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Zoepop

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Hi,

On Sunday morning I went to check on my four bronze corys who were in my hospital tank as I'd been treating them for a fungus infection...well they must have been feeling a lot better as my tank was covered in eggs!

I've collected them up and they are in a breeder net to get the air moving around them and protect them from hungry parents my question is though when do I remove eggs that I think are infertile?

most of the eggs have turned a slight shade of amber which I'm assuming are the fertilised ones? but there are a few that are white should these be removed now?

Some of the white ones are in the middle of the clump of eggs what is the best way of getting those out assuming that I should remove them? without damaging the other eggs in the clutch?

Also (sorry for all of the questions!!) been looking into fry food...should I get the decapsulated brineshrimp or set up a microworm or banana worm culture?

Thanks in advance for your halp, really excited about being a prospective parent! :)

Zoepop
 
Hi,

On Sunday morning I went to check on my four bronze corys who were in my hospital tank as I'd been treating them for a fungus infection...well they must have been feeling a lot better as my tank was covered in eggs!

I've collected them up and they are in a breeder net to get the air moving around them and protect them from hungry parents my question is though when do I remove eggs that I think are infertile?

most of the eggs have turned a slight shade of amber which I'm assuming are the fertilised ones? but there are a few that are white should these be removed now?

Some of the white ones are in the middle of the clump of eggs what is the best way of getting those out assuming that I should remove them? without damaging the other eggs in the clutch?

Also (sorry for all of the questions!!) been looking into fry food...should I get the decapsulated brineshrimp or set up a microworm or banana worm culture?

Thanks in advance for your halp, really excited about being a prospective parent! :)

Zoepop
the amber eggs are indeed the fertilised eggs but give the others a chance dont throw then away yet. if the eggs are not furry then they wont harm the others. if they are starting to go furry then they are covered in fungus and should be removed asap to stop the fungus spreading. for feeding try hikari first bites for the first few days to a week then the best results i have had was using a microworm culture.
good luck with them and keep us posted :good:
 
a couple of dozen tiny babies this morning...and more looking like they're on the way...looks like I'm going to be busy!!

wish me luck...off to get some fry food this morning...
 
Hi Zoepop :)

Congratulations! I hope you will keep us up to date with their progress as they grow up. :D
 
congratulations :good: dont forget to do plenty of water changes and keep the substrate very clean to help prevent any bacterial problems.
 
congratulations :good: dont forget to do plenty of water changes and keep the substrate very clean to help prevent any bacterial problems.


Thanks everyone :) can't count them all but looks like about 40 at the moment and still unhatched eggs! I currently have them in a little tank which has a bare bottom and a sponge filter but all of the fish are in a breeder net at the moment within the tank, had the eggs in there while they were hatching so I could keep them aerated, would I be better keeping them in there for a while until they get a little bigger? or should I let them out into the tank after putting a layer of sand down.

You mentioned about keeping the sand clean mattlee what would be the best way of doing that without getting the little fish sucked up my siphon? so many questions sorry!!
 
Congrats on your wee fry :good:

If you put them in the tank with a little sand,use a piece of airline tube,so you can suck out the bits in the sands and avoid the fry :)

Good luck with them :good:
 
congratulations :good: dont forget to do plenty of water changes and keep the substrate very clean to help prevent any bacterial problems.


Thanks everyone :) can't count them all but looks like about 40 at the moment and still unhatched eggs! I currently have them in a little tank which has a bare bottom and a sponge filter but all of the fish are in a breeder net at the moment within the tank, had the eggs in there while they were hatching so I could keep them aerated, would I be better keeping them in there for a while until they get a little bigger? or should I let them out into the tank after putting a layer of sand down.

You mentioned about keeping the sand clean mattlee what would be the best way of doing that without getting the little fish sucked up my siphon? so many questions sorry!!
airline hose like harlequins stated is ideal. it takes a while but its not going to suck up the fry from the otherside of the tank.... also stir the sand a few times a week with your fingers after cleaning. corys grow quite slowly compared to some fish so i would let them free in the tank and with the right care and diet in a few months they should be a decent size to put in the main tank, sell or give away. i would highly recommend the microworm culture though for their food. just dont put loads in at once and feed lightly 2 or 3 times per day. :good: good luck with them :good:
 
Thanks again for the advice and info :)

i took the rest of the unhatched eggs out today as I didn't want them to dirty the water, got about 60 little tiny fry, I'm going to get the filter sorted tomorrow to make sure it's safe then I'll add a layer of dand to the tank and release them!

Just another quick question if you don't mind...sorry if it's a really stupid question but how do I start the suction off if using the airtube? (I'm hoping the answer isn't suck it!!) :)
 
:lol: yep you gotta suck it :sick: , suck it gently and pull it away from your mouth quick or else... :lol:
 
I've popped them into the newly set up tank....



the little fry aren't moving much at the moment just sitting round on the bottom but that's normal right??

They seem to be really happy huddled together under the end of the heater!



(I've left the pics big as the fry are so tiny so you can click them if you want a look :)

my microworms should be here in the morning, popped a little bit of finely crushed flake in today just incase they were hungry but they didn't seem to touch it.

I also bought myself a couple of meters of new airpipe for cleaning the tank...thought I'd get a long bit so I had plenty of time to see the water coming!!! :lol:
 
Nice tank and cute fry :good:

Personally i would angle the heater a little more up the tank away from the bottom,although it has a plastic cap on the end,it may get a heat spot being so close to the bottom :)

The fry don't normally move much for the first few days,and will become more active once they've used their egg sac up and start hunting for food.
Keep the bottom clean of food etc has already mentioned and they should do fine,good plan having a longer air line :sick: :lol:
 

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