Which Oto?

[creekbottom]

I have a 20 gallon planted tank, running DIY CO2. There is some algae but it's mostly under control. I have an abundance of that white yucky stuff coming out of my CO2 diffuser and I heard somewhere (here somewhere) that oto's love this stuff.

The tank has 10 bloodfin tetras and 2 amano shrimp. What kind of Oto is commonly found in Edmonton, or what is a good one to get? Or do I need to get more than one?

I have done some reading and it won't be the zebra oto. I was also looking at BN pleco's but those things are ugly (sorry for those that like them.)

thanks for any suggestions.

[DragonNeko]

I'm not sure exactly what species of Oto it is that's commonly found around here, but if you get some I would suggest getting 3+. No idea if they'll eat the white stuff, just know they're good cleaners. There are also many other pleco species that stay small and are inexpensive

[425nm]

On the note of local Oto's. Does anybody breed them in Alberta? Are the one's coming from chain stores likely captive bred? I shudder to think that the poor things are wild caught.

[jvision]

Almost all are wild caught, I beleive. The most common at O. afinnis or O. vitatus; both are common and are hard to tell apart. While not too difficult to spawn, the accounts I've read say they're very difficult to raise.

[Quetzalcoatl]

hill stream loaches also eat algae, and they look like miniature sting rays