Cory Catfish Fry

[gibbster]

HI, my peppered cory catfish just laid eggs and i was wondering how long before they hatch.. and what should i feed them when they do hatch?

 

[chokko]

approx 5 days to hatch

i originally moved eggs to a small uncycled tank so big fish wont eat them. using breeder net always ends up with fungussed eggs for me.

when they hatch, i rotate feeding my pepper fry with frozen rotifers, spectrum small fry starter, hikari first bites...2 or 3 times a day

use a pippette to place the food right on the sand in front of the fry, so it doesnt make the water too messy.

at the first sign of a fry floating in water listless (cause the water isnt being filtered as well as main tank), i move the remaining fry back to main tank

java moss balls in the tank provide good hiding and i think the fry nibble on organisms that live on the java moss

 

[gibbster]

i have the eggs in a net breeder in the main tank so it has flow, and ive looked fo java moss balls in my local pet stores and cant seem to find them,, do you have any idea where to get them?... Thank you for answering.