I have a breeding colony of O. affinis in a 15 gal. planted tank, along with ALOT of red cherry shrimp and tiger shrimp. I will soon be upgrading this tank to a 40 gal. breeder (36x18 inches). I would like to add a colony of O. cocama, but I am concerned that IF I can get the zebra otos to spawn, they might hybridize with the affinis. I can't find any info on breeding O. cocama.
TIA,
peter
Will O. cocama hybridize with O. affinis?
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Re: Will O. cocama hybridize with O. affinis?
I think the likelihood that they will hybridize is very, very small (to the point of non-existence).
You might want to read this thread.
You might want to read this thread.
Re: Will O. cocama hybridize with O. affinis?
Thanks, Silurus!
There are some great suggestions in that thread. I never thought of using grungy filter intakes as a food source.
Like the poster in that thread, I lost a lot of my Oto fry due to (I think) lack of available food. With all of the shrimp in my tank, I have no algae at all. If and when my Otos start spawning again, I plan on setting up a 10 gallon "algae tank"
peter
There are some great suggestions in that thread. I never thought of using grungy filter intakes as a food source.
Like the poster in that thread, I lost a lot of my Oto fry due to (I think) lack of available food. With all of the shrimp in my tank, I have no algae at all. If and when my Otos start spawning again, I plan on setting up a 10 gallon "algae tank"
peter