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Do I have 2 different species of otos?
Posted: 29 Jan 2022, 10:37
by kjsully92
Hi all. So I just bought 4 otocinclus from my lfs (I will be adding 4 more next week). I was wondering if anyone could ID the species please. One seems to have a solid thick black line and the others it goes thinner before the tail splotch. Do I have more than 1 species or are they the same but just look a little different? Thank you.
Re: Do I have 2 different species of otos?
Posted: 29 Jan 2022, 11:16
by Shane
You definitely have two spp which is fairly common as exporters do not sort Otos by species. In Bogota, I have seen Otos collected in Leticia (Amazon) dumped into tanks with Otos collected in the Orinoco basin. Tran-shippers and wholesalers may even combine shipments from completely different countries. On the positive side, it is easy for someone with a good eye to collect several Oto spp even through chain pet stores.
-Shane
Re: Do I have 2 different species of otos?
Posted: 30 Jan 2022, 04:13
by kjsully92
Oh cool, thank you so much. Would you happen to know what species they are? Obviously it doesn't make any difference to me but I find it super interesting. I have the option of buying some arnoldi at the moment which I may go for just to have some variety.