So happy to say that all four of my otos were visible tonight! They were all attached to the glass. I also can see some of the leaves have been cleaned by them. Much thanks to the oto clean team!
I'm not positive, but I think I have four males and one female ram. At least three of them have the colors and fins of males. They are also defending territories. Again, I see no damage, so I think the fighting is "normal" behavior. Mostly they charge at each other and very infrequently make contact with their mouths. But, when they go at each other, I don't seem them bite each other. No fin damage or anything. I guess there is stress but I don't know. It's a 75 gallon tank with a bunch of hiding areas, as you can see in the pictures.
One interesting thing: when the smaller ram was charging at the other, his face flashed into a bright yellow color! It was quite striking to see! I have never noticed fish changing color that fast in my tank. I have seen the ram be very pale when I first got them home. I have seen very pale neon tetras, too. I know that happy neons have very bright colors. But, I don't see the flashing colors like that.
I am still dealing with a bacterial bloom. At least, that's what it looks like, to me. In some of the pictures, you can see the "white particles."
Tonight, I noticed the two rams watching me. They were a little freaked out by the camera but seemed interested to see what I was doing. Most of the fish I'm used to seem to ignore me, except for the cory cats who usually scatter if I move too quickly. Sometimes the otos seem spooked by me. But, the rams were obviously checking me out tonight. That was interesting. It shows how intelligent, relatively speaking, cichlids can be.
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