Here you can find more information about the animal Armored Catfish / Dwarf Suckers / Otos

Armored Catfish / Dwarf Suckers / Otos

Otocinclus affinis

About me: Hello, I am an earlatticed loricariidae and I am known as an algae lover! Therefore, you should not feed me too much, so that I do not lose the desire for the algae.
Size: 1.18 inch - 2.36 inch
PH value: 6.00 - 7.70
Water hardness: 2.00 - 20.00º dGH
Temperature: 20.00 - 26.00 ºC
Schwimming position: Unten
Aquascaping ?: Dense planting to create hiding places
Feed: Dry/frozen and live food and also: Algae
Minimal tank capacity: 120 liters
Minimal edge length: 23.62 inch
Minimal edge height: Unknown
Origin: South America
Stream: Yes
Swarm or group behavior: Yes
Colorful: No
Fresh water: Yes
Salt water: No
Socialization possible: Yes

This are my friends

African moon tetra
African moon tetra
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus
PH value:6,30 - 7,30
Temperature:23,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 12,00º dGH
Agassiz dwarf cichlid
Agassiz dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma agassizii
PH value:6,00 - 7,20
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:2,00 - 15,00º dGH
Algae Shrimp or Back Line Shrimp
Algae Shrimp or Back Line Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi Bouvier
PH value:6,50 - 8,00
Temperature:18,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:3,00 - 20,00º dGH
Altum Angel
Altum Angel
Pterophyllum altum
PH value:5,00 - 7,00
Temperature:26,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:0,00 - 6,00º dGH
Amano Shrimp
Amano Shrimp
Caridina mulidentana
PH value:6,00 - 8,50
Temperature:16,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 30,00º dGH
Blackbarred limia
Blackbarred limia
Limia nigrofasciata
PH value:7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:10,00 - 20,00º dGH
Bloody Mary Shrimp
Bloody Mary Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi Bloody Mary
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:18,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 20,00º dGH
Blue Dream Shrimp
Blue Dream Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi "Blue Dream"
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:20,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 20,00º dGH
Blue Jelly Shrimp
Blue Jelly Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi "Blue Jelly"
PH value:6,50 - 8,00
Temperature:22,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:1,00 - 15,00º dGH
Blue Pearl Shrimp
Blue Pearl Shrimp
Neocaridina palmata
PH value:6,50 - 8,00
Temperature:20,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:3,00 - 20,00º dGH
Borelli's dwarf cichlid
Borelli's dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma borellii (opal)
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:22,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 19,00º dGH
Carbon Rili Shrimp
Carbon Rili Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi var. Blue
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:18,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 20,00º dGH
Ccelestial pearl danio / Galaxy rasbora
Ccelestial pearl danio / Galaxy rasbora
Danio margaritatus
PH value:6,00 - 7,70
Temperature:20,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 20,00º dGH
Celebes sunray fish
Celebes sunray fish
Marosatherina ladigesi
PH value:7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:23,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:10,00 - 20,00º dGH
Checker barb
Checker barb
Oliotius oligolepis
PH value:6,00 - 7,20
Temperature:20,00 - 24,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 19,00º dGH
Checkerboard loach
Checkerboard loach
Ambastaia sidthimunki
PH value:5,50 - 7,50
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 14,50º dGH
Cherry Shrimp
Cherry Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi "Red Fire"
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:16,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:3,00 - 25,00º dGH
Chili rasboras / mosquito rasboras
Chili rasboras / mosquito rasboras
Boraras Brigittae
PH value:6,00 - 7,00
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:3,00 - 10,00º dGH
Chocolate Sakura Shrimp
Chocolate Sakura Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi var. chocolate
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:18,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:3,00 - 20,00º dGH
Copper Tetra
Copper Tetra
Hasemania nana
PH value:5,50 - 7,00
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:2,00 - 15,00º dGH
Crossocheilus reticulatus
Crossocheilus reticulatus
Crossocheilus reticulatus
PH value:6,00 - 7,00
Temperature:16,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Crystal Red Shrimp
Crystal Red Shrimp
Caridina logemanni
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:0,00 - 16,00º dGH
Dwarf armored catfish
Dwarf armored catfish
Corydoras pygmaeus
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:23,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:2,00 - 15,00º dGH
Dwarf gourami
Dwarf gourami
Trichogaster lalius
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:4,00 - 15,00º dGH
Dwarf Pufferfish
Dwarf Pufferfish
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
PH value:7,20 - 8,50
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 20,00º dGH
Endler's livebearer
Endler's livebearer
Poecilia wingei
PH value:6,50 - 8,50
Temperature:18,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 25,00º dGH
Flat Red Barnacle
Flat Red Barnacle
Dario hysginon "Black Tiger"
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:20,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:10,00 - 15,00º dGH
Forktail Blue Eye
Forktail Blue Eye
Pseudomugil furcatus
PH value:7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:24,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Fringe barb / Flying fox
Fringe barb / Flying fox
Crossocheilus oblongus
PH value:6,50 - 7,50
Temperature:18,00 - 22,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 12,00º dGH
Golden Honey Gourami
Golden Honey Gourami
Trichogaster chuna
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:22,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Golden ringed pufferfish
Golden ringed pufferfish
Tetraodon mbu
PH value:7,00 - 7,50
Temperature:24,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:10,00 - 40,00º dGH
Golden sucking loach
Golden sucking loach
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
PH value:6,00 - 7,80
Temperature:18,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 19,00º dGH
Goldeneye cichlid
Goldeneye cichlid
Nannacara anomala
PH value:6,00 - 7,00
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Green Jade Shrimp
Green Jade Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi Green Jade
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:18,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 20,00º dGH
Guppy
Guppy
Poecilia reticulata
PH value:6,00 - 8,50
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:10,00 - 30,00º dGH
Hyphessobrycon columbianus
Hyphessobrycon columbianus
Hyphessobrycon columbianus
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:24,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 19,00º dGH
Lambchop rasbora / False harlequin rasbora
Lambchop rasbora / False harlequin rasbora
Trigonostigma espei
PH value:6,00 - 7,00
Temperature:23,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:3,00 - 12,00º dGH
Molly
Molly
Poecilia sphenops
PH value:7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:25,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:15,00 - 30,00º dGH
Orange Rili Shrimp
Orange Rili Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi var. orange
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:16,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:3,00 - 30,00º dGH
Orange Sakura Shrimp
Orange Sakura Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi Bouvier
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:16,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 25,00º dGH
Ordinary scalar
Ordinary scalar
Pterophyllum scalare
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:24,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Panda armored catfish
Panda armored catfish
Corydoras panda
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:2,00 - 19,00º dGH
Paradise fish
Paradise fish
Macropodus opercularis
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:18,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 20,00º dGH
Pencil fish
Pencil fish
Nannostomus
PH value:4,00 - 7,00
Temperature:24,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:1,50 - 8,00º dGH
Pinoy scalar
Pinoy scalar

PH value:6,80 - 7,00
Temperature:26,00 - 31,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Platy
Platy
Xiphophorus maculatus
PH value:7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:18,00 - 25,00 ºC
Water hardness:10,00 - 20,00º dGH
Popondetta Blue Eye
Popondetta Blue Eye
Pseudomugil connieae
PH value:7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:24,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Pygmy rainbowfish
Pygmy rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maccullochi
PH value:7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:20,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:10,00 - 20,00º dGH
Queen arabesque loricariid
Queen arabesque loricariid
Hypancistrus sp.
PH value:5,50 - 7,00
Temperature:26,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:0,00 - 20,00º dGH
Rainbow fish
Rainbow fish
Melanotaenia boesemani
PH value:7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:8,00 - 20,00º dGH
Rainbow kribs
Rainbow kribs
Pelvicachromis pulcher
PH value:6,50 - 7,50
Temperature:24,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:8,00 - 12,00º dGH
Rainbow shark
Rainbow shark
Epalzeorhynchos
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 19,00º dGH
Red Rili Shrimp
Red Rili Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi "Red Rili"
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:18,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:3,00 - 25,00º dGH
Red Sakura Shrimp
Red Sakura Shrimp
Neocaridina heteropoda var. Red
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:16,00 - 30,00 ºC
Water hardness:3,00 - 25,00º dGH
Red-tailed black shark
Red-tailed black shark
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 19,00º dGH
Redtail notho - Aquarium strain
Redtail notho - Aquarium strain
Nothobranchius guentheri "Aquarienstamm"
PH value:6,50 - 7,00
Temperature:22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Redtail notho - Blue
Redtail notho - Blue
Nothobranchius guentheri "Blau"
PH value:6,50 - 7,00
Temperature:22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Redtail notho - Gold
Redtail notho - Gold
Nothobranchius guentheri "Gold"
PH value:6,50 - 7,00
Temperature:22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Redtail notho - Red
Redtail notho - Red
Nothobranchius guentheri "Rot"
PH value:6,50 - 7,00
Temperature:22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Seal point scalar
Seal point scalar

PH value:6,80 - 7,00
Temperature:26,00 - 31,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Serpae tetra
Serpae tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:22,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 25,00º dGH
Smallest dwarf crayfish
Smallest dwarf crayfish
Cambarellus diminutus
PH value:7,00 - 8,00
Temperature:20,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:6,00 - 20,00º dGH
South American Butterfly Cichlid
South American Butterfly Cichlid
Mikrogeophagus
PH value:5,00 - 7,30
Temperature:22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:1,00 - 7,00º dGH
South American freshwater puffer
South American freshwater puffer
Colomesus asellus
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:22,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Spotted Blue Eye
Spotted Blue Eye
Pseudomugil gertrudae
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 15,00º dGH
Sumatran mullet
Sumatran mullet
Puntius cf. tetrazona
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:22,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 19,00º dGH
Uganda nothobranch
Uganda nothobranch
Nothobranchius ugandensis "UGN 09-3"
PH value:6,50 - 7,50
Temperature:20,00 - 24,00 ºC
Water hardness:4,00 - 15,00º dGH
White Pearl Shrimp
White Pearl Shrimp
Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis sp. White Pearl
PH value:6,50 - 8,00
Temperature:20,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:3,00 - 20,00º dGH
Witch Catfish
Witch Catfish
Rineloricaria fallax
PH value:6,00 - 7,50
Temperature:24,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 20,00º dGH
Yellow Fire Shrimp
Yellow Fire Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi Yellow Fire
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:16,00 - 28,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 30,00º dGH
Yellow-tailed African tetra
Yellow-tailed African tetra
Alestopetersius caudalis
PH value:6,00 - 7,20
Temperature:23,00 - 27,00 ºC
Water hardness:2,00 - 10,00º dGH
Zebrafish
Zebrafish
Danio rerio
PH value:6,00 - 8,00
Temperature:20,00 - 26,00 ºC
Water hardness:5,00 - 20,00º dGH

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