Crystal_W Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) This guy swam down and got stuck in the filter. 1/2 his body was sticking out the top. I took the top of as gently as I could. It looks like a pretty nasty bruise. I hope he'll be ok and not do that in the future. Edited May 19, 2022 by Crystal_W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Poor little guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal_W Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) My Otto has made a full recovery. He went in the cannister again so I put in sponge material to keep him out. Edited May 29, 2022 by Crystal_W 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) What is the temp on the tank? He might be going in there to try to get more flow, oxygenation and such. I'm very glad the little one is ok! Edited May 30, 2022 by nabokovfan87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal_W Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 9:15 AM, nabokovfan87 said: What is the temp on the tank? He might be going in there to try to get more flow, oxygenation and such. I'm very glad the little one is ok! Hi. The temp is 78. It is a 13 gallon that was given to me with only the fish and the light. I put 2 cannister filters in there as I will be setting up a 40 gallon breeder end of June. The Otto starts eating off the tubing and just keeps going down and down until he's wedged in the filter. Should I go warmer Than 78? Also I have 2 cannister filters that are for 40 gallon in a 13. They want the tank back after I set up mine and move the fish over which is why I have the filters I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) On 5/30/2022 at 2:37 PM, Crystal_W said: The temp is 78 My otos prefer it cooler. What else is in the tank for stocking? This is a good tool to try to figure out where to set the temp too!https://aqadvisor.com/ On 5/30/2022 at 2:37 PM, Crystal_W said: Also I have 2 cannister filters that are for 40 gallon in a 13. you can remove the filters you don't need (or run less) and just put the ceramic media in one filter. That might help things out, but it sounds like you have a TON of flow. Maybe the fish is trying to escape that and needs a cave. Is the oto having issues staying on the glass, getting blown around? What does the oto do when you turn off the canisters for a moment. I'm re-watching this just for the sake of it, here's the link as well. Edited May 30, 2022 by nabokovfan87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal_W Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 3:43 PM, nabokovfan87 said: My otos prefer it cooler. What else is in the tank for stocking? This is a good tool to try to figure out where to set the temp too!https://aqadvisor.com/ you can remove the filters you don't need (or run less) and just put the ceramic media in one filter. That might help things out, but it sounds like you have a TON of flow. Maybe the fish is trying to escape that and needs a cave. Is the oto having issues staying on the glass, getting blown around? What does the oto do when you turn off the canisters for a moment. I'm re-watching this just for the sake of it, here's the link as well. I'm using the 2 cannister filters because I'm moving them to the bigger tank when I get it set up. I plan to keep both in the tank but one can be removed for a hospital tank if needed. I have the bubbles on them down pretty low. They don't have any problems being on the glass as far as I can tell. That's what surprised me that he'd want to be so close to the bubbles. I was gifted Danios and guppies. I bought the ottos and cory catfish. The sponge does help as he doesn't even go near it now. I wonder if anyone else has had issues with fish getting in the cannisters.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) On 5/30/2022 at 5:16 PM, Crystal_W said: I'm using the 2 cannister filters because I'm moving them to the bigger tank when I get it set up. I plan to keep both in the tank but one can be removed for a hospital tank if needed. I have the bubbles on them down pretty low. They don't have any problems being on the glass as far as I can tell. That's what surprised me that he'd want to be so close to the bubbles. I was gifted Danios and guppies. I bought the ottos and cory catfish. You should be able to just add seeded media to the canister without having to run both canisters. If this doesn't make sense I'll try to find a video that explains the process for having a filter on "standby" without having to actually run it. Edited May 31, 2022 by nabokovfan87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal_W Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 That would be really cool. I didn't know you could do that! Cannister filters are new to me. I hadn't had an aquarium for 16 years and it was only hang on back with charcoal. Thanks so much. I'm off to watch the video you referenced on how to care for ottos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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