bought somedwarf ottos a couple of months ago from maiden head, unfortunatly i lost one so was left with three. the other day the wife spotted 5 on the glass. the guy at MH said they were difficult to breed. couldone have been gravid when i got them?
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how hard is it to breed dwarf ottos?
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If there is a lot of algae in the tank and the water isn't too hard, and there's nothing to eat the eggs....you can get lucky.
I've had the odd fry pop up a couple of times.
They aren't easy to raise on purpose though.
I've had the odd fry pop up a couple of times.
They aren't easy to raise on purpose though.
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the tank only has gold tetra and silver tip tetra, arount 15 in all. woop free fish. and i dont clean the back or the side of the tank, so nice algae
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Silvertips may eat the eggs.....
Are you sure you have males and females?
Are you sure you have males and females?
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not sure, not sure how to se them an i only see them every now and agin. lol great little hiders. will have to do some research
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They are very hard to sex.
I only found out when I noticed the female was very rotund, but that was after I'd spotted small versions skitting about.
I only found out when I noticed the female was very rotund, but that was after I'd spotted small versions skitting about.
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Congratulations! Unintended spawnings are great fun.
I have seen otos spawn in a previous set-up; a bit like corys do - the female being chased around by all the males. She would lay one egg at a time (different to corys who like to release a small batch of eggs at a time) onto leaves and wood. I did have lots of tetras at the time, so no baby otos.
I have seen otos spawn in a previous set-up; a bit like corys do - the female being chased around by all the males. She would lay one egg at a time (different to corys who like to release a small batch of eggs at a time) onto leaves and wood. I did have lots of tetras at the time, so no baby otos.
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well i have seen them with my own eyes, and i can confirm i have at least three babies.
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They are great, mine didn't survive that long, probably because I didn't realise I had any, so didn't do anything special like extra water changes while they were developing........