I Have A Pair

[ICEEGRL]

I have finally figured out the difference. I do have a pair of peppered that like each other. They stay in a T position alot, but I haven't gotten any eggs yet. This has been going on for a couple of weeks that I know of. How long will they do this before giving eggs? What behaviors should I be looking for? They just lay around together all the time. None of my corys are very active (when I am looking)lol
I hear about how active they are, but mine seem to be quite lazy now that they have gotten bigger. Is this normal?

How do you get freeze dried bloodworms to sink. I have tried soaking them and putting them in with a turkey baster, but they just float back to the top. How do you get them down to the corys?

Also... where do you get live black worms?

I have the pair in the 10g with my molly fry so they won't be messed with so much. Should I put them back in with the others? I just wanted to keep the eggs from being eaten. I was planning to remove the parents after the spawning and leave the eggs there. Will this be ok? (If they ever spawn)

What is the happy dance and the sexy dance I keep hearing about?
What behaviors mean what? I don't know what I am looking for?

Any and all info is much appreciated!
Thanks

 

[ICEEGRL]

Anyone?

 

[PC1963]

Hi ICEEGRL

As you said your peppered T position a lot but never see egg You should have some eggs already, normally pepered don't deposit egg on the glass tank. They like to hiding eggs or deposit eggs under plants leaf. But sometime they will deposit on the glass tank. If you have plants in your tank or plastic plants, check on it.

Peppered female can grow real big and fat, but male pepperd stay small size.

The freeze dried bloodworm normally wouldn't sinking easy. Most freeze dried bloodworm using for floating food and for top water feeding. I recommended to using frozen bloodworm and much easy to find than live black worms. If you want to get live black worms, checking with your specialize fish store in your town or someone in the forum will let you know where to mail order.

About the cory eggs I usually remove them from parents tank and place on the other smaller tank with air stone and heat, I place egg on the glass wall. Leave the parents in the tank and they will repeat spwaning every other day.

Will let someone else answer your other question.

 

[ICEEGRL]

Thanks for the info. I am trying to watch for eggs. I still haven't seen any. She is really big. I know they are thinking about it... I just don't know if I am missing it or they just haven't yet. I don't think they like this tank. It is alot smaller than the one they are used to, and it doesn't have any big plants like the other one either. I think I am going to put them back in the big tank in the morning. I will just have to watch closer for the eggs and hope I can get to them before the other fish. I am only wanting to raise a few any way. surely I will be able to save a dozen or so if they spawn that often.
Thanks again

 

[PC1963]

Thanks for the info. I am trying to watch for eggs. I still haven't seen any. She is really big. I know they are thinking about it... I just don't know if I am missing it or they just haven't yet. I don't think they like this tank. It is alot smaller than the one they are used to, and it doesn't have any big plants like the other one either. I think I am going to put them back in the big tank in the morning. I will just have to watch closer for the eggs and hope I can get to them before the other fish. I am only wanting to raise a few any way. surely I will be able to save a dozen or so if they spawn that often.
Thanks again

ICEEGRL

When C. peppered spwaning usually laid a lot of eggs, if you have small amount of plants it should be fine. The female will swimming around and find spot for depositing her eggs. Mine are normally spwaning in the morning time every 2-3 days. Please keep checking when you see activity and spending time watch them soon you will see where your cory laid and hidding here eggs.

Good luck finding and you will enjoy.

 

[ICEEGRL]

All they seem to do in this tank is hide. I was beginning to think I had done the wrong thing by putting them in there. They did come out and play some in the plants in the other tank. I wasn't getting eggs so I moved the pair to the fry tank to keep the other fish from messing with them. Now I think they are lonely or frightened. They won't even come out with me anywhere near the tank. They didn't do that before. I don't think they like the smaller tank.
I want them happy so I am going to put them back in their tank. I will try to watch closer for eggs. That is why I was asking for bahaviors or signs to look for so I would know when to expect eggs. I have never had egg fish breed. All I have ever done was livebearers so this is completely new to me. They had been doing the T thing for a week before I knew that meant anything.
I can't find in all my searches anything that explains bahoviors and what they mean. (just some signs of sickness)
I will also be posting later about a couple of other issues I am having. (green water in another tank, and a cory I can not identify.) I have to find the adapter for my camera so I can download the pics. I am in the middle of an office redo so lots of things are missing at the moment.
For now I need to know some of the behaviors to look for, and I need to know if putting the eggs in the 10g with about 15 molly fry. They are about 2 or 3 weeks old. They are not in salt water. The only way I have room for them is to condition them for fresh water.

 

[ICEEGRL]

OK... I missed it, but I have eggs!
I guess they just wanted to get back in the bigger tank.
I have a few problems now...
1. The eggs aren't beige. They are white. Does that mean they aren't fertile?
2. She put them on the heater and the intake to the filter!
3. When I tried to move them I could not get them to stick to the wall of the other tank. They were not very sticky. (almost not at all) They were glued where she had them though. So how do you get them to stick when you move them?
4. What is the meth blue for? Can I use pimafix or melafix instead? I don't have meth blue.

Thanks bunches!

 

[Rhiannon]

How do you get freeze dried bloodworms to sink. I have tried soaking them and putting them in with a turkey baster, but they just float back to the top. How do you get them down to the corys?

my freeze dried blood worms always sink.

I have a UGF and an internal, and when I started using my internal, they just go everywhere, the fish couldnt catch them, so now I turn off the internal during feeding time (for all different feeds) and now they re sink.

 

[PC1963]

OK... I missed it, but I have eggs!
I guess they just wanted to get back in the bigger tank.
I have a few problems now...
1. The eggs aren't beige. They are white. Does that mean they aren't fertile?
2. She put them on the heater and the intake to the filter!
3. When I tried to move them I could not get them to stick to the wall of the other tank. They were not very sticky. (almost not at all) They were glued where she had them though. So how do you get them to stick when you move them?
4. What is the meth blue for? Can I use pimafix or melafix instead? I don't have meth blue.

Thanks bunches!

Congratulation, finding eggs. If egg are white that's mean they aren't fertile, but first cory laid eggs clear and if fertile will become darker. If is not fertile will stay clear and next 1-2 day fungal will developing. Your cory will hiding egg around filter and termo when you remove them some time will not stick and you can place on the plant leaf but if you have more experince about removing the eggs you can press a littler harder against the glass wall [but not recommned if don't have experince, will damage the eggs].

The Methylene Blue is safe for use with fish eggs and fry for the prevention of fungal infections. Yes, you can using melafix to prevention of fungal infections.

Make sure you have water circulation in your tank when you place the cory eggs/ heat.