camtang Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 What variety of Otocinclus do we have in NZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi101 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Lol.. I just came in here to as the same question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Just the one Sp. unfortunately. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Best news I have heard all day!!! :cr8: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Not sure but there is more than one. The most common overseas are Otocinclus macrospilus and O. vittatus. I have something very similar if not the same as O. vittatus and I have seen what I believe is O. macrospilus. O. affinis is often mentioned but it apparently this species is very rare in the hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Otocinclus invisiblis in my tank. 15 of them in my planted 400l, and I've seen the grand total of three at once :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Ohh know, I was looking for that many for my 500L. Maybe I will double that. Most tings I read say they prefer smaller groups. Maybe that would be a better go 7 or 8? Not sure but there is more than one. The most common overseas are Otocinclus macrospilus and O. vittatus. I have something very similar if not the same as O. vittatus and I have seen what I believe is O. macrospilus. O. affinis is often mentioned but it apparently this species is very rare in the hobby. Hmmm, now I have to do something real reading before I buy them. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 There is some good information online. From memory much of it is based on the size of the spot at the base of the tail. I think O. macrospilus is the less common of the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 :gpo2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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