Think Im Gonna Be A Daddy ! Now What?!

[watertown28]

I looked into my 72 gallon just now and say white spots all over the glass! Well not all over but about 15 all in random spots. Milky white with a darker center. They were not there last night.

Now, I have NO clue what fish did this. This is my stock:

6 Dinoes...assorted long/short finned
4 Pristella Tetras
5 Emerald corries
3 Albino corries
2 Juliie corries
1 random snail

Now, I do suspect the 1 party that might have done this. It would be a pair of the albino cats. I say this because when I think about it, 2 of them were swimming together a lot recently, closely I might add. This has been going on for a few weeks now I think...but I thought it was due to me adding a power head to the water because of the plants/algae problem. One of them was eating or something random areas in the tank like the heater, intake nozzle for the pumps, ect ect.

With that said, what to do now? I have no experience in taking care of fry, let alone I almost think this tank is not best suited for them. Its a stronger current with 2 power heads along with 2 pumps.

I do have a 3.5 gallon tank. I have something that I could use for under gravel filtration. I also have a 10 gallon tank ready to use also. there is also a 55 gallon with only 3 glofish in them... though I do not look forward to catching those suckers... they are just as fast if not more so than the dinoes.

So yeah what you all think and ummm if these are eggs what do I do next??

PS: I never expected this from THIS tank. I always thought I would get guppies before anything out of this one... wow.

 

[LucyB]

It'll be the cories... mine have never spawned so I don't really know what to do, but I do know that you need to scrape those eggs off the glass ASAP and get them into another tank of because they will be eaten quicker than you think!!

 

[watertown28]

It'll be the cories... mine have never spawned so I don't really know what to do, but I do know that you need to scrape those eggs off the glass ASAP and get them into another tank of because they will be eaten quicker than you think!!

okay they are moved to the 10 gallon. I kept them in the bigger fine meshed net for now and put them into the water that way until they hatch. The eggs were a little harder to get off the glass than I expected I hope I did not hurt any moving them.
they were out of water a total of 10 seconds from tank to tank. Fresh water in the 10 gallon and changed it 2 times to be sure I got the filter going on it for now until they are free swimming and I guess we will go from there.

I also put a genital air stone under the net to get water agitation going under then in case algae for some reason wants to grow on the eggs.

I hope I get a few now ... so excited. What they are is what is the best part of waiting.

I just looked again and the same 2 corries are dancing again.

 

[thereverendturtle]

Add Methylene blue or arciflavine to the hatching tank, to keep fungus from attacking the eggs. Usually milky white means infertile, so keep an eye on them if they don't start to darken in the next few days, they're probably not viable.

 

[Sherry1966]

Congratulation on the cory eggs.
I had my panda cory's for 2 years before they ever laid eggs. Now that I moved them over to my big tank they have not done anything yet. Well maybe again someday.....

 

[thereverendturtle]

Congratulation on the cory eggs.
I had my panda cory's for 2 years before they ever laid eggs. Now that I moved them over to my big tank they have not done anything yet. Well maybe again someday.....

You can often get them to spawn by doing a 50-80% water change, with water that's about 5-10 d F colder than the current temp. Simulates the rainy season.

 

[watertown28]

Add Methylene blue or arciflavine to the hatching tank, to keep fungus from attacking the eggs. Usually milky white means infertile, so keep an eye on them if they don't start to darken in the next few days, they're probably not viable.

The only thing that has that stuff in it is QuICK stuff that I have when I was treating ICK.

I also have some jungle fungus tabs too would those work>

 

[watertown28]

Add Methylene blue or arciflavine to the hatching tank, to keep fungus from attacking the eggs. Usually milky white means infertile, so keep an eye on them if they don't start to darken in the next few days, they're probably not viable.

The only thing that has that stuff in it is QuICK stuff that I have when I was treating ICK. (opps never mind thats green not blue lol )

I also have some jungle fungus tabs too would those work... though I do not think has those things in there....

 

[thereverendturtle]

Yes, the fungus tabs will work.

 

[CezzaXV]

I'd love to see some photos. I'm into cory breeding, I've got my first batch of fry in ages on the go right now.

Reminds me, I need to update my breeding blog.

 

[watertown28]

Well some hatched!!! I got about 5 little wiggles in there right now!!!

That said now what do I do? What food do I feed and when do I start? I am going to get a breeder fry net today or tomorrow.

 

[fluttermoth]

Don't feed them until they're free swimming, or you'll just pollute the water.

Decapsulated brine shrimp eggs, or frozen baby brine shrimp, are good foods to have on standby for unexpected fry, but normal flake, ground up fine, does the job for most fish, if you have nothing else, although live baby brine shrimp, vinegar worms or some other live culture are the very best.

 

[dannybgoode]

@Watertown - I have to ask, what is a genital airstone?!

Congrats on the babies...

Cheers

Danny B

 

[scotty]

@Watertown - I have to ask, what is a genital airstone?!

Congrats on the babies...

Cheers

Danny B

maybe just made a balls up of the spelling

 

[dannybgoode]

@Watertown - I have to ask, what is a genital airstone?!

Congrats on the babies...

Cheers

Danny B

maybe just made a balls up of the spelling

That's one of the funniest replies I've read to anything all night!..

Cheers

Danny B