mcrudd Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I came back from my week long holiday and did my water change today. I found several pieces of silver while gravel vaccing, and was most facinate by what it could be. I did a head count and found all my fish present except for one little otto. Upon further gravel vaccing I found the teeny little piece of tail of an otto. I got six ottos just before we left, had them for three days before we left and all was well. Now I am wondering did it perhaps die from the stress of the drive from north shores hollywoods and then got munced by all in the tank, or was it murdered and why Other tank mates include Harlequins, Rummynoses, Bristlenose, chocolate zebra, glass catfish. cherrie barb and ofcourse other otto's No who did it, my husband thinks it was the lady with the red dress in the study with a candlestick :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 my husband thinks it was the lady with the red dress in the study with a candlestick i concur it was miss scarlet :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I've had a few oto's go missing, always early to being introduced to the tank too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 livingart my Hubby is so happ that you agree with him :happy2: antwan I wonder if its a common thing that happens, they die in the beginning due to stress or something and cause they are so teeny they get eaten or just broken up in the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jf2003 Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 One of the 5 I brought last Tuesday has vanished also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Gosh I am starting to think that its a tradition with them to sacrifice one so the others can live happily ever after. How come just one dissapears everytime when they are new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I also had one go down when I first introduced my group of five ottos... it didn't disappear though because I noticed the Cories going nuts at one point of the tank, and on closer inspection was the dead otto... which I removed... my Cories weren't happy with me! So I'd say in your situation one died, and was "transferred" into the other fish :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Gosh I am starting to think that its a tradition with them to sacrifice one so the others can live happily ever after. How come just one dissapears everytime when they are new after doing some exhaustive research into this mystery i think i may have found a clue to what is going on the Vulcan Dr Spock on star trek said "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I am just amazed that ottos have silver in them, I wonder which fish would die and cause you to find gold in the gravel, would be well worth breeding them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I am just amazed that ottos have silver in them, I wonder which fish would die and cause you to find gold in the gravel, would be well worth breeding them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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