New Pics Cory Fry

[stiffler69]

Here is some upto date pics of my cory fry from the large batch almost 4 weeks old and are proving to be very fast growers another week or so ill think about selling them on

 

[Gazo]

Very cute.

Are they Albinos?

 

[stiffler69]

Hi thanks, yeah they are albinos they are the survivors of the 500 or so eggs out of a 180 that hatched im left with around 50 so not too bad, seems they are easier to raise from a young age in traps and containers rather than putting them in a large tank.

 

[Gazo]

After 2 days it appears my 3rd batch of Pepper eggs are going to fail - thats 100% failer for Gazo lol.

BAS are selling Albinos and Bronzes really cheap at the moment - maybe a sign of the times that Corys are becoming far more commercial than we ever thought possible!!!!

 

[5teady_2012]

Nice one stiff, Have you tried raising them in breeding nets in a larger tank?, i raised mine in a very fine breeding net (6" x 4") it was great cos i didnt have to keep doing water changes and the net stayed very clean, mine are about 3 weeks old now and they are about (-----------) that big they are now thier own 28L tank with 2 Bn.

Great pics m8

 

[stiffler69]

Nice one stiff, Have you tried raising them in breeding nets in a larger tank?, i raised mine in a very fine breeding net (6" x 4") it was great cos i didnt have to keep doing water changes and the net stayed very clean, mine are about 3 weeks old now and they are about (-----------) that big they are now thier own 28L tank with 2 Bn.

Great pics m8

Yeah their is a better survival rate from a young age in my floating trap and no need for water changes either, i think this has to do with the trap been at the top of the tank right near the freshly filtered water, the growing out tank is also a 28 litre, they seem to be doing ok in their but the traps is definately better for survival rates.

Just waiting for my blacks to spawn now

 

[5teady_2012]

Nice one stiff, Have you tried raising them in breeding nets in a larger tank?, i raised mine in a very fine breeding net (6" x 4") it was great cos i didnt have to keep doing water changes and the net stayed very clean, mine are about 3 weeks old now and they are about (-----------) that big they are now thier own 28L tank with 2 Bn.

Great pics m8

Yeah their is a better survival rate from a young age in my floating trap and no need for water changes either, i think this has to do with the trap been at the top of the tank right near the freshly filtered water, the growing out tank is also a 28 litre, they seem to be doing ok in their but the traps is definately better for survival rates.

Just waiting for my blacks to spawn now

I was using trap at first but found the bottom of it was getting mucky easy, where as with a net it tends to stay clean, either way though its a lot better than using a tub and waterchanging it 3 times a day lol.

 

[jollysue]

Document some of your experiences with the nets and traps.

I use nets for the reasons 5teady does. I just cannot do the upkeep/work necessary with the tubs. I'm not even around for three times a day of anything.

I also find that they get some food in the nets from grazing on microbs. I also keep some Java moss to keep the waster "sweet" as they say. But then you can't watch them as easily and take a chance of harming them to see them.

But sometimes I will lose a whole net--by accidentally dumping it or just "who knows?" Or they all disappear after a great hatch or no hatch?

Sometimes some net will start having perfect results, while some other has naught. I haven't had the nets up long enough now to get the perfect ones found out since the move. Mine are also wearing out...

I recently lost all my winter spawns of panda and longipinnus in one net that went bad, and I didn't know. Only some bronze servived. Little buggers!

But no way I can care for the fry with my 10-12 hour days in a tub.

 

[kpintheshed]

mine have hatched yesterday do you know when i should feed them?

 

[Cooper2085]

Just a question here, i use nets to let the eggs hatch then leave the wigglers in there for a week or so. I find that if i leave them in there for much longer they tend to not grow as fast due to lack of space. I recently put some 2 week old fry into a 3ft tank of there own with 2 internal filters and no sand/gravel apart from some that i couldnt get out.

The difference is amazing, the 2 week fry are as big as my first batch were at 3.5 weeks. I have around 35 panda fry in there atm ranging from wiggler to 1/2".

 

[Cory_Dad]

Just a question here, i use nets to let the eggs hatch then leave the wigglers in there for a week or so. I find that if i leave them in there for much longer they tend to not grow as fast due to lack of space. I recently put some 2 week old fry into a 3ft tank of there own with 2 internal filters and no sand/gravel apart from some that i couldnt get out.

The difference is amazing, the 2 week fry are as big as my first batch were at 3.5 weeks. I have around 35 panda fry in there atm ranging from wiggler to 1/2".

Um, where is the question in the above two paragraphs?

 

[Cooper2085]

Urgh... lack of sleep from new baby >.>

The question was... How do you do it?

 

[Cory_Dad]

Sorry for the delayed reply, it's cottage season so I'm out of town weekends.

Ok, you want to move your fry from the net in the large tank to your fry tank.

At 1 week old they are still kinda small to net so:

a) Remove the net from the large tank and place it into the smaller tank and flip it upside down under water.

or

b) Use an air hose to siphon the fry from the large tank directly to the smaller tank (make darn sure the water the specs are the same).

or

c) Use an air hose to siphon the fry from the large tank into a bucket that can be poured into the large tank.

or

d) Use a dedicated turkey baster as an alternative to the air hose in b) and c) to suck up the fry. This one's for Coryologist, he loves turkey basters .