I was noticing some diatoms in the tank, and it got me thinking about getting maybe a small pleco, or other algae eating fish. Then I remembered someone posted about keeping an oto with their betta, so I looked up care of ottos, and decided to get a few. I couldn't decide how many to get. I heard they do better in groups, but I was afraid there wouldn't be enough food for them if I got 3 or more. I also wasn't sure if Morbo would pick on them (since some bettas are more aggressive than others). So I decided to get two.
A bag shot, since I wasn't sure if I'd see them after I let them go:
After I let them go, they swam to the bottom, and just sat there for a couple minutes. Then, once they were rested, they went right to work!
They're way faster than I would have thought though! I'm sure they are as fast as the white clouds!
I liked this pic, he reminds me of a tadpole or something. Plus, he really blends in with the dead end of the val.
One oto finds a hiding spot in the "cave." Probably not a good idea, since that's one of Morbo's hangouts.
"Taa Daa!!!"
The Rat Pack was pretty curious about them. Even while they were still in the bag a few members of the Rat Pack came over and checked them out. The otos seemed quite cool with the Rat Pack too. I even watched one of the otos school with the minnows for a few minutes! Just swimming back and forth with them, it was pretty cool! Didn't get a pic though
Once Morbo noticed them he was curious about them. He went real close, and just looked at them. He didn't try to nip them or anything, which was good. Then after about 30 seconds, got bored and swam away.
Morbo says, "Who are you and what are you doing in my secret hiding place?"
Then, he did the funniest thing, he just *had* to squeeze past the otos behind the filter to his favourite spot. Just caught a quick blur of it:
Just three otos hanging out. Wait...
Morbo: "Guys, I don't see what the big deal is about algae. It's just not doing anything for me."
And a few other random pics:
These two were really "going at it" after dinner. Flaring at each other up and down the tank for at least the 5 minutes that I was watching!
I'm pretty proud of this pic. Usually the white clouds are hanging out separately, and I only see them come together about once a day. Even when they're together, they're moving at lightning speeds, so it's hard to get a decent pic. But with the flash on and a lighting fast trigger finger, I got this pic, which you can see all of them clearly!
Night time flaring.
Morbo, "Who's that handsome devil?"
