven't bothered for a year. It deffo looks like fry then?

Looks like it. Clowns arent livebearers so the eggs are layed then fertilised by the male so without atleast 2 theres no way it could be from them, so has to have been the Ottos. All i can say is well done, people often struggle to even keep ottos alive let alone breed them so you must have a very healthy tank and fish.

 

[ian]

cheers guys!

well, i can now use my tank as an example to people who claim dosing nitrates and phosphates into a planted tank is bad.

*happy*

 

[james_fish]

How the hell did you notice that?

Was Emmerdale really that bad tonight?

James.

 

[ian]

lol, yes it was James, yes it was!

Honestly i don't know how i spotted it, those little dots are micro bubbles of C02, so it gives a bit of perspective.

 

[james_fish]

lol, yes it was James, yes it was!

James.

 

[lilfishie]

you'll be spotting more i bet congrats on the fry

 

[simonas]

Ian I love stuff like this, hope it is a little Oto that would be so cool

 

[ian]

i was gonna try and net him and pop him in the 20ltr. He'd gone by the time i'd got the net. Maybe not a bad thing, as you know theres planty of hiding places in the big tank.

 

[lljdma06]

IMO, having read some articles on Otocinclus, where they show pictures of fry, this to me, is a fry. You might want to get Coryologist to perhaps confirm or someone who is an expert in Otos and other Pleco type catfish.

 

[lljdma06]

Sorry, Ian, this is getting buried in Tropical Discussion. I'm moving it to Catfish and you'll get a better answer I think.

Liz