A few days ago I noticed many transparent eggs spattered across my tank glass, I know they are cory eggs because I have caught them in the breeding process. I have found these eggs a few times but nothing has ever come of them. Someone tell me everything there is to know about peppered cory breeding.
Peppered Cory Breeding
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How many cories do you have ? You might not have a male to fertilise the eggs if nothing has come of them. Well unless they are getting eaten of course
I had a spawn from my albinos and I collected the eggs in a breeder net by getting them off with a razor blade. They hatched after about 4 days and I feed them on liquifry and powdered baby fish food 4 times a day. I have 9/10 of them in the net
I had a spawn from my albinos and I collected the eggs in a breeder net by getting them off with a razor blade. They hatched after about 4 days and I feed them on liquifry and powdered baby fish food 4 times a day. I have 9/10 of them in the net
Females are bigger than males I think so that found be a way to check if you have a male. Also removing the eggs and putting them in a breeder net and then seeing if they hatch. They are really sticky to I attached them to the side
MissLori
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Hi guys...I'm a newbie here.
If you post pictures of your cories I can try and sex them for you. As Jake said, the females are bigger and their bellies more rounded, especially when they are full of eggs. Another way to remove the eggs from the glass is to gently roll them up and onto your finger. Be sure and look around for eggs on any plants and even equipment for more eggs - they seem to like spreading them on plants especially, and the cories I've bred prefer floating plants.
Definitely remove the eggs or put them in a net breeder in the same tank and treat whatever water they are in with peroxide. Lots of folks use methylene blue to ward off fungus growth, I think the stuff is nasty and stains everything. Peroxide works perfectly well and you don't have to be shy about adding plenty to your water.
Don't be too disappointed if only a small percentage of the eggs are fertilized and hatch. I imagine that's why Mother Nature set them up produce so many eggs in the first place.
Good luck!
If you post pictures of your cories I can try and sex them for you. As Jake said, the females are bigger and their bellies more rounded, especially when they are full of eggs. Another way to remove the eggs from the glass is to gently roll them up and onto your finger. Be sure and look around for eggs on any plants and even equipment for more eggs - they seem to like spreading them on plants especially, and the cories I've bred prefer floating plants.
Definitely remove the eggs or put them in a net breeder in the same tank and treat whatever water they are in with peroxide. Lots of folks use methylene blue to ward off fungus growth, I think the stuff is nasty and stains everything. Peroxide works perfectly well and you don't have to be shy about adding plenty to your water.
Don't be too disappointed if only a small percentage of the eggs are fertilized and hatch. I imagine that's why Mother Nature set them up produce so many eggs in the first place.
Good luck!
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