Eggs!

[Lynz781]

Just arrived home from uni to find a wee surprise!! I'm not entirely sure who they belong to. Apple snails or Cories?

 

[The-Wolf]

my guess is cories

congrates Lynz, you are obviously doing something right

 

[Lynz781]

I just switched to sand on Sunday and I Reckon they love it.

 

[jfrancho]

I'd say they are cory eggs. I thought apple snail eggs were pink and laid in a bunch, above the water surface.

 

[BigC]

You will be able to tell yourself in a couple of days as the cells divide and sub-divide. But they look like Cory eggs to me also..
http/vtluu.net/images/cory_eggs.jpg

 

[Lynz781]

Im surprised they havnt been eaten. I've not a clue what to do now!!!!!!!

 

[BigC]

What other fish have you in the tank.

 

[Lynz781]

Mollies, two of which eat well. And danios. Oh and 2 apple snails!!!! yikes!!!!!!

 

[BigC]

I've not a clue what to do now!!!!!!!

What type of corys have you. As far as I know you can carefully transfer them to another container with the same water as the parent tank. Possibly a 1lb Icecream carton (floated in your tank) with an airstone set to a trickle.
Here is an excellent site to help you.
http/www.scotcat.com/home.htm

 

[Lynz781]

Well i have a spare little tank. I have a tank divider and I could section them off. I'm not keen to move them as I wanna keep them in the main tank water. I've raised my baby danios on baby flake food powder but I'm not sure the cories will feed on that seeing as they will only eat food on the ground. I have albino and pepper flavoured cories.

 

[BigC]

After they use their yolk sac up after 2-3 days they can be fed newly hatched brineshrimp or microworms.
Edit... they will need infusoria first (microscopic) which should be available in you aquarium already, then go onto the aformentioned foodstuffs.

 

[Lynz781]

Um is that expensive food I'm pretty skint at the mo.

 

[Lynz781]

Do cories eat their own eggs/fry?

 

[BigC]

Do cories eat their own eggs/fry?

Not too sure on that one, but it is always good to ere on the side of caution and segregate them.
There is Liquifry for egglayers at you local aquarist shop. I have also used boiled egg yolk squeezed through a cotton hanky diped into the tank. I have starter cultures of livefoods for sale but I don't want to push you into buying them. See how you go first.
P.S. I think you have to dilute the Liquifry further for these guys.

 

[Lynz781]

I think I'll reluctantly put the divider in. I'm really surprised about this as the change to sand was bound to disrupt and upset. Thanks for advice and I'll let you know!!!!!