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| − | = | + | |sexing=:Difficult. Females are slightly bigger than males. |
| − | :Difficult. Females are slightly bigger than males. | + | |tank_compatibility=:An excellent peaceful community fish. There is, however, records of this fish sucking on slime coats of slow moving large bodied fish such as [[Angelfish]] and [[Discus]]. This is due to them be kept in near starvation condition in the fish shop and they've learned 'bad habits'. |
| − | + | |diet={{:category:Otocinclus\diet}} | |
| − | + | |feeding_regime=:They eat [[algae]] virtually all the time, so ensure they get enough. | |
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| − | :An excellent peaceful community fish. There is, however, records of this fish sucking on slime coats of slow moving large bodied fish such as [[Angelfish]] and [[Discus]]. This is due to them be kept in near starvation condition in the fish shop and they've learned 'bad habits'. | + | |behaviour=:They tend to rest on any object, including the front glass so you'll get plenty of views of their underside. |
| − | + | |identification=:The ''O. vestitus'' is mottled grey on the top half of the body, the lateral line is marked with a thin horizontal line which runs from the nose to the base of the caudal fin. | |
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| − | :They tend to rest on any object, including the front glass so you'll get plenty of views of their underside. | ||
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| − | :The ''O. vestitus'' is mottled grey on the top half of the body, the lateral line is marked with a thin horizontal line which runs from the nose to the base of the caudal fin. | ||
:The caudal markings are what separate this Otocinclus from the similar ''[[Otocinclus macrospilus]]''. On the ''O. macrospilus'', there is a large round black spot at the base of the caudal fin with two faint black bars running down to the end of the tail. | :The caudal markings are what separate this Otocinclus from the similar ''[[Otocinclus macrospilus]]''. On the ''O. macrospilus'', there is a large round black spot at the base of the caudal fin with two faint black bars running down to the end of the tail. | ||
:However on the ''O. vestitus'' this large black spot is just a thin line (with its two similar black bars) running down to the very end of the [[caudal]] fin. | :However on the ''O. vestitus'' this large black spot is just a thin line (with its two similar black bars) running down to the very end of the [[caudal]] fin. | ||
:Typically this fish is often incorrectly identified as ''[[Otocinclus affinis]]'' or ''[[Otocinclus macrospilus]]''. | :Typically this fish is often incorrectly identified as ''[[Otocinclus affinis]]'' or ''[[Otocinclus macrospilus]]''. | ||
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{{Categories | {{Categories | ||
|Category=Fish, Fish (Freshwater), Catfish, Otocinclus, Plecos, Otocinclus, Otocinclus, Plecos, Otocinclus, Otocinclus | |Category=Fish, Fish (Freshwater), Catfish, Otocinclus, Plecos, Otocinclus, Otocinclus, Plecos, Otocinclus, Otocinclus | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*{{FishBase |id=50461}} | *{{FishBase |id=50461}} | ||
*[http://www.otocinclus.com/ Otocinclus.com] | *[http://www.otocinclus.com/ Otocinclus.com] | ||
