Breeding Pygmy Cories...

[lilacamy931]

Oh cant wait for wonderful pygmy babies, well done hon x

 

[Harlequins]

I have pygmy fry

4 have hatched so far,so tiny ,here's a quick pic of the 4 i've separated

 

[lilacamy931]

they are gorgeous, congrats!!!!!

 

[Harlequins]

Thanks Amy

Had a few more hatch also

 

[Harlequins]

Update - little pygmy fry seem to be doing good there's around 25 hatched and several zipping around the parent tank

And they've spawned again,spotted 6 new eggs

Aparently the adults don't eat the eggs or fry... so i thought i'd see how the next batch fair in the tank...

 

[Harlequins]

Here's pics of pygmy fry, i'm amazed how fast they have grown in a few days

spotted one of the fry in main tank so grab the camera


Here's the 17 during a net clean

 

[lilacamy931]

I LOVVVVE the close up! That is an amazing shot! How on earth did the camera even begin to focus on a baby pygmy?

 

[Harlequins]

I have found 7 fry in the parent tank,so decided to move these across to the fry tank,they seem to be growing well and just over a week old,with a few younger ones maybe 3 days old

From mere dots they now look like this in a week

 

[Harlequins]

Pygmy fry appear to be doing ok

Heres's 2 pics of the pygmy fry that came out of hiding

Pygmy fry in fry tank

Pygmy fry in adult tank- this wee one keeps avoiding capture

 

[Harlequins]

Just an update - more new fry zipping around the parent tank ,and more eggs spotted

 

[Harlequins]

Well the pygmys are continuing to spawn ,the habrosus look quite frisky too!

I did have 2 trilineaus juvi's in with them,but the fry that were in there seem to be disappearing,so maybe the juvi's are eating them...
The adults don't appear to touch the eggs or fry,i was watching them for ages and the fry were by them and they didn't attempt to touch them...
So i have put the juvi's in the main tank to grow a bit more.

 

[Harlequins]

Update on the breeding

Here's a few spotted in the pygmy tank hiding away,and an older pygmy fry,probably around 4 wks old now



The other day i done a bottom clean on the pygmy tank,i was very careful not to suck up any fry,although i did use a tub and airline to do it,on checking the water for any frylets,i found one and also spotted eggs in there 16 of them in total,so i put these in a separate net,they hatched the following day
Here's pics of 11 of them,i'm sure the habrosus are spawning also,has few of the fry haven't got the noticeable stripes on them,some are smaller with a thin stripe going down the spine...

 

[emmettbaby]

LOVIN the pics! But what are you keeping the fry in? It looks like a jar from the pictures. Is it a fish bowl?

 

[Harlequins]

The fry went into the main tank with the adults,they were in a yogurt pot,has they had just hatched from the net,so i transferred them after

Pygmy cory are reported that they don't eat their fry...but i have my doubts...

 

[Harlequins]

Well after checking the tank again i think the adult pygmys are eating the fry,has they seem to have been disappearing,so i am trying to save any tiny fry has they hatch.
I've got 7 in a net at the moment,when they grow a bit i will put them back in with the adults,there are 4 juvi's in there now,that were brought on in the tri fry tank.