How To Stop Eggs Being Eaten?

[fishy55599]

is there anyway to stop my corys eating their eggs?
as they usually end up as little white flat dots on my glass

Also when they lay they dont lay many, anything i can do to make them lay more

 

[Si_B]

You can carefully scrape the eggs into a net with a credit card or something, then put them in a breeder net, which hooks on the side of your tank.

 

[emma12321]

i roll them off with my finger and float them in the tank in an icecream tub with an airstone

also lots of water changes with cooler water and lots of live foods makes them spawn more and they like a pretty good current in the tank

 

[Inchworm]

The best thing to do to keep the eggs from being eaten is to remove all the fish from the tank after spawning is complete. Then the tank can be used to hatch and raise the fry.

You will get an appropriate number of eggs from the species of corydoras you have if they are properly conditioned before they spawn. This means feeding them generous amounts of food and increasing the amount of meaty food in their diet. Keep in mind that some species of cory might spawn hundreds of eggs at a time while others might just produce a few.

 

[fishy55599]

The best thing to do to keep the eggs from being eaten is to remove all the fish from the tank after spawning is complete. Then the tank can be used to hatch and raise the fry.

You will get an appropriate number of eggs from the species of corydoras you have if they are properly conditioned before they spawn. This means feeding them generous amounts of food and increasing the amount of meaty food in their diet. Keep in mind that some species of cory might spawn hundreds of eggs at a time while others might just produce a few.

They get fed bloodworms every morning, flakes in afternoon, and after the lights go out they get catfish pellets.

What do you do to get them to lay?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi fishy55599

What kind of corys are you trying to get to spawn?

Some corys, like C. aeneus (bronze or albino), C. paleatus (peppered corys) C. pandas, and many of the others will spawn readily without much special attention from you. To give them encouragement, try to make their living conditions similar to what nature would do during the spawning season.

In South America, where most of the corys originate, they alternate between having dry seasons and rainy ones. During the dry season (think "summer") the streams and rivers dry up a bit and the chemicals in the water become concentrated. The water warms up some and the flow downstream slows.

Then the rains come. By this time it's getting cooler out and the heavy rains fill the streams and rivers. This dilutes the natural chemicals in them, and causes them to flow faster and become more oxygenated. This is what the corys have been waiting for to spawn.

The idea is to imitate their natural conditions so they believe the conditions will be right for their fry to survive and thrive as they grow to maturity. This can be done by giving your tank a good cleaning and water change. Rinse out the filter and stir the sand or vacuum the gravel as well. If you fill the tank with slightly cooler water and turn off the heater if you have one running, this is often enough to do the trick. I like to increase the amount of meat in their diet at this time too.

 

[fishy55599]

yeah it is bronze.
how often do cool w/c need to be done.
so if i turn the heater off the corys will be ok?