Well, time for a quick update before I head home. Is it me, or am I monopolising the blogs…

I’m pleased to say my last 2 pencilfish are now back in the community tank and seem happy again. They tend to stick together and I think they are missing pencilfish company, but after my experience, I’m not sure I want to risk getting them some more friends. Anyway, they are eating and don’t look too bothered. They are certainly happier back in the community than in my QT – that is certain.

2nd update – I got 3 lovely little otos at the weekend. They are soooo cute! They’ve already made a good dent in the algae on the Amazon swords, although they’ve got plenty to keep them full. I’m tempted to get another 2 at the weekend as they are so fun to watch. Sorry Corys – I have a new favourite fish. He he

Also, LFS has 1 lone black oto. I want to double check that it is in fact an oto and not something else that has been mislabelled though. They were trying to get me to give him a home in my tank as he could have some company with my otos. It had a size of 3 cm on the sigh, but this one already looked like it was around that size, if not a bit bigger. Best check I guess – although I can’t seem to find any pics of black otos on the interweb. If anyone has them or knows anything please let me know.

On a sad note, just after the pencilfish incident, I think one of them was still in the tank somewhere - I had a Nitrite spike and it's all I can think may have caused it. Anyway, since then, I've lost a few of my Cherry shrimp it seems. I think I only have 2 left now It might be that the others are hiding, but I'm not certain - I know how sensitive they can be to water quality. Thankfully it’s all settled back down to normal again now.

Anyway, I want to head home for the night – so be good, and I’m sure I’ll be back soon…