Eggs? Which Fish

[Peter C]

Iv got Cory's
Golden rams
And neon tetras

All are of breeding age and size

Question is, who do the eggs belong to?

http/i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u423/peterofcarlisle/230F5884-425F-4EAD-BEE6-8405FE583EAD-5025-000006D4559CC260.mp4

That's a video of the Cory's acting wierd round the leaf

Cheers

 

[snazy]

Look like cory eggs to me surely.

 

[Lorne]

Yep that was the Corydoras laying those eggs, when the larger (Female) one was underneath the leaf, shaking, she was laying the eggs, when 2 cory's are in a T position, that is the male passing the sperm to the Female

 

[Peter C]

So are the eggs fertilized before they are laid?

 

[Lorne]

So are the eggs fertilized before they are laid?

Yes, the Female Corydora swallows a pellet of Sperm from the male, and passes it through her body to the eggs, which are clasped in her Anal fins, once she eventually finds a place SHE likes, she opens her anal fins and depoits the sticky eggs there. She will usually have one or more males chasing her all the time, not to make sure she has laid them, just to make sure they are first in line to pass on the next sperm pellet to her

 

[Peter C]

Yeah she's laid in 3 or 4 places around my 90 litre

Got approx 30-40 eggs so far