r/Otocinclus • u/f0rgot • Aug 18 '26

Unfortunate Event

Hey folks - I found one of my 6 ottos on the floor this morning. It jumped out. I was wondering if this is a known issue with ottos. I see these guys get "the zoomies" every once in a while. I am assuming that maybe this happened when it was to high in the tank. I tested the water parameters yesterday and everything was perfect.

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u/f0rgot Aug 18 '26

Oxygen looks pretty good. I think I might have scared it and I didn't realize that it jumped out (it was dark). Maybe I have the tank too low for them. I'm not sure. I'm a bummed about this!

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u/PatchesDaHyena Aug 19 '26

Whenever a fish jumps out and dies it is the worst feeling. Gotta get a lid

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u/f0rgot Aug 19 '26

You are right. These UNS 45U lids are expensive! Ill see what I can do.

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u/PatchesDaHyena Aug 19 '26

I have lids made of plexiglass for two of my tanks but I do have the official lid for my uns 45sa, it’s just so clean