And â??Shaneâ??s Soldiersâ?

While you didnâ??t apologize for your harsh assumption that natajdui was to blame for the death of her otos

You need to go back and read my original post again.

An algae eating fish clears up many kinds of algae then they often starve to death because they are not specifically cared for (I ...

Shane:
While you didnâ??t apologize for your harsh assumption that natajdui was to blame for the death of her otos, I appreciate the time you took to make that very good checklist. It is good to have the various ecosystem factors organized like that.

In this case, because I see nadajduiâ??s tank ...

BTW, I voted for Ottos. I suggest 1 or 2 should live in your 33 gallon tank. We can expect most to die, so buy 3 to 5, ASAP. Your plants are choking right now, under that algae mess, so a big crew like that would be good for now. Then, once the algae is under control, by the ottos and by tweaking ...

... I had a high nitrite spike because of medications (dumb old me) about 2 or so weeks ago.

No, it was dumb old ME! It was me who suggested the medication for you, but I trusted the manufacturer's claim, without doing enough research myself.
(Jungle "Parasite Clear Tank Buddies": claims to have ...

......An algae eating fish clears up many kinds of algae then they often starve to death because they are not specifically cared for (I suspect this is the root of your Oto problems).
-Shane

Shane:
Guilty until proven innocent? I've never liked that tack. "Suspecting", without knowing the details ...