Cory Eggs!

[sekhmut0402]

Got some! Have managed to rescue quite a lot of eggs, so fingers crossed... !!

 

[Rez]

Got some! Have managed to rescue quite a lot of eggs, so fingers crossed... !!

Congratulations, Aeneus fry are pretty hardy so raising them is by no means impossible. How many eggs did you rescue, and what kind of set-up do you have for them?



Rez B)

 

[sekhmut0402]

Got some! Have managed to rescue quite a lot of eggs, so fingers crossed... !!

Congratulations, Aeneus fry are pretty hardy so raising them is by no means impossible. How many eggs did you rescue, and what kind of set-up do you have for them?



Rez B)

Hi

Rescued most of the eggs laid and transferred them to a small tank - no gravel or light, just air driven filter and heater. The water in the tank was taken directly from the one where the eggs were laid.

Fingers crossed

 

[Barracuda518]

Be careful adding a filter that soon. The fry are very small when they hatch and can very easily get sucked up by the filter.

 

[sekhmut0402]

Thanx for the tip - we put it in to keep the water moving, would just an air stone be better?

 

[Barracuda518]

Thanx for the tip - we put it in to keep the water moving, would just an air stone be better?

I put an airstone directly under the eggs to have a constant water flow over them. I also kept the airstone after that to add oxygen in the water and didnt even have a filter for 3-4 weeks. You have to do 20% water changes everyday to keep the water clean and it helps the fry grow quicker.

Good Luck

 

[sekhmut0402]

Filter swapped for air stone, let's see how we get on...

If they've not hatched in five days, shall I give up on this batch?

 

[Barracuda518]

Filter swapped for air stone, let's see how we get on...

If they've not hatched in five days, shall I give up on this batch?

The eggs should hatch in 3-4 days. How did you move them?

 

[sekhmut0402]

Some I gently scraped of with a razor blade, others stuck to my fingers and were transferred onto the sides of the little tank. So two (ish) more days to go hopefully...

 

[Inchworm]

Hi sekhmut

Good luck with hatching the eggs.

Have you given some thought to what you will feed them when they do?

 

[sekhmut0402]

They didn't hatch - lost them all Fungus

 

[Inchworm]

Hi sekhmut

I just read your new thread and hope you don't give up trying to breed them. Cory fry are the cutest little things.

 

[sekhmut0402]

We're not giving up don't worry

 

[guppy_man]

dont give up, i had alot of eggs with fungus on and some actually hatched and the others that had no fungi hatched after 4 days. they are all healthy.
Can someone tell me how long it will take for them to grow to the size to go in my community tank
they hatched 2 days ago

 

[Inchworm]

Can someone tell me how long it will take for them to grow to the size to go in my community tank
they hatched 2 days ago

Hi guppy_man

It will depend on how much and what you feed them. A diet high in protein will help them grow faster. For best growth, feed them often and do daily or even twice daily water changes to keep the leftovers from spoiling.