Jeff Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) Hi, I'm looking to get a or some Otocinclus for my 10 gallon. I have some algae on my plants, that I want to get cleaned up Here's my current stock. Do you think adding one would be ok? 7 Chili Rasboras 4 Kubotai Rasboras 7 Ember Tetras 1 Blue Velvet shrimp 1 Nirite snail 1 misc snail that came off a plant. Edited September 25, 2020 by igot2gats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antichton Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I think it depends on the type of algae and how much of it you have. I kept 3 otocinclus in my 10 gallon tank a while back, but they didn't live more than 2-3 years for me. They helped take care of any brown diatom algae I had, but ignored fuzz/staghorn algae and didn't really go for the green spot algae either. Ended up having to feed them blanched zucchini so they wouldn't starve. The nerite snail should be sufficient to take care of most of your diatom/green spot algae in a 10 gallon tank. Not sure what eats fuzz/staghorn algae other than amano shrimp, but maybe someone more experienced can chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 My three otos started out in a 10 gallon similar to yours and they did great. You shouldn't have any problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Jones Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 oto's are amazing, I have them and nerites. Zero algae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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