cories spawned today

[rick999]

i've had some corry eggs i think stuck to the side of the tank there albinos but what i can't tell is how i know that mummy has eggs cus i have a empty tank waiting for the next time they look ready to lay

 

[balloon molly]

hijacked thread but anyways the male who is smaller would be chasing
the much larger female

 

[Inchworm]

hijacked thread but anyways the male who is smaller would be chasing
the much larger female

Hi balloon molly

I was wondering if you are anticipating another spawning and thought I'd ask you what kind of preparations you are making for it. Two weeks is frequently enough time to pass before a second spawning happens, especially if they are C. aeneus or peppered corys, so you might want to be ready for it.

Have you set up a breeding tank? Are you feeding live or frozen blackworms, tubifex or bloodworms? This will help to increase the number of eggs that are laid. I would strongly suggest setting up a separate tank where the corys can lay the eggs and then be removed. This will allow the fry room to hatch and grow undisturbed. Unfortunately, moving eggs often damages them.

What kind of corys do you have?

 

[balloon molly]

i have c.aenus cories.my albinos were the ones breeding
yes i have a seperate tank for them
it is ready for them the next time they spawn.
i was feeding them frozen bloodworms and algae wafers
ill try again at cory breeding

 

[Inchworm]

Hi balloon molly

I'm glad that you did not get discouraged by your first attempt at spawning your corys. C. aeneus are good choices and I expect you will have better luck next time.

Why not move the corys into the breeding tank now so that when they are ready they can spawn there, and afterward you can move them and leave the eggs untouched? That's how I like to do it and I've had very good success that way.

 

[balloon molly]

because i have an uneven amount of cories should i leave an extra cory in there with the breeder pair to keep them company?

 

[Inchworm]

because i have an uneven amount of cories should i leave an extra cory in there with the breeder pair to keep them company?

Hi balloon molly

Corys are schooling fish and like to have others around, so unless you actually have a cory that likes to eat eggs, and you won't know that until it happens (which it probably won't) keep them all together since they are the same kind.

If you have two females, you will not know which will spawn until they actually do it. If you have one female and two males, she will probably mate with both of them which will increase the proportion of fertilized eggs that result.

So you see, keeping them together is usually a very good idea.