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What do I do with extra Otocinclus?

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What do I do with extra Otocinclus?

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I have a 5 gal. Eclipse Corner Tank on my desk at work. There were 2 Betta’s (with a divider) in it, but when I added 3 Oto’s from PetSmart soon after the Betta’s died of tail/fin rot. I moved them to separate bowls, and treated them but they died. I figured it was the addition of the Oto’s so I expected them to die as well. That didn’t happen. They cleaned my tank of all algae, and I feared they would have nothing to eat because it seems they won’t eat the algae flakes. So, I went to my buddy’s Cichlid tank and traded all the ornaments (no, I don’t know if this was a smart thing to do or not, but I did it anyway). It seemed, that this brought new life to the Oto’s, as very soon after I spotted little white things on the front of the tank. When I realized it was fry, I shut off the filter. I counted about 12 fry stuck the glass. I turned to the internet for advice and found little. I put a baby sock rubber banded over the filter intake and turned that back on. Added an air pump for the

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