Should I Release My Cory Fry?

[Lynz781]

I feel it may be time to move my cory fry to somewhere bigger. I'm tempted to let them in with the adults now. (Cories Danios, two snails and two mollies) Don't know if they are big enough? They are probably a cm in length including tail. What do you reckon?

Don't mind the finger

 

[bunjiweb]

I would deffinately wait longer unless you have alot of javamoss or something for them to hide in until they feel safe.

Ben

 

[Lynz781]

yep definitely too small. Had a night mare evening catching the little buggers. Safe and sound now.

 

[Siamese Fighter05]

Looking good! Did you use any bronze cories in the spawn? The cory in the top right of the picture looks darker thn the others? or perhaps the flsh missed him?

 

[Erised]

Corydoras fry get eaten very late in life still really. I released some of mine at 2 and a half months old (about 12 of them) and only 2 survived. The rest simply got eaten. Mind you, I suspect it was the clown botias that did it, which is a bit different than danios, but still.

Mind are reaching 5 months now, and I'm only just feeling save leaving them with other fish in a tank. So I think you made the right choice waiting a bit longer =)

 

[bunjiweb]

albino corys are albino bronze corys, so you can get bronze corys from an albino spawn, it just depends on the genetics, however in this case it just looks like the little fella top right didnt get any of the flash on him.

Ben

 

[Siamese Fighter05]

albino corys are albino bronze corys, so you can get bronze corys from an albino spawn, it just depends on the genetics, however in this case it just looks like the little fella top right didnt get any of the flash on him.

Wow you really do learn something new every 5minutes here
Thanks for the info bunji

 

[kevin007]

albino corys are albino bronze corys, so you can get bronze corys from an albino spawn, it just depends on the genetics, however in this case it just looks like the little fella top right didnt get any of the flash on him.

Ben

..there are albino "pepper" cories..sterbai cories, panda cories..etc =\

 

[Lynz781]

Well I'm sure it was my albino cories (only other type I have in there is pepper) as THey gave me the impression they were about to spawn one morning but I had to go to uni. Hmmmm I'm going to run out of space

 

[Clairel]

I think at this stage they will get eaten if you release them so early...

Good Luck, they look lovely

C x

 

[Lynz781]

I take it you can't tell if there are bronze babies? Look albino to me.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Lynz781

Your cory babies are so sweet!

How old are they and what have you been feeding them?

 

[Lynz781]

ABout six weeks old now. Feed them on algae tablets, tetra prima, catfish pellets and some others. I don't bother grinding it up though. They feed very well.

 

[Siamese Fighter05]

How old where they when the white colour started to come out?
Thanks Dan

 

[Somethings Fishy Here]

Hey Lynz781, just out of interest, did you do anything special to get them to breed? I'm just curious as I've never met anyone who has successfully bred corys!