Otocin Babies!

[fishorama]

Congrats on the oto babies & the beautiful tank.

 

[skillful abbot]

wait i thought breeding otos where semi difficult lol

Apparently they are. I either got lucky or those are baby mini bushynose plecs. We shall see.

What kind of plants are in your tank. That looks really nice and green!

Thanks Double Oh Smurf. I have three types of J. Fern, Bolbitis, and Anubias nana 'pucci'. Also have several stems of Amazon chidome [Pennywort] Thats it. Its the same tank as in my avatar, but a few months ago I pulled out all the riccia and stem plants.

pH: ~6.5
tmp: 26.5°

 

[skillful abbot]

UPDATE: Otocin or Plec babies? [new pics]

Just took some more pictures of the little guys. These came out pretty good. So I am asking for your help . . . Do you think these are otocin kittens or plec kittens?

I am still leaning toward otos.... but after hearing all the replies about it being somewhat of a phenomenon I lost some of my confidence.

Anyway the pics!

[last pic is of one of my mini bushies... notice the prominent bristles, the other one has none, also in the pic is a Siamese algae eater and if you have a good eye, an otocin]

 

[chesterthehero]

they look like otos

IM SO JEALOUS

 

[b.greene]

Those little tails sure look like otos to me!!!

 

[pinkertd]

I'm gonna guess pleco babies because they are dark....darker than what ottos would be.

 

[Dwarf Puffers]

Great pics, SA. I'd say otos, because of the barred tailfins and the slenderness, although the main body colour makes me wonder. Maybe some have that shade of colour only when young?

 

[247Plants]

otos for sure....they do not look like pleco fry to me.......

 

[Hooked Newbie]

Maybe it's a Pleco / Oto crossbreed?

Looks like an Oto to me, but I've never seen their fry. Also, I'd trust those with pleco breeding experience personally because I've never seen hatchlings.

 

[jpappy789]

I would initially have to go with otos based on the slimness and tail markings...