One thing the two of us couldn’t agree about the aquarium at home was how many Otocincluses we had in in the tank. I’ve always thought we’ve got five, but Ling believes there’re six!
For those of us not in the hobby, Otocincluses, or usually just called Otos for short, are dwarf sucker catfishes. They’re among the most hardworking of algae eaters, and one typically finds one or two of them in a freshwater aquarium.
That said, these little critters can be hard to spot if you’ve got a well-planted aquarium, since they typically don’t move around much (ours apparently work at night only too), they’re small, and they can hide underneath plant leaves.
So, it was quite a surprise on Christmas afternoon when we were tidying up the tank for our small group event on the 27th, Ling spotted all of them lined up nicely along the filter intake. I didn’t have time to dig out the D300 or set up a nice shot, so the picture here is taken on Ling’s compact Panasonic camera.:)
All six of them!!
Ling was right!
Yep she was.:)