Hi CTGoldfish
Please have patience and do not bump your thread. You will get the help you need.
Let me explain about the fungus. There are several possible reasons why you might have this growing on your eggs. It will usually indicate that the eggs are infertile or damaged in some way, or that there has been insufficient water movement around them. In your case I suspect that the eggs were crushed or otherwise harmed when you were moving them.
Eggs are delicate but can be moved successfully once you have had a little practice. It helps if you can move them at just the right stage of their development, but this is not always possible. When they are newly spawned they are very soft and can burst if you touch them. As time goes by they firm up a bit and you will find that they are sticky. At this stage you can easily roll them on to your finger and then roll them on to another surface. As more time passes, they will continue to become firmer and lose their stickiness. If you try to move them at this stage they are apt to float away and sink.
It's very necessary to keep water moving over the eggs. If you notice, they corys are most likely to deposit them where there is current from the filter or airstone. The idea is to duplicate this situation.
Chemicals can help prevent fungus but nothing will replace moving water. I use methylene blue sometimes, but just as often I don't add anything to the water.
Once the eggs have developed fungus on them, there is nothing you can do at that point. Your best bet is to condition your fish by feeding them well on live foods, or frozen blackworms and other nutritious foods and get ready for them to spawn again.
As for the newly hatched fry, if you can remove them from the rest and put them into a clean container with tank water from the parents' tank, you can cover them will a little filter squeezings. Their first foods will then be the microorganisms that grow in it. Remember that they will be absorbing their yolk sacs for the first day or so and will not need food immediately. Try using a teaspoon to scoop the tiny fry out of the water. You are less likely to hurt them than if you use a net.
If you are thinking about setting up a breeding tank for them, conserve your filter media since you might have to use it to clone the second tank.
Please have patience and do not bump your thread. You will get the help you need.
Let me explain about the fungus. There are several possible reasons why you might have this growing on your eggs. It will usually indicate that the eggs are infertile or damaged in some way, or that there has been insufficient water movement around them. In your case I suspect that the eggs were crushed or otherwise harmed when you were moving them.
Eggs are delicate but can be moved successfully once you have had a little practice. It helps if you can move them at just the right stage of their development, but this is not always possible. When they are newly spawned they are very soft and can burst if you touch them. As time goes by they firm up a bit and you will find that they are sticky. At this stage you can easily roll them on to your finger and then roll them on to another surface. As more time passes, they will continue to become firmer and lose their stickiness. If you try to move them at this stage they are apt to float away and sink.
It's very necessary to keep water moving over the eggs. If you notice, they corys are most likely to deposit them where there is current from the filter or airstone. The idea is to duplicate this situation.
Chemicals can help prevent fungus but nothing will replace moving water. I use methylene blue sometimes, but just as often I don't add anything to the water.
Once the eggs have developed fungus on them, there is nothing you can do at that point. Your best bet is to condition your fish by feeding them well on live foods, or frozen blackworms and other nutritious foods and get ready for them to spawn again.
As for the newly hatched fry, if you can remove them from the rest and put them into a clean container with tank water from the parents' tank, you can cover them will a little filter squeezings. Their first foods will then be the microorganisms that grow in it. Remember that they will be absorbing their yolk sacs for the first day or so and will not need food immediately. Try using a teaspoon to scoop the tiny fry out of the water. You are less likely to hurt them than if you use a net.
If you are thinking about setting up a breeding tank for them, conserve your filter media since you might have to use it to clone the second tank.