fernselvis Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Hi Guys, I want to breed otto's and was looking up on the web not much information. Anyone with experience and suggestion on how top proceed? Thank you guys in advance for all the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morty Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Pretty sure it's because there isn't any information. 99.9% wild caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pucksr Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 Aren't they all wild caught because they exist in ridiculous density in the wild? It might also be hard because their pure herbivores. Their fry may require green water. Sent from my Nexus 5X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 31 minutes ago, pucksr said: Aren't they all wild caught because they exist in ridiculous density in the wild? It might also be hard because their pure herbivores. Their fry may require green water. Sent from my Nexus 5X Its not worth anyone's time due to the population and typically if people cant make money breeding something you wont find much info. I have seen them trapped in back water holes the size of a small swimming pool drying up and seen tens of thousand coming to the surface to breathe because the water is almost at dead pool. Its mind boggling the amount of otto's in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 There are some breeders on the Planet Catfish forum (though don't expect a quick reply as activity isn't very high there anymore). I was talking with a breeder about breeding some and it seems they are not very easy to breed. Well the common otos are easiest to breed with similar spawning triggers as Corydoras catfish. But the rarer otos have been reported to need acidic water/low pH (if I remember correctly low GH, KH and TDS too) to get them to breed. Of course being otos, cool temps, high flow areas, plenty of naturally grown algae and microfauna is also essential for successful breeding and rearing of fry. Still, keeping them in the proper water conditions, and even conditioning them with their diet and a large group (plenty of mating options), it has still proven difficult for many to get them to breed. I'm no Otocinculs expert though, nor tried breeding them myself, I just was also interested in breeding some, and this is some of what I have gathered on the subject. Maybe MsJinkzd (look her up on Google) can offer her personal experience (not a huge breeder, but has had some experience with various Oto-related fish). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishface Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 15 hours ago, ShrimpP said: There are some breeders on the Planet Catfish forum (though don't expect a quick reply as activity isn't very high there anymore). I was talking with a breeder about breeding some and it seems they are not very easy to breed. Well the common otos are easiest to breed with similar spawning triggers as Corydoras catfish. But the rarer otos have been reported to need acidic water/low pH (if I remember correctly low GH, KH and TDS too) to get them to breed. Of course being otos, cool temps, high flow areas, plenty of naturally grown algae and microfauna is also essential for successful breeding and rearing of fry. Still, keeping them in the proper water conditions, and even conditioning them with their diet and a large group (plenty of mating options), it has still proven difficult for many to get them to breed. I'm no Otocinculs expert though, nor tried breeding them myself, I just was also interested in breeding some, and this is some of what I have gathered on the subject. Maybe MsJinkzd (look her up on Google) can offer her personal experience (not a huge breeder, but has had some experience with various Oto-related fish). I'm on PlanetCatfish daily and it's pretty active. It does on occasion take awhile to get an answer as members are all over the world so many different time zones. There's also a thread on TPT on breeding otos - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/12-tank-journals/900401-breeding-otocinclus-baby-cory-found.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 It's still has some activity, but not much compared to other forums, and the majority of the current activity is on Plecos. Still can find some Oto breeders that will hop on from time to time though. Yeah, you can talk to AdamTill on the link fishface provided. He gave some tips on spawning Otos, here was some info he gave http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/12-tank-journals/900401-breeding-otocinclus-baby-cory-found-9.html#post8978113 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad590 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 here is a recent topic from TPT too -- this person is great at breeding them now. http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/12-tank-journals/900401-breeding-otocinclus-fry-fry-fry-fry-fry-fry-fry-repeat-we-have-oto-fry.html Shrimple minded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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