Trying To Breed My Cories

[Akasha72]

Oh My .... I thought there was 15 ... but there isn't there's 17

 

[Staxx]

how long do they stay chunky before they lay eggs?

 

[Akasha72]

how long do they stay chunky before they lay eggs?

no idea!! Mine keep on surprising me. She's still chunky, the males are very interested in her but she's just not that interested in them

 

[micknat]

akasha how are the eggs getting on, any dark spots?

 

[Akasha72]

they're looking okay. They a bit young to darken yet. Peppered eggs take nearly a week to hatch. There is a white spot in each of them so it looks like they are all furtile. I've got them in a cut down juice bottle with a bubble stone and I'm just hoping that they don't go fury like the last ones.

I'm changing their water twice a day as reccomended by Harlequins

 

[Harlequins]

Its only when you got fry to change the water,no need to do it with the eggs

 

[Staxx]

id love a day by day picture of how the eggs come alone doo it! please!

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Here's a video of my bronzes breeding Cazgar if you're interested, but turn the volume down if you don't fancy a little Marvin Gaye in your life

 

[Akasha72]

It's lucky that I took a picture when I was changing the water this morning! (sorry Harlequins, I misunderstood - doh) Here's the pic

And thanks for adding that vid Almost Awesome. You can see the eggs clearly held in the anal fins like I was trying to describe

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Yeah the first time I saw it I was really weirded out I had no idea what was going on lol

 

[Cazgar]

The video doesn't work for me
I've never seen mine in the act, I just wake up to eggs every few days.
I did manage to see a few hatching the other day though.
Fingers crossed for you Akasha that the eggs are fertile, some already look as if they are

 

[FishFanatic04]

Woot. I love that video. Get's me in the mood....Marvin not the fishes Those eggs look good Akasha!

 

[Akasha72]

I'm actually wondering if I should seperate them over 2 pots with there being so many. It would seem logical to put half in one pot and half in another. I have the option to run two air stones off one pump if needs must.

What do you guys think?

 

[Frank the Tank]

Have you tried methylene blue? I've never had a mouldy egg whilst using it

 

[Akasha72]

Have you tried methylene blue? I've never had a mouldy egg whilst using it

No I havn't as I hate to add chemicals. I only have some protozin that contains meth blue. At present there's an air stone in there keeping them moving around