New Baby Albino Cories Eggs

[mitmop]

hello everyone. i recently aquired some albino coris with a tank i got (in very bad condition) anyway after much tlc they have layed eggs today. i have collected them up and put them in a breeding net as i think that some of the other comunity fish may eat them. but ime not sure what i should do with them. i have baby bristlenose and baby guppies but never had cories. anyone give me any advice would be grateful thanks. (They are floating on the top of the tank in a breeding trap (net).

its like love island in my tank...guppies at it...plecs just about to mate,(doing all the dancing and teasing etc..) and now the cories...blimey.

thanks in advance.

dawn

 

[Inchworm]

Hi mitmop

Your tank sounds just lovely! It must be a joy to watch.

If you would like to try raising some corys, it might be best if you think of setting up a small tank for them. I like to get them started in a 10 gallon tank since it's big enough for the fry to grow in for a good period of time. As you will see when your eggs hatch, they are very tiny and must be protected from larger fish. Even very young guppies will try to make a meal of them.

You will also want to think about starting a microworm culture to feed them. Your guppy fry will thrive on these tiny creatures too.

Now that you know you have mature corys that will spawn for you, do give some thought to setting up a breeding tank for them. When they have spawned again you can move them back to the community tank and leave the eggs where they are without risk of damaging them.

 

[mitmop]

thanks for the advice...i am going to leave them in the breeding net for now and like you said i wil try and get hold of a small tank (think i have one in the loft from the kids). is it ok to just take the eggs out of the main tank instead of moving the cories from tank to tank? will a small sponge filter work for a small tank? in the main tank i cover the inlet pipe with sponge i shaped so that the small fish cant get in there. the things we do for the little guys. i will see how they get on in the breeding net and i have ordered some micro worms from ebay so hopefully this will all work out. well its all trial and error till you get a system going i guess. i put all the baby bristlenose in a breeding net for a month until they get bigger and that works fine. (or sometimes a few weeks until they get stronger.) but i think the best thing to do is get a small tank set up.

 

[mitmop]

hello again. well the update is i have moved them to a small 12ltr tank for now and guess what..one has hatched..realy excited and they are soooo small. unfortunatly it looks like some of the eggs are a bit furry looking but its only been 3 days will see if anymore hatch later and tomorrow. thanks for the advice.
P.S. WHAT IS A A GOOD TEMP FOR THE BABIES? I have an air pump and small filter in there.


dawn

 

[mitmop]

hello again just an update only 5 have made it and at the moment they arre 4 days old. i am not sure how much or how often to feed them i have got them some liquifry but not sure how much to put in dont want to over do it and kill them. i have a microworm culture set up but havent got any just yet. any advice would be greatful thanks. They are in a small 4 g tank just now that i use sometimes to start of my bristlenose babies in. i have a small filter running in the tank with a stocking over it to stop the babies getting sucked up.



dawn

 

[Inchworm]

Hi mitmop

You are doing good so far, considering that you were not prepared for them. If you feed the parents well on blackworms or bloodworms, you might see some more eggs soon. By the time they hatch, you will probably be getting some microworms coming up too.

If you use the LiquiFry, be especially careful to keep the water clean. Any of the liquid fry foods can pollute the water quickly.

Do you have sand in the bottom, or just bare glass? If just the glass, it's a good idea to rub it with your fingers to remove the film that forms there. This is laden with harmful bacteria and once rubbed off, can be easily removed during the water changes. You'll want to do this every day.

I like to keep the fry tanks at about 75 degrees F.

 

[mitmop]

thanks inchworm. i am only down to 4 now..hope they are ok they shocked me how tiny they are i guess. i have glass on the bottom do you think a think layer of sand would be better? i will rub the glass at the bottom today and clean it out. Can the babies eat bloodworm..tiny amounts of course? The microworm culture is shimmyin today so thats a good sign that they are getting going. How much microworm would 4 babies eat? oohhh its all new isnt it...baby plecs are much easier and less of a worry as are the guppies lol. oh well will keep plodding on with them and will keep updated on any progress.

great advice and thanks very much coudnt do without this site.

Dawn

 

[AlexAndCarmen]

Congrats, sounds like you have some cute little babies there.

Unfortunately they are still too small for bloodworms. They need to be a few months old, much bigger with bigger mouths to eat bloodworms.

A good sign that the microworm culture is shimmering. Once they start climbing up the sides of your container, they are ready to feed to your fry. I'd only add a tiny amount, a small scoop from the sides if you only have 4 fry. How often are you feeding them? I feed my fry 3 times a day.

Good luck and hope it all works out. No doubt the parents will spawn again and you'll be over run with fry.

Great to hear that you got them back to peak condition, no doubt they are happy if they're laying for you.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi mitmop

It will take a few weeks for your fry to be big enough to eat bloodworms, but as soon as they can actually do it, they will be able to digest them. That's when they will really start to grow. If you shave very fine slices off the frozen cubes, you can get some very tiny bits. I like to use a razor blade to do this.

Since you only have a few fry, you won't need to add much of the microworms, and the fry will find them. However, the good thing about them is that they will live for a while in the tank and you can clean the excess out during their daily water changes. This makes it easier to feed cory fry than it is for other kinds of fish that need to be fed several times a day.

 

[raeburter]

Cant wait for pics!!