Found 56 Eggs- Lost Them All

[mattlee]

put an airstone in the container holding the eggs to give better water movement. i put mine in a large yoghurt pot filled with tank water and an airstone added and it works very well

 

[Harlequins]

Congrats on you peppers spawning fab pic of t-position

I agree with matt,pop an airstone in the trap,out of choice i would use a tub with an airstone has opposed to the trap mainly because if the eggs hatch,the fry are so tiny,they may well get through the slits.

I have 99.9% hatch rate by putting the eggs in a fine gauge catching net with the airstone underneath,then once they hatch they're safe within the net


Good luck with the eggs.

 

[LilyRose Tank]

thanks harlequins. shall transfer them to a net now. I am so excited!!!

 

[Harlequins]

Hope to hear you have wee fry in a few days

Just remember to take out any eggs that go white or furry has they will affect the good ones,i found these are normally noticeable after the first 24 hrs

 

[LilyRose Tank]

yeah. i shall check them for that.
i have put them into thefry tank, they are still in the hatchery, so if they hatch into the fry tank it wont matter as they can't be eaten by the platy fry. there is a venturi aeration filter in there, so lots of o2 flying around. thanks for the heads up. x

 

[Harlequins]

Word of caution,depends how big your platy fry are,has they will eat owt that moves...

 

[LilyRose Tank]

the fry are only a week old.....plus today, had a slight accident......the trap tipped, and most of the eggs fell into the tank!!!!! will they be ok?

 

[Harlequins]

Unsure - the fry may nibble them...

 

[LilyRose Tank]

oh crap....lets hope they are hiding under the sand

 

[Harlequins]

You could always try getting them back out with a turkey baster,fingers crossed they make it...

 

[LilyRose Tank]

I sieved the sand with a tea strainer, and found 30 eggs,from what i can see a few of them have white dots developing...is that a good sign?
I assumed the fry would be brown, or could there be a few albino perhaps? ideas anyone?

 

[Harlequins]

The eggs my corys have had have been creamy colour with black dot in the middle of the growing fry, if it has white dots they may be infertile...

 

[LilyRose Tank]

ok shall keep an eye on them....but the white dot is developing....getting bigger? could they be albinos?

 

[LilyRose Tank]

well today there is indeed development. I can see the embryo developments, a little curl of black with a distinct head ens and tail end....absolutely beautiful. still have white ones too...but plenty ( about 25) with little blackish bodies....so sweet. I wander when they'll hatch, the tank is around 26/27 degrees, so will this mean a faster development time?

 

[Harlequins]

Eggs are sounding good

Temperature can play a part in how fast they hatch,you temp is very high for corys,i would lower it slowly ideally around 22-25 degrees.My fry tanks are sent at 22 degrees and rises when it hot outside to 23.5,and my main tank is normally around 24.5- 25 degrees.which is heading towards the top end for most corys.

Cory eggs can vary but usually they hatch around 4-5 days after laying