Rare Oto's

[jobber604]

looking around and found some rare and relatively new uncommon oto's:
Acestridium dichromum
Parotocinclus eppleyi

[Chronick]

ohman, cool looking otos

[EDGE]

I have seen Parotocinclus maculicuada available from time to time. They come in really small and are omnivore more towards carnivore.

[jobber604]

which store or who brought them, if you don't mind sharing?

[josephl]

I've seen them before at IPU

[EDGE]

IPU and there used to be a guy that lives in Van West near UBC that imported them once. Can't remember the name, but haven't talk to him in ages and only imported a couple times.

I am pretty sure Charles can order them in. Both times I saw them they were 3/4" to 1" max from head to end of tail. SMALL. expensive for a little guy.

otocinclus flexilis. That is another nice one and don't recall seeing them at any LFS or importer.

[jobber604]

Well, at the moment, got enough specimens in my tank to satisfy the tank stocking syndrome.

[Nicklfire]

Crazy looking things

The aces looks like some cool guy

the paro looks like a pleco almost

[2wheelsx2]

Crazy looking things

The aces looks like some cool guy

the paro looks like a pleco almost

Techically, otos are "plecos" as we know it, since they belong to Loricariidae.

Those are pretty fish. I actually kick myself for not jumping on some of the Zebra otos when Charles had them.

[jobber604]

Haha. Pleco's, otos, cories...
Wish I had more water volume for a school of these rare ones.