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[mbsqw1d]

I've just caught my corys in the act
At around the 1 minute mark, you can see her stick two eggs to the glass.
I don't think they're fertilised, I hadn't see them make the 'T' position prior to this, but I've netted the eggs anyway just in case of some miracle. @NCaquatics what u reckon? I think they're too white, shouldn't they be orange?

 

[PhantomCarp]

The music is perfect I hope you get a few fertile ones

 

[FishGuest5123]

Perhaps if you left the egg a bit longer the male would have fertilized it.

 

[mbsqw1d]

Perhaps if you left the egg a bit longer the male would have fertilized it.

Ah i thought they fertilised before she stuck them?

 

[FishGuest5123]

Maybe so. I know goldfish release the eggs and the male swims over and fertilizes them. I’m a newbie when it comes to cories.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Cool that you know have eggs!

I wish my corys would breed...

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

I love so much that you put the Barry White to the video! The fade to black as well, this made my entire day, thank you.
I know nothing about breeding cories, @NCaquatics is the expert there! But with the way they're... um... giving each other special hugs.... I'm sure you'll be hearing the pitter patter of tiny fins soon.

 

[mbsqw1d]

Cool that you know have eggs!

I wish my corys would breed...

How many have you got? Which type?

 

[mbsqw1d]

I love so much that you put the Barry White to the video!

Totally my idea..

... giving each other special hugs....

HA I'm committing that to memory for when I need to speak to the kids about the birds and the bees (and the fish)

 

[CassCats]

eggs will turn whiter or darken after 24 hours of first being laid, so too soon to tell if fertile or not. If fertile they will darken. If not, they get whiter and less transparent.

You may not witness the T position as it can be very brief.

I'll get you my post to compare cory eggs to tell fertility for reference.

 

[CassCats]

Oh, and eggs would be fertilised before being stuck to things.

Corydoras Egg Photos

many questions about cory eggs if they're fertile or infertile or covered in fungus... So i snapped some photos to help others see the difference. This is 24 hours after the eggs have been laid. This is the earliest you can tell if the eggs are fertile or not. Notice the eggs are 2 different...

www.fishforums.net

 

[mbsqw1d]

Thanks NC

 

[CassCats]

keep us updated!

Though I will say you may want to move them to their own container instead if in the net. Fry are very tiny and possibly could slip through, or get tangled up in it.

Take water from the parent tank, put it in a container, add an airstone, and place the eggs in it. Once they hatch, change the water daily.

A trick a local told me that I really find useful is to take a solo cup, poke very small holes into it, have the eggs in there. Once they hatch, add a bit of java moss and Indian almond leaf. At 7 days old add sand. But keep them in the cup. Airstone outside in the larger container.

1. Drain the water from the container, the fry will be in the cup and not sucked up.

2. The smaller space of the cup allows them to reach food easier since they're very uncoordinated when tiny.


Once they are better at swimming and outgrow the cup, let them out into the container.


The container can be as simple as an old ice cream tub. Tbh I find those quite useful for the first couple of weeks for small fry.

 

[mbsqw1d]

keep us updated!

Though I will say you may want to move them to their own container instead if in the net. Fry are very tiny and possibly could slip through, or get tangled up in it.

Take water from the parent tank, put it in a container, add an airstone, and place the eggs in it. Once they hatch, change the water daily.

A trick a local told me that I really find useful is to take a solo cup, poke very small holes into it, have the eggs in there. Once they hatch, add a bit of java moss and Indian almond leaf. At 7 days old add sand. But keep them in the cup. Airstone outside in the larger container.

1. Drain the water from the container, the fry will be in the cup and not sucked up.

2. The smaller space of the cup allows them to reach food easier since they're very uncoordinated when tiny.

Once they are better at swimming and outgrow the cup, let them out into the container.

The container can be as simple as an old ice cream tub. Tbh I find those quite useful for the first couple of weeks for small fry.

Ok, can I float the solo cup with tiny holes within the main tank? I can keep it in place by clipping it to the edge of the tank.. the holes in the cup would be around the top half, just enough to allow for water exchange?

 

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