They started hatching the day I was going to get the hose. One day early. I was afraid to try then. I’ve ordered some java moss and I put a moss ball in. I hope they just all get along. Oh, one more egg hatched this morning. I left about 4. Glad I did.Worked well for @mbsqw1d and I! @mbsqw1d cut the frame down to size to get tights over it, I wanted to try to keep the frame intact but my own tights were too small, so went out and bought an extra large pair and with some real work, managed to get a leg of those over the frame! File and buff your nails first so you don't ladder them
That's not 100% true...
Since I made the genius decision of positioning the tank in a chimney breast, I have a limited amount of space to work with for getting stuff in/out of the tank 
so.. had to cut it down to fit through the gap! But, i suppose, yeh, the tight/sock thing wouldnt have fit over the full sized frame 
How many times have you rued the day you thought that spot would perfect for a tank?That's not 100% true...
Oh that's awesome!! Heartening to see you have more than you thought!
I agree. Some of mine appeared to have too large of a head for the tiny body to support. I was talking to my friend last night who said the same thing about lab testing. I have one that is swimming so fast across the tank now. Amazing as tomorrow is one week for a few of them. I just want to give them the best life I can while they are here. I have been reading and losing Cory fry in large amounts is quite common. They are such hardy fish as they mature so this surprising. Breeders are trying to find better ways to raise the fry and lower the mortality rate. I bet you find more fry. They are good at hiding.Oh that's awesome!! Heartening to see you have more than you thought!
Mine blend so well into the sand, and I've had a difficult time getting an accurate head count since they hatched even, I've pretty much given up counting until they get bigger! lol. I was taking each loss so hard, it's almost better not to know how many I have exactly. I feel like I lost a lot, since I thought I counted 12 or 13 on Tuesday, lost one on Wednesday, then could only count seven or eight yesterday. But that many bodies couldn't have vanished, I'd have found them if they'd died when cleaning. So I'm hoping that there's more than I thought, just hard to see in the sand and in a breeder box.
They seem to be a little bigger each day, so I'm just going to do the same, continue feeding, cleaning, keeping the water good, and as long as I see some babies wriggling around, I'm hoping for the best and that some of them make it at least.
As for whether it's bacterial/water etc, I think it would be impossible to tell without lab testing. We can't see what's going on internally, perhaps a decent chunk of them don't develop properly, and that part is out of our hands. I know that the one I lost Wednesday was smaller than the others, he just didn't seem to thrive as well as the bigger ones, despite plenty of food available.
Ooohh, I'd love to read any articles you find about cory fry having relatively high mortality rates, I haven't delved into it too much yet, but it is disheartening to find more losses (another one of mine isn't as big as the others and seems to be dying, struggling to swim). Today I counted seven that look good, number eight is that weak one that I think will pass soon.I agree. Some of mine appeared to have too large of a head for the tiny body to support. I was talking to my friend last night who said the same thing about lab testing. I have one that is swimming so fast across the tank now. Amazing as tomorrow is one week for a few of them. I just want to give them the best life I can while they are here. I have been reading and losing Cory fry in large amounts is quite common. They are such hardy fish as they mature so this surprising. Breeders are trying to find better ways to raise the fry and lower the mortality rate. I bet you find more fry. They are good at hiding.
I’ve just been doing searches but will get URL’s for further ones.
