Could my oto be carrying eggs??

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I have seen some spawning behaviour circling each other on the glass before vanishing into the dense planting. I believe judging on body shape that right now I have two females and three males. The females have been looking much more rounded in the tummy lately, and I think when I took these photos, one of them seemed to be carrying eggs between her pelvic fins? Any thoughts? All of these following photos are of the same fish taken over the same 5-10 minute span. Sorry for the photo spamming, not sure what might be useful to someone who knows what they're doing.
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Taken at the same time, this is the other suspected female
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Let’s hope so!

I don’t know if there is anyone on here that has ever breed Otos - I definitely can’t give you any advice.

Good luck though! Hope someone can answer. :)
 
Well if that's the case mine should have dropped them 10 times over :rofl:
LOL, it's normal for well fed otos to have rounded tummies. These girls have just been extra rounded recently, more so than the normal happy round oto belly :)
 

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