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Hi everyone
Sorry the photo quality isn’t great, I found these in my tank this morning. Are they eggs or is it just fish poop?? They’re bright orange and I do have a piece of carrot in the tank for my pleco and mystery snails. I’ve never seen anything like this before though and they’re all kinda strung together.

Thanks !
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They could be mystery snail eggs that have fallen off the lid of the tank, if that is possible.
 
Aaaww, why just the one? Cories are social fish, really need to be in groups of 6 or so. But also sounds as though your tank is pretty heavily stocked...
I read very different things about Cory’s.
Nope not heavily stocked at all. It’s a 76L tank. Plenty of space
 
I read very different things about Cory’s.
Nope not heavily stocked at all. It’s a 76L tank. Plenty of space

Please link any souce that says cories should be kept as singles. I would very much like to see that!

Every reputable source I'm aware of - including Ian Fuller, THE world renounced expert on corydoras, agrees that they're a social species who need conspecifics to feel safe and to be able to express the full range of their natural behaviours. @Byron knows Ian Fuller, and will be much better able to explain why groups are important for cories (sorry for tagging you Byron!).

Think of it this way - in the wild, bettas are solitary species. We don't keep them in groups (ignoring trendy and difficulty balanced female sororities for a moment) precisely because they live as individuals in the wild and don't need the company of others. Quite the opposite, they'll fight if you introduce another betta.

Corydoras on the other hand, live in groups of thousands in the wild. The least we can provide them is a group of 5-6! Their breeding behaviour shows they spawn in groups, with several males chasing each female to encourage her to release eggs. And anyone who has kept cories in groups tends to agree that the more cories you have, the "happier" they appear to be. They swim together, eat together, chase around and spawn together. They're a joy to watch in a group, believe me!

There's no benefit to keeping one on its own, but no harm in keeping it with others of the same species, and you say you have plenty of room, so why not get him some friends?
 
I'm going to be direct with my comments on the serious issues here involving the stocking, and this is solely because of my concern for the poor fish.

This tank is way overstocked, or perhaps more correctly stated, it is stocked incorrectly which makes it overstocked. The cichlids are an issue just waiting to explode. Two male Bolivian Rams cannot be kept in a 76 liter (20 gallon) tank. The long-fin ram, which I assume is a variety of the common or blue ram since I am not aware of Bolivian Rams being selectively bred for finnage though that is possible, is not going to work; a male will constantly be in trouble with the Bolivians, and a female likely the same for slightly different reasons. Males of these species are very territorial, and each will readily consider the entire tank space as "his." I had a Bolivian Ram male in a 5-foot 115g tank for ten years and there was no doubt whatsoever that he considered the entire space his, and it was very heavily planted. The two male Bolivians will at some point both try to exert their dominance, and one will likely be hounded to death in short order. Same fate likely holds for the other ram.

Corydoras must have a group. Kept on their own, or in small numbers (anything below five, even five is questionable) means stress, and stress slowly weakens a fish, with no external signs until it is too late. This stress also makes the fish more susceptible to9 disease which it would otherwise be able to deal with. They also need a sand substrate, mentioned because it is important for the cories.

Kuhlii loaches are also shoaling fish, requiring a group; no mentiuon is made of the number here, but it should be at least fivbe with more always being better. Not good with cories though.

Cardinal tetras are shoaling fish, so again a group, here five or six can work (this species is rather unique in this, I can explain if asked) but in an aquarium a larger group is preferable.

Mollies must have water with a GH above 12 dH. Other livebearers need moderately hard water, in the 10 dH and up, but mollies are especially sensitive to the lack of minerals if this is softer water. Cardinals, kuhlii loaches, cories are soft water fish, with some degree of moderateness depending upon the GH.

All of the requirements I've referenced above are part of the inherent genetic makeup of the fish species. That means the individual fish "expects" them, and won't understand why they are not present, which is more stress, weakness, long-term.
 
Wow, Ouch, All this member wanted to know is if they were eggs!!!!. Simple question. Yes or No
 
Hi everyone
Sorry the photo quality isn’t great, I found these in my tank this morning. Are they eggs or is it just fish poop?? They’re bright orange and I do have a piece of carrot in the tank for my pleco and mystery snails. I’ve never seen anything like this before though and they’re all kinda strung together.

Thanks !View attachment 153595
They are Mystery snail eggs.

Heres a picture of some mine laid
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