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Otocinclus vittatus(1) Lateral view - Click to enlarge
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Lateral view

Otocinclus vittatus(2) Lateral view - Click to enlarge
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Lateral view

Otocinclus vittatus(3) Lateral view - Click to enlarge
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Lateral view

Otocinclus vittatus(4) Lateral view - Click to enlarge
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Lateral view

Otocinclus vittatus(5) Ventral view - Click to enlarge
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Ventral view

Otocinclus vittatus(6) Close-up ventral view of mouth and chest - Click to enlarge
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Close-up ventral view of mouth and chest

Otocinclus vittatus(7) Close-up lateral view - Click to enlarge
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Close-up lateral view

Otocinclus vittatus(8) Close-up of caudal pigmentation - Click to enlarge
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Close-up of caudal pigmentation

Otocinclus vittatus(9) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge
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Dorsal view

Otocinclus vittatus(10) Lateral view circling lateral pores - Click to enlarge
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Lateral view circling lateral pores

Otocinclus vittatus(11) Close-up of lateral pores - Click to enlarge
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Close-up of lateral pores

Otocinclus vittatus(12) Close-up lateral view of head - Click to enlarge
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Close-up lateral view of head

Otocinclus vittatus(13) Male - Click to enlarge
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Male

Otocinclus vittatus(14) Gravid female showing yellowish eggs - Click to enlarge
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Gravid female showing yellowish eggs

Otocinclus vittatus(15) Lateral view - Click to enlarge
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Lateral view

Otocinclus vittatus(16) Close-up of head - Click to enlarge
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Close-up of head

Otocinclus vittatus(17) A few hours after hatching. - Click to enlarge
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A few hours after hatching.

Otocinclus vittatus(18) Eggs nearly day before hatching - Click to enlarge
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Eggs nearly day before hatching

Otocinclus vittatus(19) Newly hatched - Click to enlarge
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Newly hatched

Otocinclus vittatus(20) Approx two weeks old fry - Click to enlarge
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Approx two weeks old fry

Otocinclus vittatus(21) A few weeks old - Click to enlarge
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A few weeks old

Otocinclus vittatus(22) Feeding babies - Click to enlarge
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Feeding babies

Otocinclus vittatus(23) Just a couple of days old - Click to enlarge
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Just a couple of days old

Otocinclus vittatus(24) Fry - Click to enlarge
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Fry

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 Scientific Name  Otocinclus vittatus  Regan, 1904 - add this species to your "My Cats" page.
 Common Name(s)  Dwarf Sucker, LDA023, Oto
 Type Locality  Descalvados, Rio Paraguay system, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
 Pronunciation  auto SINK luss - vit TAT us
 Etymology  Greek, ous, oto = ear + Latin, cinclus = latticework; in allusion to the holes of the head in the ears. 
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 Size 
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0mm 32mm (1.3") SL 100mm

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 Identification  Very similar indeed to O. mariae.
 Sexing  Females are larger and broader especially when viewed from above.
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 Distribution  Tropical South America 
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)
 pH  5.5 - 7.5
 Temperature  21.0-26.0°C or 69.8-78.8°F (Show others)
Scroll down to next sectionHusbandry Information
 Feeding  Initially algae, add a shoal to an ''algaefied'' tank and then supplement diet with sinking tablets and the usual cucumbers / lettuce or courgette (zucchini).
 Furniture  Large leafed plants and vertical flat rock surfaces (especially slate). Not essential, but likes bogwood and a large rounded substrate. Live plants seem essential to the long term survival of this fish.
 Compatibility  Peaceful.
 Suggested Tankmates  Keep in groups (preferably at least six) with any small to mid-sized community fish.
 Breeding  See Shane's World Article
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 References  Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond.v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1) - pp267 - Pl. 15 (fig. 3)
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(1) synoguy, (2) Kostas, (3) kcmt01, (4) f3mg, (5) Tulio, (6) Erlend D Bertelsen, (7) Travis_Conklin, (8) traumatic, (9) jenny, (10) henkhugo, (11) nettaigyo, (12) apistomaster, who also notes, "Kept frquently over the years.", (13) certan, (14) chris 1, (15) Jools, (16) loafingloach, who also notes, "needs more friends, shoals are good, but with a heap of baby bristlenose eating up all the algae, its hard to support more.", (17) spot86t, (18) Kjlossman, (19) Deb, who also notes, "I have kept this species continuously since 1999. Currently have 3, 3.5 yo. Oldest lived 4.5 years.", (20) Shralp, (21) Revol, (22) Bengt F, (23) yogi69, (24) dracoz, (25) Terrorblade90, who also notes, "A very little and energic catfish; he can change his colour It' s very sensitive. There is a morph of this fish: when this more-colourated form is just captured, he show a yellow-paint front theth in tank disappear very quickly", (26) Bigpig, (27) Archinuke, (28) jbmm, (29) invaderwithkey, (30) tomh, (31) Marc van Arc, (32) wheel1, (33) roadrunner, (34) dsmfishgal, (35) FuglyDragon, (36) bslindgren, who also notes, "I got these by mistake with a shipment of sae's. They have done very well, and seem very industrious in feeding on algae. A rather low-key fish that is a nice addition to the community tank.", (37) glenny, (38) zLoui, (39) catxx, who also notes, "originally a trio", (40) LUISGOREY, (41) CoryLoachFreak, (42) Breus, (43) TrickyT, (44) Scubaguy, (45) Complexity, who also notes, "Half of the 8 survived long term. I lost 3 of them when they got caught in a CO2 ladder. They would go into the channels, but couldn't go backwards to get back out. They sometimes shoal with my dwarf chain loaches.", (46) Allie72, (47) kfreedman, (48) DutchFry, (49) Dinyar, (50) Lyssa, (51) briggadane, (52) ashik, (53) EdieBird, (54) miravns, (55) Fishaliciousfish, (56) addictinganimal, (57) AU Chief, (58) LowCat, (59) kellygirl, (60) Mandrake, (61) Lique, (62) kubastanik, (63) kubastanik, (64) ASCauley, (65) nvcichlids, (66) Yofman, (67) inkyjenn, who also notes, "these guys were being starved at a lfs. all had hollowed out bellies. after 48 hours in the quarantine tank every last scrap of algae was gone. they went readily to prepared foods and now are a fat happy bunch in my 55. ", (68) ashik, who also notes, "Bred in 15g tank. Filtered with Eheim 2215, aquaclear 30 powerhead, eco-complete substrate, some slate and caves, a large clump of java fern. Tank specs: 15 g (24" x 12"). Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate = 0, GH ~120, KH ~80, 81F, 12h light a day, full ", (69) koter73, (70) Dipsausje, (71) krb, (72) evesonevo, (73) nikelodeon79, (74) paul b 76, (75) s2man, (76) xander, (77) GABear, (78) jquijano, (79) deviating, (80) Blonde1, (81) otoguppylover, who also notes, "i have several types of otos i dont know how many i have of each. dam petsmart inventory", (82) bennyvis, (83) pbyrley, (84) willis30, (85) matti2uude, (86) fantonac, (87) matti2uude, (88) DiHo, (89) h2opleco, (90) Bristlenose 94, (91) corymkl, (92) fischkringli, (93) KTLM, (94) acidise, (95) Hitch, (96) francistrus, (97) dragoonwoman, (98) OddOscar, who also notes, "I got these fish on my birthday.", (99) naturalart, (100) ayrtoninst, (101) L number Banana, who also notes, "8 unknowns are babies of one of the oto species but markings are like vittatus body and mariae tail, no white bar. Noticed the new ones Dec 7, 2009 ", (102) Gtdaddy3, (103) whiteymoza, (104) Frank the L, (105) Nx7, (106) andregurov, who also notes, "Extremely hardy, once acclimated. Eat just about anything: algae, prepared wafers, sinking pellets, even frozen foods!", (107) somename, (108) James0816, who also notes, "Last spawn: ~ 24-Apr-2010 - Egg Count Unknown. First spawn: 09-Apr-2009 Eggs Found: 16-Mar-2010 - 57 Eggs Found: 18-Mar-2010 - 59 Eggs Found: 27-Mar-2010 - 40 Eggs Found: 31-Mar-2010 - 23 Eggs Found: 01-Apr-2010 - 82 Eggs Found: 07-Apr-2010 - 26 Last spawn: 07-Apr-2010 - 26 Eggs found", (109) cosmicwonderer1, (110) joemc, (111) Barracuda518, (112) James0816, who also notes, "Juvenille Tank - over 50 occupants -Spawn discoverd on 26-Apr-2010 ", (113) Timberwolf, (114) sterlingtjones, (115) d3n2, (116) Dalek Tzet, (117) Kestrix, (118) rhibear, (119) andregurov, (120) crkinney.
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