10 Gallon For Cory Fry?

[This Old Spouse]

It's sure possible. Look for someone who's closest to you to reduce the amount of time they're riding around in a box. Put an ad on craigslist and maybe find someone within driving distance.

 

[DiddleBug]

Does sand go up the filter if the fish stir it up?  Would small gravel be better?

 

[This Old Spouse]

If you've cleaned it well enough it will stay on the bottom. Gravel isn't the best for cory. They'll take up the sand through their mouths and sift it through their gills. They can't do that with gravel.

 

[DiddleBug]

Well, my one 10 gallon tank has sand (play sand) in it now. It's a nice light cream color and I might add some corys in the next day or two. I should be getting RCS in the mail on Mon. or Tues. along with some java moss. Can I then spawn the corys and leave the eggs for the shrimp to take care of? Should I add any anti-fungus or not with the shrimp in there?

 

[This Old Spouse]

Absolutely don't add any anti-fungal with the shrimp. They'll take care of any. At least mine sure did, and that's the first time I haven't had a single egg go bad!

 

[DiddleBug]

Thanks for all the advice. Frankly I have some more questions. Is there a ratio of RCS to cory eggs? I'm getting 10 or so RCS and I have just one female cory I'm going to spawn. I'm guessing 100-150 eggs. Do you know if I should feed the RCS a heavy diet or let off a bit so they would work on the fungus on the eggs?

I feed my corys 2 types of pellets, flake food, and frozen brine shrimp and bloodworms. Will that take care of the RCS food wise?