Hey Daniel,

no worries. For information about otocinclus I refer to planetcatfish.com there is also one user who managed to breed them.

THANK YOU so much for that link! The prices are good! I will definitely not transport a tank from germany to romania if i can get the same tank for 10-20€ cheaper there!

For your otocinclus i recommend you to add cucumber and zucchini that has been put in boiling water for a bit so it is soft (but of course let it cool down). The vegetables you will need to take out after 24hrs. Algae plates that are used to make sushi is also something they like (so the feeding is a bit messy). You will probably need to do that because they will not find enough algae to eat.

Greetings,
Philip

Hey Guys,

thanks for the very warm welcome! I know the translation is probably unbearable but i didn't want to be impolite and write directly in English.

For the new tank that i plan to setup in Craiova i was planning for a otocinclus only 300 liter cube. I had pretty bad experience with those fish.. never managed to keep them for a long time. So now after some years of experience i want to get back to them. Also not many people have successfully bred them.. if i would manage that it would be just awesome! So yeah my first interest is to maybe find a tank builder that can build me a 70/70/50 cube and the second would be to get some otocinclus!

My last 300 liter tank was basically filled with some of the inhabitants of the 60 liter tank we started with (finally giving them the tank they needed... as usual with the beginners: bad recommendations by the seller at the shop). Xiphophorus helleri, Corydoras Paleatus, Paracheirodon axelrodi, Ancistrus spec., Sturisoma Festivum, Bunocephalus coracoideus.

180L


300L



I have a second tank that was already home to a pair of Hara Minuscula. But those died rather quickly before i could even manage to up the stock number. (Where very hard to find.)

At the moment i have a trio of Chlamydogobius eremius (australian desert goby) in the old 60 L tank. Great fish with a very interesting behavior and they are also able to get along with a wide range of water values. Therefor they are coming along with me to romania!





Hope you guys dont mind a bit of picture dump!

Edit: And thanks for the correction of the google romanian.. my daughter and my wife speak romanian so i understand a bit out of the context but i am far away from writing and proper speaking.

Edit 2: This was the shop i found: http://www.nevertebrate.ro/Otocinclus-Vestitus?utm_source=shopmania&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=direct_link can anyone recommend it? How risky is shipping?

Hey Viulian,

thanks for the fast reply and that data!

The otocinclus cube i plan to setup would be 70/70/50 with 10mm thickness with 10 years warranty. (by the german builder)

Greetings and looking forward to read from the locals

Philip

Salut prieteni de pe?te,

v? rug?m s? scuza?i român? meu e scris de Google Translator!

M? mut din Germania la Craiova. A? dori s? p?streze Otocinclus ?i, prin urmare i-ar dori s? cunoasc? valorile ap? de la robinet. Este sigur de a utiliza ap? de la robinet pentru pesti? Sunt valorile stabil? Cum le pot afla? Este cineva aici de la Craiova, care ar putea-mi spui?

Offtopic:
Nu se întâmpl? s? ?tii un loc sau magazin care construieste acvarii? M? întrebam dac? ar fi mai ieftin pentru mine pentru a ob?ine Cube-mi 70x70x50 aici, în Germania sau s? cump?ra?i-l de la un local (orice loc între Craiova ?i Bucure?ti) acvariu constructor. (Având în vedere în special riscul de transport.)

Salut?ri,
Philip

Hello Fish friends,

please excuse my romanian it's written by google translator!

I'm moving from germany to Craiova. I would like to keep Otocinclus and therefore i would like to know the Tap Water values. Is it safe to use tapwater for the fishes? Are the values stable? How can i find them out? Is there anyone here from Craiova that could tell me?

Offtopic:
Do you happen to know a Place or Shop that builts aquariums? I am wondering if it would be cheaper for me to get my 70x70x50 Cube here in germany or buy it from a local (any place between craiova and bucarest) aquarium builder.(Especially considering the transportation risk.)

Greetings,
Philip

Please excuse the bad romanian of google translator:

Numele meu este Philip. Am 28 ??de ani si sunt din Germania, ci se muta la Craiova în luna octombrie. Totul a început 2009 cu un rezervor mic litri ?i 60 pentru so?ia mea. Acum am vândut doar meu de 300 litri rezervor de sud America, în scopul de a trece la România. Din moment ce nu sunt de planificare pentru a iesi hobby-ul meu iubit vreau s? intre în contact cu alte acvaristi din România, care m-ar putea ajuta cu subiecte cum ar fi: waterquality / valori ?i constructor de acvariu ?i magazine bune de pe?te

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Original Text:
My name is Philip, i am 28 years old and i am from germany but moving to craiova in october. It all started 2009 with a small 60 Liter tank for my wife. Now i just sold my 300 liter south america tank in order to move to romania. Since i am not planning to quit my beloved hobby i want to get in touch with other aquarists from romania who could help me with the topics like: waterquality/values and aquarium builder and good fish shops.