Help! My cories spawned! What do I do??

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

I use a pipette, fits just over the bad egg and I try to suction the bad one from the clump. Or if that dont work, gently try to remove the bad egg from the bunch by hand, but its very delicate.

I tried that with the syringe, but it didn't work They were really stuck together. I managed to separate some others like that, but this last bunch, I ruined the good egg, sadly.

You can get a pin or needle and just run it between the eggs

I tried that after the syringe failed, think that's how I ruined the good egg. Used the blunt end first to try to nudge them apart, but no joy, then think I ruined it when I tried the sharp end.

Next time, I'll take some deep breaths and try to do it by hand.

Mine do look like some of yours . Maybe theres hope yet . time will tell . I only found 17 .best of luck with yours and keep us updated .I'd love to have to baby Cory's but wasn't prepared

Hope some of yours make it! It's hard to tell in the first 24 hours when you're new to this, right? I think I'll be more ruthless tomorrow with any that still look white, but some I wasn't sure of, I left in, just in case. We are in the same boat then in not expecting this, and not being prepared! How did you store your eggs?

 

[Brendanpat]

I tried that with the syringe, but it didn't work They were really stuck together. I managed to separate some others like that, but this last bunch, I ruined the good egg, sadly.

I tried that after the syringe failed, think that's how I ruined the good egg. Used the blunt end first to try to nudge them apart, but no joy, then think I ruined it when I tried the sharp end.

Next time, I'll take some deep breaths and try to do it by hand.


Hope some of yours make it! It's hard to tell in the first 24 hours when you're new to this, right? I think I'll be more ruthless tomorrow with any that still look white, but some I wasn't sure of, I left in, just in case. We are in the same boat then in not expecting this, and not being prepared! How did you store your eggs?

I didn't have much time last night cause my mrs was giving out ..I just scraped them off glass ,they were really hard and stuck well ,and put them in a Tupperware box clipped in my tank ,and didn't have any meth blue or any of that stuff that I never heard of so put some beech and oak leaves in with them . No idea if it will work

 

[Brendanpat]

I didn't have much time last night cause my mrs was giving out ..I just scraped them off glass ,they were really hard and stuck well ,and put them in a Tupperware box clipped in my tank ,and didn't have any meth blue or any of that stuff that I never heard of so put some beech and oak leaves in with them . No idea if it will work

I have 2 more breeder boxes ordered

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

I didn't have much time last night cause my mrs was giving out ..I just scraped them off glass ,they were really hard and stuck well ,and put them in a Tupperware box clipped in my tank ,and didn't have any meth blue or any of that stuff that I never heard of so put some beech and oak leaves in with them . No idea if it will work

Worth a try!
NC says to check the eggs twice a day when you can to remove any that have fungus on them, so the fungus doesn't spread to the good eggs. Have you checked them? I had to put a strong light over them and use a magnifying glass to see the fungus properly, but I'm also an old lady with bad eyesight apparently, lol. You might be able to see them more clearly.

Can you add an airstone to their tub?

 

[Brendanpat]

Worth a try!
NC says to check the eggs twice a day when you can to remove any that have fungus on them, so the fungus doesn't spread to the good eggs. Have you checked them? I had to put a strong light over them and use a magnifying glass to see the fungus properly, but I'm also an old lady with bad eyesight apparently, lol. You might be able to see them more clearly.

Can you add an airstone to their tub?

Yes I've checked them loads with my phone light . .no sign of any fungus . No I dont have any of that equipment at all I'm afraid..

 

[itiwhetu]

Any eggs that are not translucent will be infertile and should be removed regardless if they have fungus on them or not.

 

[Brendanpat]

Any eggs that are not translucent will be infertile and should be removed regardless if they have fungus on them or not.

Not translucent??I thought the translucent ones where infertile ?

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Yes I've checked them loads with my phone light . .no sign of any fungus . No I dont have any of that equipment at all I'm afraid..

Great that there's no fungus!
Which species of cory do you have again? I'm sorry, I forgot! Was it peppered cories?

Hey, try not to fret. I'm half expecting that none of mine will hatch, but this is all a good learning experience, right? Nothing like seeing it for yourself to learn how to do this.

If none of mine hatch, I've already decided I'll make sure I have a spare airpump, alder cones, live food cultures etc, then try to get my cories to spawn again. We'll know more for next time, even if it doesn't work out this time round.

 

[Brendanpat]

Great that there's no fungus!
Which species of cory do you have again? I'm sorry, I forgot! Was it peppered cories?

Hey, try not to fret. I'm half expecting that none of mine will hatch, but this is all a good learning experience, right? Nothing like seeing it for yourself to learn how to do this.

If none of mine hatch, I've already decided I'll make sure I have a spare airpump, alder cones, live food cultures etc, then try to get my cories to spawn again. We'll know more for next time, even if it doesn't work out this time round.

Exactly. Yes I'm slowly learning and gathering more supplies and things . Yes peppered cories . There my favourite of all . I'd love to have my own
. I only have 3 left from when I lost 8 with the ammonia or something. So would really love these to hatch . But same as that ,I'm not to confident about these but we'll see..

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Exactly. Yes I'm slowly learning and gathering more supplies and things . Yes peppered cories . There my favourite of all . I'd love to have my own
. I only have 3 left from when I lost 8 with the ammonia or something. So would really love these to hatch . But same as that ,I'm not to confident about these but we'll see..

Peppered cories are gorgeous! I don't know what my favourite cories are, I need to own a few more varieties before I have a favourite, lol. Bronze aren't my favourite in terms of looks; peppered and sterbai and lots of others are more striking, but I got bronze because those are what my dad already had, and got these to bump up the school number. But I do love them, they're fun little guys, and they have their own appeal. I'd like to have a school of sterbai cories when I can.

I'm sorry about the ones you lost Would be awesome if these hatch and bump your numbers up again! But they've spawned once, they can do it again, so even if this doesn't work out this time, don't give up!

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Eeek, Seriously Fish says it takes 3-4 days for bronze cory eggs to hatch. So since they laid these overnight between Friday night/Saturday morning, I could have wrigglers On Monday or Tuesday?

It's kinda scary how quickly they go from freshly laid egg to potentially, teeny tiny fry

Oh man, I hope I don't mess this up...

 

[CassCats]

3-5 days depending on species and temperatures.
Ive found aeneus to be on the 3 day side

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

3-5 days depending on species and temperatures.
Ive found aeneus to be on the 3 day side

So Monday night-Tuesday morning, they could start hatching!
I'm not ready, I'm not ready!

Can't you hop on a flight over here and do this for me please? I'm a nervous wreck!

 

[mbsqw1d]

When does the turkey baster arrive? Those things make life sooo much easier. You can use it like a leaf-blower too and shift things around that way without touching anything haha

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

When does the turkey baster arrive? Those things make life sooo much easier. You can use it like a leaf-blower too and shift things around that way without touching anything haha

Gah, I forgot to order a turkey baster! I meant to pick one up at the supermarket today, but I forgot to even look.