Eggs :) (now With Added Fry)

[ShoC]

Okay so I just popped home from work to check I had turned the CO2 on my tank on (I had)
But noticed my cory Bronze/Albino has laid eggs ( only 7 ) they were bright white is it possible I disturbed them? and they will continue to lay more later? as I'm guessing they are freshly laid?

or do they lay 50+ in one hit? I hope not as it might mean my catfish had a feast..


p.s First fish eggs I have EVER had I'm so chuffed

 

[Cooper2085]

They normally lay quite a few. My albinos spawned for the first time last week (although the father may have been a Panda...) and there were 30 eggs.

 

[ShoC]

Well after I got home from work there was about 10 eggs left
I doubt I'll have any survivors from the batch but I can only hope.

I used a credit card to get them off the glass, is it common for people to end up having some get damaged whilst doing this ???

My only option is to use a fine mesh breeding net for them until they are no longer small enough to be eaten,

I have a heavily planted tank so hopefully some eggs might be elsewhere

I did notice weird behavior from my albino cory
it would kind of shimmy on the spot where the eggs were and also on a plant? what does this behavior mean

 

[ICEEGRL]

That is how the female places the eggs.

 

[ShoC]

Hmm..

No eggs were coming out when being done,
Must have been empty. and I guess If I'm sucessfull I'll have some albino's about
Hopefully they spawn again in a few weeks.. as I only managed to get about 10 I think
of them 4/6 are brownish

 

[ShoC]

Sorry for this bumb but....

My eggs have finally come alive I have 3 fry that I can see and could have another 6 maximum I think

but they are not in a seperate tank in a breeder net (fine material)
Next time (fingers crossed) when I spot the eggs I'll setup a seperate tank with a sponge filter.
But what has confused me is how do people get their tank ready so fast or do they use a tank not cycled...

and Im strugling with food .. I bought Hikari fish bites (for fry) but it don't sink that I have noticed..
so I crushed flakes up very fine and along with sinking food.... I'm worried they wont find food to eat

 

[Cory_Dad]

Congratulations of the fry!

You don't have to crush up the First Bites, just soak it in water for a bit then pour the resulting slurry into the tank. I turn off the air stone and filter a few minutes before I pour it in just to stop the circulation so that the food sinks to the bottom faster. When it's been down there for a couple of minutes I turn the air stones back on.

Cheers.

 

[ShoC]

Wow so I spent ages trying to get them to spawn now they wont stop =0
I wonder if it's because they finally feel comfortable in my tank?

but my question is will the fry that are going to have a 3/5 be a risk to the Eggs/fry?

Also how would I maintain a cycled fry tank??

add ammonia/fish food peridoicaly (when no fry are present,
or should I keep part of the sponge inside my Cannister?

Just curious as I plan to make this easier for myself next time which currently I'm sure there will be hehe
p.s Does pets at home buy fish from people?

thanks in advance
Carl