felix300zx
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I'm new to the fish stuff, we have 2 adult pepper corys, i think they are classified as Corydoras Paleatus, and they have been laying eggs like crazy over the last few months. Just wanted to get some advice on how to keep these little guys alive.
Well here's the story, so for the long post
The first batch we had, lasted a couple days, we tried one of those net things that you put in the tank, well the fish didn't last long we think it's cause the quality of the water wasn't all that good at the time. Then the second batch of eggs that hatched, we bought a small 2 or 3 gallon tank can't remember. Well anyways with a air stone, and changing the water every few days.
There was about 20 or so in this batch and every day up until the 6th day, a few would die and by the 7th day we had two, and the died that day. We feed them the hikari first bites. I did notice that the food would make the tank cloudly so i figure again they died because of the water quality.
So third time is a charm. Well this time i grabbed up the eggs about 8 or so hours after they were laid, luckily there was a bunch left. She loves to lay the eggs and eat them which i think is weird but, anyways this time i looked into getting an actual filter to keep the water cleaner. Bought a small intank filter, just uses the current of the bubbles to flow. Well the eggs were in there for about 5 days and last friday they started to hatch a couple at a time, and i was like oh it looks like we had about 20 hatched, we had prob 150 or so eggs in there, and i'm thinking there are all not going to hatch anyways, but late saturday night i went and checked on them, and there was too many i couldn't count them.
So for the next few days i kept an eye on them, and on the 2nd or 3rd day i started to put the hikari first bites, and changed about 40 - 60% of the water every day, i thought that would be to much water but after the next few days im glad i've changed more than half each day as they seem to be doing really well. They started to grow fast after a couple more days, started to darken some, their fins were more visible, and even their whiskers are visible if you have a good eye. A dozen or so every once in a while will make a trip to the surface, which is so neat.
I feed them every morning and evening when get home, and i put lots, the seems to eat all night, and right before i feed their evening dinner i clean the take and wipe down the bottom. Read on the food instructions, and they say you should feed less more often rather than more less often. Will this affect them any, i can't feed them every so many hours as i work.
Well i hope my luck continues cuz i never thought fish were interesting. And these fry are so entertaining. I'll try to take some pics later tomorrow. Has anyone else had this many fry hatch and survive. I just still think its crazy that so many are still alive. I mean there are so many that i can't count them, especially since they are so active now.
Well here's the story, so for the long post
The first batch we had, lasted a couple days, we tried one of those net things that you put in the tank, well the fish didn't last long we think it's cause the quality of the water wasn't all that good at the time. Then the second batch of eggs that hatched, we bought a small 2 or 3 gallon tank can't remember. Well anyways with a air stone, and changing the water every few days.
There was about 20 or so in this batch and every day up until the 6th day, a few would die and by the 7th day we had two, and the died that day. We feed them the hikari first bites. I did notice that the food would make the tank cloudly so i figure again they died because of the water quality.
So third time is a charm. Well this time i grabbed up the eggs about 8 or so hours after they were laid, luckily there was a bunch left. She loves to lay the eggs and eat them which i think is weird but, anyways this time i looked into getting an actual filter to keep the water cleaner. Bought a small intank filter, just uses the current of the bubbles to flow. Well the eggs were in there for about 5 days and last friday they started to hatch a couple at a time, and i was like oh it looks like we had about 20 hatched, we had prob 150 or so eggs in there, and i'm thinking there are all not going to hatch anyways, but late saturday night i went and checked on them, and there was too many i couldn't count them.
So for the next few days i kept an eye on them, and on the 2nd or 3rd day i started to put the hikari first bites, and changed about 40 - 60% of the water every day, i thought that would be to much water but after the next few days im glad i've changed more than half each day as they seem to be doing really well. They started to grow fast after a couple more days, started to darken some, their fins were more visible, and even their whiskers are visible if you have a good eye. A dozen or so every once in a while will make a trip to the surface, which is so neat.
I feed them every morning and evening when get home, and i put lots, the seems to eat all night, and right before i feed their evening dinner i clean the take and wipe down the bottom. Read on the food instructions, and they say you should feed less more often rather than more less often. Will this affect them any, i can't feed them every so many hours as i work.
Well i hope my luck continues cuz i never thought fish were interesting. And these fry are so entertaining. I'll try to take some pics later tomorrow. Has anyone else had this many fry hatch and survive. I just still think its crazy that so many are still alive. I mean there are so many that i can't count them, especially since they are so active now.
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