Schistura Balteata Eggs/breeding

[Thomas1209]

Hi,
Not really a cat but at the LFS I work we have a schistura balteata that's visibly full of eggs. Anyone who knows anything about their breeding? There's little to no information on the internet.

Cheers,
Thomas

[bekateen]

Wow, those are some seriously visible (and big) eggs!

Cheers, Eric

[Dave Rinaldo]

For others....Mark Duffills (with permission) response on their FB page. "These fish have been bred several times by different aquarists, I would say that those are not eggs but tumours or something similar.
I’ve had females holding eggs several times and nothing like that.
I’ve seen similar in Schistura corica and it died when one of the lumps/tumours burst through the skin"

[Thomas1209]

But how does it look like when they're holding then haha. It's look seemed odd to me, but I'm hoping for the best

[bekateen]

I think the evidence for these not being eggs is how far forward and dorsal on the body these objects are. Eggs would be much more posterior and limited to lower abdomen.

[Thomas1209]

Yes that's what I also noticed. However, there are some species of catfish where the eggs attach to the bottom of the fish. I was wondering how the breeding would go with this species.

But if they are indeed tumors, are these specie-specific or has anyone seen them with other fish too?

Cheers,
Thomas