Just los an Otto.

[Rob Gibson]

Sorry to be a newbie, but what exactly is an "Otto" and a "Yoyo"? Thanks.

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[Victor Martinez]

Rob Gibson wrote:
> Sorry to be a newbie, but what exactly is an "Otto" and a "Yoyo"? Thanks.

Google is your friend:

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/gallery/catfish/Otocinclus.html
http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/botia_almorhae.html

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"Rob Gibson" > wrote in message
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> Sorry to be a newbie, but what exactly is an "Otto" and a "Yoyo"?
> Thanks.
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Oto is short for Otocinclus (typically Otocinclus affinis, though there
are arnoldi, vittatus etc), an endearing yet somewhat fragile algae
eater. http://www.otocinclus.com/ Very good in planted tank without
predators much larger than they are.

Yoyo is short for YOYO ;~) which is a common marking on their sides. The
sci name is Botia almorhae (was Botia lohachata)
http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/botia_almorhae.html. Active
bottom-feeders best kept in groups in larger tanks. Like all botia, they
are somewhere between being your most endearing favourite fishes .. to a
PITA which you wished you never bought ;~). How well they fit in your
aquarium depends on your research and your set-up.
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