Cory Eggs, Next Step

[juggernuts]

It appears my all my corys are in heat, i have got golden sterbai eggs all in my tank, well now what hasnt be scoffed by other fish, in a lovely clean 60l in a fry trap, i dont want to leave the little guys in there as i think they will fall through when they grow and maybe fall into gravel and not be able to care for them properly.

what would you guys suggest is a suitable place to keep the little critters, as i think my three line corys are also ready to explode

any advice would be great!

Thanks
Paul

 

[Harlequins]

Congrats on your eggs

Have a read of this http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=165155,its very good and can help with breeding corys

 

[juggernuts]

muchos gracias matey

 

[Harlequins]

You're welcome,good luck with your eggs

 

[juggernuts]

that was very helpfull give me a wider knowledge about them, but im thinking is there some way i could build a floating box for them, there are no fish in this 60 litre at the moment ( it has been up and running over 2 month, and there has been fish in) but its quite a large'ish substrate of natural gravel about 5mm+ and i dont want to loose my eggs and fry in there.

As i said i have them in a fry trap but surely this is a little too small for the little guys?

 

[Harlequins]

If i was you,i would change the gravel for sand to start it you want to raise corys in there...

An ice cream tub or similar would surfice for keeping fry in for a short time,along with an airstone to circulate the water.this can be attached to the inside of the tank at the top,either with 2 magnets or clothes pegs.

 

[juggernuts]

i guess i will change to sand haha, i didnt want to as my girlfriend tried this and found it to get mucky underneath think there was just a bit too much, how much would you recomend for a 60l tank just about 5kg to cover it enough?

 

[Harlequins]

If you are using to raise fry i would use a thin layer on the bottom for now,the tank will need daily w/c & keeping the bottom clean.