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Any luck with the new eggs? I forgot to ask you at the meeting how they were.
I just picked up three new Otos. Maybe the breeding bug will hit my tank. 
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schambers
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I haven't seen any babies. Either the eggs didn't hatch or the babies are hiding. They haven't spawned this week, either. At least not when I was watching.
I got those at Gary's last winter. I remember when I got them thinking that they were good ones. A couple of them had round bellies when I got them.
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Hopefully the babies are just hiding!
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Aquatic Aquaman said :
Hopefully the babies are just hiding! That would be my guess. I'm not sure if Otos are capable of swimming right after hatching. Give the substrate a really, really close look. When some fish hatch they rest on the substrate for a couple days.
Otos and spawning are a mystery to me. Heck, keeping them alive is an accomplishment!
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What do the new young eat?
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schambers
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There isn't much information out there, but someone reported theirs eating spinach leaves softened in hot water, & someone else recommended infusoria. I've been trying to make green water, but it isn't turning green. I need to do some more research on this.
The fry could be hiding, I often don't see the adults for days at a time.
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I just found . . . Drum roll please . . . a juvenile otocinclus! I just sat in front of the tank and stared at it until the lights went out. It's a cute little fish. I'm not spending enough time just sitting and enjoying my tanks or I'd have noticed it by now! I'm sure it is from last spring's spawn.
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Fish E
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Sweet! Its always exciting to find an unexpected baby! (At least with fish!  )
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Hey thats something to raise a fish from an egg, to a bite size fry, to an semi-adult. Especially with out even trying
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Yeah! It's really cool. Too bad I don't know what I did so I could do it some more. 
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