Baby Cory!!

[ToeKnee]

Well... a year after my return to hobby aquaria, my wife and I have
four tanks. Various fish in all, and quite a few iterations in
decoration and tank-mates to get to our current spread.

In our room we have a 30gallon, long, HOT Magnum filter (canister and
biowheel), and a small airstone (wife likes the look.) The tank has
some small gravel and Tahitian black sand for substrate, Mostly
Anacharis and Water Sprite for planting. In the middle we have a
resin log/branch.

It is occupied by about 12 male guppies, and three corydoras aeneus
(according to LFS.) Best I have been able to tell, this is a good
clasification. Verifying it has gotten difficult, since adding black
Tahitian sand, they have darkened up quite a bit... a nice charcoal
grey all over.

This tank has been relatively untouched for about six months, about
three months ago we removed most of the gravel and replaced it with
the sand, This took about two weeks, slow and sure. Prior to
departing on vacation in mid-December we removed all the female
guppies to another tank, and all the males from that tank to this one.
So ends the major changes.

December 15th we performed a 50% water change. I had been building
up to this for about a week and a half, every three days doing another
water change, each being progressively more water removed. With us
about to be gone for two weeks, we wanted the best chance for all the
tanks.

When we returned on 12/31 I started looking at doing another set, on
01/01/05 I started with a 10%, then two days later, 15%, then 30%,
then 50%.

Here we are two weeks after getting home and I go to feed the guppies
and corys dinner. I see something small and grey near the bottom,
thinking it is just another baby guppy (I got a few extra.. anybody
want some? just pay shipping!!!) I had the shock of my life (well
almost) when I noticed it had whiskers!!!! I looked closely and sure
enough, that was no guppy, it is a baby cory!! (second shock of the
day, well, third, first was replacing a wall switch (two breakers, not
one) and the second was my son using his new potty for the first
time!!!)

I don't know when they did this, or where they hid the egg(s), or if
there are anymore (didn't see any.) We are sooo stoked! I almost
wish my Otto's had reproduced before dying off (three cheers to Red
Foreman for that one!), but couldn't be happier!

Last year was really crappy for me, two jobs lost to outsourcing,
increased back problems, and diagnosed sleeping disorder... but the
way this year is starting... I think it will be a good one. (hoping
our Panda Corys will follow suit!)

I want to thank the Academy, and all you out there who have helped
make my return, and my wifes foray, into aquaria successful, and look
forward to many more years of happy fish washing...

Happy New Year!!!

Tony...


--Tony

[Tom Randy]

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 23:58:16 +0000, ToeKnee wrote:

> Well... a year after my return to hobby aquaria, my wife and I have
> four tanks. Various fish in all, and quite a few iterations in
> decoration and tank-mates to get to our current spread.
>
> In our room we have a 30gallon, long, HOT Magnum filter (canister and
> biowheel), and a small airstone (wife likes the look.) The tank has
> some small gravel and Tahitian black sand for substrate, Mostly
> Anacharis and Water Sprite for planting. In the middle we have a
> resin log/branch.
>
> It is occupied by about 12 male guppies, and three corydoras aeneus
> (according to LFS.) Best I have been able to tell, this is a good
> clasification. Verifying it has gotten difficult, since adding black
> Tahitian sand, they have darkened up quite a bit... a nice charcoal
> grey all over.
>
> This tank has been relatively untouched for about six months, about
> three months ago we removed most of the gravel and replaced it with
> the sand, This took about two weeks, slow and sure. Prior to
> departing on vacation in mid-December we removed all the female
> guppies to another tank, and all the males from that tank to this one.
> So ends the major changes.
>
> December 15th we performed a 50% water change. I had been building
> up to this for about a week and a half, every three days doing another
> water change, each being progressively more water removed. With us
> about to be gone for two weeks, we wanted the best chance for all the
> tanks.
>
> When we returned on 12/31 I started looking at doing another set, on
> 01/01/05 I started with a 10%, then two days later, 15%, then 30%,
> then 50%.
>
> Here we are two weeks after getting home and I go to feed the guppies
> and corys dinner. I see something small and grey near the bottom,
> thinking it is just another baby guppy (I got a few extra.. anybody
> want some? just pay shipping!!!) I had the shock of my life (well
> almost) when I noticed it had whiskers!!!! I looked closely and sure
> enough, that was no guppy, it is a baby cory!! (second shock of the
> day, well, third, first was replacing a wall switch (two breakers, not
> one) and the second was my son using his new potty for the first
> time!!!)
>
> I don't know when they did this, or where they hid the egg(s), or if
> there are anymore (didn't see any.) We are sooo stoked! I almost
> wish my Otto's had reproduced before dying off (three cheers to Red
> Foreman for that one!), but couldn't be happier!
>
> Last year was really crappy for me, two jobs lost to outsourcing,
> increased back problems, and diagnosed sleeping disorder... but the
> way this year is starting... I think it will be a good one. (hoping
> our Panda Corys will follow suit!)
>
> I want to thank the Academy, and all you out there who have helped
> make my return, and my wifes foray, into aquaria successful, and look
> forward to many more years of happy fish washing...
>
> Happy New Year!!!
>
> Tony...



LOL!!! Congrats "dad"!

[blank]

Interesting little buggers corys. My daughter has a smallish tank which she
more or less criminally neglects, yet her corys are constantly splaying eggs
onto the glass, only to be eaten by other fish in the tank. She knows
nothing about fish and cares less, and yet she gets the result I would give
my right arm for. Life is cruel sometimes.

[C+J Tondreau]

"ToeKnee" > wrote in message
...
> Well... a year after my return to hobby aquaria, my wife and I have
> four tanks. Various fish in all, and quite a few iterations in
> decoration and tank-mates to get to our current spread.
>
> In our room we have a 30gallon, long, HOT Magnum filter (canister and
> biowheel), and a small airstone (wife likes the look.) The tank has
> some small gravel and Tahitian black sand for substrate, Mostly
> Anacharis and Water Sprite for planting. In the middle we have a
> resin log/branch.
>
> It is occupied by about 12 male guppies, and three corydoras aeneus
> (according to LFS.) Best I have been able to tell, this is a good
> clasification. Verifying it has gotten difficult, since adding black
> Tahitian sand, they have darkened up quite a bit... a nice charcoal
> grey all over.
>
> This tank has been relatively untouched for about six months, about
> three months ago we removed most of the gravel and replaced it with
> the sand, This took about two weeks, slow and sure. Prior to
> departing on vacation in mid-December we removed all the female
> guppies to another tank, and all the males from that tank to this one.
> So ends the major changes.
>
> December 15th we performed a 50% water change. I had been building
> up to this for about a week and a half, every three days doing another
> water change, each being progressively more water removed. With us
> about to be gone for two weeks, we wanted the best chance for all the
> tanks.
>
> When we returned on 12/31 I started looking at doing another set, on
> 01/01/05 I started with a 10%, then two days later, 15%, then 30%,
> then 50%.
>
> Here we are two weeks after getting home and I go to feed the guppies
> and corys dinner. I see something small and grey near the bottom,
> thinking it is just another baby guppy (I got a few extra.. anybody
> want some? just pay shipping!!!) I had the shock of my life (well
> almost) when I noticed it had whiskers!!!! I looked closely and sure
> enough, that was no guppy, it is a baby cory!! (second shock of the
> day, well, third, first was replacing a wall switch (two breakers, not
> one) and the second was my son using his new potty for the first
> time!!!)
>
> I don't know when they did this, or where they hid the egg(s), or if
> there are anymore (didn't see any.) We are sooo stoked! I almost
> wish my Otto's had reproduced before dying off (three cheers to Red
> Foreman for that one!), but couldn't be happier!
>
> Last year was really crappy for me, two jobs lost to outsourcing,
> increased back problems, and diagnosed sleeping disorder... but the
> way this year is starting... I think it will be a good one. (hoping
> our Panda Corys will follow suit!)
>
> I want to thank the Academy, and all you out there who have helped
> make my return, and my wifes foray, into aquaria successful, and look
> forward to many more years of happy fish washing...
>
> Happy New Year!!!
>
> Tony...
>
>
> --Tony

Oh that is soooo cool! I just picked up 3 little Panda Corys yesterday and
now I too will live in hope of sweet little babies.

Jacqui

[ToeKnee]

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:58:29 -0600, "Rick" >
wrote:

>
>"ToeKnee" > wrote in message
...
<snip>
>
>
>Corydoras, ya gotta love them. I have 20 varieties right now. Basically what
>you did with the frequent water changes is condition them to spawn. Cold ,
>large water changes are one of the most common methods used by us Corydoras
>fans to induce spawning. I just moved my C.gossei from the tank they were in
>to a 10g which I had just cleaned and refilled with clean water and the next
>day (yesterday) was rewarded with over 100 eggs. You C. aeneus are a
>continual spawner, watch for them to appear agitated after water changes,
>moving up and down the glass. You should see eggs. Left to hatch in the main
>tank few will survive but obviously as you have noticed occasionally one or
>two will beat the odds.
>
>Rick
>

Rick,

Since you seem to have they experience, and have replied to that...
What do the eggs look like?

I read an article about the Pandas placing the eggs on the front
glass. I have over the last few months seen a number of egg clusters
on the glass, but assumed that theese were snails. I am over run
with snails, which makes the Clowns happy...

Any recomendations for moving the egg clutches? Would placing them in
a small, clean lightly planted tank with snails be ok?

TIA....


--Tony

[Rick]

"ToeKnee" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:58:29 -0600, "Rick" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"ToeKnee" > wrote in message
> ...
> <snip>
> >
> >
> >Corydoras, ya gotta love them. I have 20 varieties right now. Basically
what
> >you did with the frequent water changes is condition them to spawn. Cold
,
> >large water changes are one of the most common methods used by us
Corydoras
> >fans to induce spawning. I just moved my C.gossei from the tank they were
in
> >to a 10g which I had just cleaned and refilled with clean water and the
next
> >day (yesterday) was rewarded with over 100 eggs. You C. aeneus are a
> >continual spawner, watch for them to appear agitated after water changes,
> >moving up and down the glass. You should see eggs. Left to hatch in the
main
> >tank few will survive but obviously as you have noticed occasionally one
or
> >two will beat the odds.
> >
> >Rick
> >
>
> Rick,
>
> Since you seem to have they experience, and have replied to that...
> What do the eggs look like?
>
> I read an article about the Pandas placing the eggs on the front
> glass. I have over the last few months seen a number of egg clusters
> on the glass, but assumed that theese were snails. I am over run
> with snails, which makes the Clowns happy...
>
> Any recomendations for moving the egg clutches? Would placing them in
> a small, clean lightly planted tank with snails be ok?
>
> TIA....
>
>
> --Tony


hey Tony.

if the eggs you are seeing appear like a jelly mass then they are snail
eggs. Corydora eggs will be stuck to the glass or in many cases on plants
and are individual little eggs. My C. aeneus albinos just laid probably 150
eggs all over the glass, front, back, sides, haha. Do not leave the eggs in
a tank with snails as they will simply become snail buffet food. Most
Corydoras eggs are pretty hardy and can be removed by gently rolling them
with your finger. If you remove then shortly after being laid they will be
sticky and you can place them as I do in a food grade container, tupper ware
or similar with an inch or so of water. Add a couple of drops of methelyne
blue to prevent fungus and about 5 days later you should have them hatching
out. It is very important with hatching Corydoras IMHO to remove the hatched
egg shells ASAP. They will quickly foul the water the fry are in and losses
will occur. I wait usually 4 days or so until the eggs sacks are used up and
then begin feeding micro worms and BBS. Some take the fry as soon as they
hatch and put them in a small aquarium with about 2 to 3" of water. I put a
heater in a pickle jar which heats the tank water to the desired temp. I
normally leave mine in the tupper ware container for a week after feeding
begins an when their belly's are nice and orange from all that shrimp they
are eating and then transfer them. I feed 3 times a day and clean any
uneaten food out of the container an hour or so after feeding and then add
some fresh water. Once in a small aquarium I normally clean the tank once a
day initially and then once every couple of days after that. I replace with
fresh water and add more than I took out so that slowly but surely you will
fill the aquarium up. Corydoras fry are susceptible to osmotic pressure
changes so if hatched out in a small container and then dumped into a 10 g
tank you will suffer large losses.

Rick

[ToeKnee]

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:38:11 -0600, "Rick" >
wrote:

<snip><snip><snip>

>hey Tony.
>
>if the eggs you are seeing appear like a jelly mass then they are snail
>eggs. Corydora eggs will be stuck to the glass or in many cases on plants
>and are individual little eggs. My C. aeneus albinos just laid probably 150
>eggs all over the glass, front, back, sides, haha. Do not leave the eggs in
>a tank with snails as they will simply become snail buffet food. Most
>Corydoras eggs are pretty hardy and can be removed by gently rolling them
>with your finger. If you remove then shortly after being laid they will be
>sticky and you can place them as I do in a food grade container, tupper ware
>or similar with an inch or so of water. Add a couple of drops of methelyne
>blue to prevent fungus and about 5 days later you should have them hatching
>out. It is very important with hatching Corydoras IMHO to remove the hatched
>egg shells ASAP. They will quickly foul the water the fry are in and losses
>will occur. I wait usually 4 days or so until the eggs sacks are used up and
>then begin feeding micro worms and BBS. Some take the fry as soon as they
>hatch and put them in a small aquarium with about 2 to 3" of water. I put a
>heater in a pickle jar which heats the tank water to the desired temp. I
>normally leave mine in the tupper ware container for a week after feeding
>begins an when their belly's are nice and orange from all that shrimp they
>are eating and then transfer them. I feed 3 times a day and clean any
>uneaten food out of the container an hour or so after feeding and then add
>some fresh water. Once in a small aquarium I normally clean the tank once a
>day initially and then once every couple of days after that. I replace with
>fresh water and add more than I took out so that slowly but surely you will
>fill the aquarium up. Corydoras fry are susceptible to osmotic pressure
>changes so if hatched out in a small container and then dumped into a 10 g
>tank you will suffer large losses.
>
>Rick
>


Wow... I counted 19 eggs this evening. Been doing every-other day
changes... not quite five gallons each.

Tonight I fed the tank some brine shrimp, about 48 hours old, tiny
little things... love to watch them myself... almost a shame to feed
the fish.

A few hours later I went to the tank to farm out snails for the Clowns
in the other tank and found egg clusters everywhere!!, front, back,
side, and on filter intake...

Thank you Rick! they are now in a clean 5 gallon bucket with tank
water and a heater.

On a side note I found an egg just like these in my big tank... the
only cory pair I have in there are panda's. I had taken that out,
placed in a small plastic bottle and put in my 5 gallon, the only
thing I found a few days later were snails and small white worms
(nematodes??) Now I'm pretty sure that it was a Panda.... Oh well..
next time.

Thanks again, too all here, and Rick especially on this one...




--Tony

[Wez]

cories are one of my personal favourite catfish, they are just a
delight to keep and will readily breed with the right conditions. They
are a "personality fish" they swim against the current of my filter for
fun. My friend loves them so much he has set up a shed out the back
with 20 or more tanks out the back full of all sorts of corydoras. I
have bred large quantities in a bare 60L (heated) tank I put 5 in the
tank and once a month feed large quantities of good quality food
(frozen, mashed BS and ML) and then frequent water changes about 20
percent 4-5 times a week for a few days. This for me triggers spawning.
You can remove either the eggs or the cories I have many tanks so I
remove the cories into an already prepared tank. I then use methylene
blue to prevent fouling the eggs. They hatch in about 3-5 days
depending on temperature, begin to feed them after 4 days of hatching
after they have eated their egg sack remove the eggs at this stage if
there are still some present. I feed them BBS other people feed them
other commercial products I do this 3 or more times a day. Just
regularly clean the tank and they should grow up nice and healthy. :)

P.S Many people use differnt methods it just comes down to what works
best for you.


--Wez

[Rick]

"ToeKnee" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:38:11 -0600, "Rick" >
> wrote:
>
> <>
> Wow... I counted 19 eggs this evening. Been doing every-other day
> changes... not quite five gallons each.
>
> Tonight I fed the tank some brine shrimp, about 48 hours old, tiny
> little things... love to watch them myself... almost a shame to feed
> the fish.
>
> A few hours later I went to the tank to farm out snails for the Clowns
> in the other tank and found egg clusters everywhere!!, front, back,
> side, and on filter intake...
>
> Thank you Rick! they are now in a clean 5 gallon bucket with tank
> water and a heater.
>
> On a side note I found an egg just like these in my big tank... the
> only cory pair I have in there are panda's. I had taken that out,
> placed in a small plastic bottle and put in my 5 gallon, the only
> thing I found a few days later were snails and small white worms
> (nematodes??) Now I'm pretty sure that it was a Panda.... Oh well..
> next time.
>
> Thanks again, too all here, and Rick especially on this one...
>
>
>
>
> --Tony


you're welcome Tony. I just transferred about 25 Corydoras sp Baianinho 11's
fry into a grow out tank this morning. Greedy little guys, nice orange
belly's from all the BBS. I also have loads of eggs in my C. habrosus tank.
I leave these eggs in with the parents as they do not eat the fry. Spawning
maching is really churning in my fish room right now.

Rick

[Gail Futoran]

"Rick" > wrote
[snip]
> you're welcome Tony. I just transferred about 25 Corydoras sp Baianinho
> 11's
> fry into a grow out tank this morning. Greedy little guys, nice orange
> belly's from all the BBS. I also have loads of eggs in my C. habrosus
> tank.
> I leave these eggs in with the parents as they do not eat the fry.
> Spawning
> maching is really churning in my fish room right now.
>
> Rick

Argh! C. habrosus are really hard to find around here.
I got some when one LFS got a bunch in, but they
slowly died off until I have three left out of over
a dozen.

You don't live anywhere near Southcentral TX,
do you? :)

Gail

[Rick]

"Gail Futoran" > wrote in message
...
> "Rick" > wrote
> [snip]
> > you're welcome Tony. I just transferred about 25 Corydoras sp Baianinho
> > 11's
> > fry into a grow out tank this morning. Greedy little guys, nice orange
> > belly's from all the BBS. I also have loads of eggs in my C. habrosus
> > tank.
> > I leave these eggs in with the parents as they do not eat the fry.
> > Spawning
> > maching is really churning in my fish room right now.
> >
> > Rick
>
> Argh! C. habrosus are really hard to find around here.
> I got some when one LFS got a bunch in, but they
> slowly died off until I have three left out of over
> a dozen.
>
> You don't live anywhere near Southcentral TX,
> do you? :)
>
> Gail
>
actually Gail, I am quite close to you. I can bring you some habrosus and
have a cup of coffee, it ahhhh will take me about 3 days to drive the, what
2500 miles or so, haha. I'm in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada about 2 hours due
North of Grand Forks North Dakota. Sorry. I have never seen C. habrosus or
many of the other varieties of Corydoras that I have in local petstores in
our area. I am fortunate to have a friend in Alberta who has 80 tanks, of
Corydoras and killie fish so I get a lot of my fish from her. We also have a
great manager of a local large petstore that will special order Corydoras
other than the normal trade varieties. BTW, checked my Corydoras tanks this
morning and I have eggs in my C. hastatus and C. gossei tanks!!

Rick

[ToeKnee]

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:28:39 -0600, "Rick" >
wrote:

>
>"ToeKnee" > wrote in message
...
>> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:38:11 -0600, "Rick" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> <>
>> Wow... I counted 19 eggs this evening. Been doing every-other day
>> changes... not quite five gallons each.

<snip>

Update from Thursday.. was a busy friday, and weekend....

I ended up with over 30 eggs removed. She kept laying eggs fro the
next few hours!!

Just waiting now. Been keeping a close eye on the bucket, temperature
constant, a couple of small water changes (taken from the live tank).

Hoping to see life soon!




--Tony

[Gail Futoran]

"Rick" > wrote
[snip]
> actually Gail, I am quite close to you. I can bring you some habrosus and
> have a cup of coffee, it ahhhh will take me about 3 days to drive the,
> what
> 2500 miles or so, haha. I'm in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada about 2 hours
> due
> North of Grand Forks North Dakota. Sorry.

::snicker:: Ok, so not close. :)

I have never seen C. habrosus or
> many of the other varieties of Corydoras that I have in local petstores in
> our area. I am fortunate to have a friend in Alberta who has 80 tanks, of
> Corydoras and killie fish so I get a lot of my fish from her. We also have
> a
> great manager of a local large petstore that will special order Corydoras
> other than the normal trade varieties. BTW, checked my Corydoras tanks
> this
> morning and I have eggs in my C. hastatus and C. gossei tanks!!
>
> Rick

I'm just glad someone's successfully breeding the
little guys. Maybe in time they'll catch on in the
trade.

Gail

>
>

[ToeKnee]

Well... Thursday night last week we had over 30 eggs.

Today, a week later, I still have no fry.

To re-cap:

Eggs laid, and removed. Placed in a small plastic container, floated
in a 5 gallon bucket of water from the tank the eggs were laid in.

Heater added to keep water temp at 74F

Methyl blue added. Small water changes daily (aged water)


No hatches. Water from the original tank was clean, cycled, the tank
is 8 months old. regular water changes, under fed, if anything.

No snails, or any other signs of bad buggers in the bucket.

So, the question is: Do I wait another day or two? or dump this batch
out, and try, try again??

TIA


--Tony

[Rick]

"ToeKnee" > wrote in message
...
> Well... Thursday night last week we had over 30 eggs.
>
> Today, a week later, I still have no fry.
>
> To re-cap:
>
> Eggs laid, and removed. Placed in a small plastic container, floated
> in a 5 gallon bucket of water from the tank the eggs were laid in.
>
> Heater added to keep water temp at 74F
>
> Methyl blue added. Small water changes daily (aged water)
>
>
> No hatches. Water from the original tank was clean, cycled, the tank
> is 8 months old. regular water changes, under fed, if anything.
>
> No snails, or any other signs of bad buggers in the bucket.
>
> So, the question is: Do I wait another day or two? or dump this batch
> out, and try, try again??
>
> TIA
>
>
> --Tony


Tony, how may days has it been now?. If the eggs have not gone to fungus
then leave them. If they are viable they should have dark spots inside the
egg. If you have meth. blue in the container and it is clear plastic you can
hold it up and shine a flashlight upwards. If the eggs are blue then they
are not fertilized.

Rick

[Rick]

"ToeKnee" > wrote in message
...
> Well... Thursday night last week we had over 30 eggs.
>
> Today, a week later, I still have no fry.
>
> To re-cap:
>
> Eggs laid, and removed. Placed in a small plastic container, floated
> in a 5 gallon bucket of water from the tank the eggs were laid in.
>
> Heater added to keep water temp at 74F
>
> Methyl blue added. Small water changes daily (aged water)
>
>
> No hatches. Water from the original tank was clean, cycled, the tank
> is 8 months old. regular water changes, under fed, if anything.
>
> No snails, or any other signs of bad buggers in the bucket.
>
> So, the question is: Do I wait another day or two? or dump this batch
> out, and try, try again??
>
> TIA
>
>
> --Tony


o.k, just notice that it has been a week. I have had eggs take 8 days to
hatch out. The lower the temp. the longer it will take.

rick

[ToeKnee]

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:24:44 -0600, "Rick" >
wrote:

>
>"ToeKnee" > wrote in message
...
>> Well... Thursday night last week we had over 30 eggs.
>>
>> Today, a week later, I still have no fry.
>>
>> To re-cap:
>>
>> Eggs laid, and removed. Placed in a small plastic container, floated
>> in a 5 gallon bucket of water from the tank the eggs were laid in.
>>
>> Heater added to keep water temp at 74F
>>
>> Methyl blue added. Small water changes daily (aged water)
>>
>>
>> No hatches. Water from the original tank was clean, cycled, the tank
>> is 8 months old. regular water changes, under fed, if anything.
>>
>> No snails, or any other signs of bad buggers in the bucket.
>>
>> So, the question is: Do I wait another day or two? or dump this batch
>> out, and try, try again??
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>> --Tony
>
>
>o.k, just notice that it has been a week. I have had eggs take 8 days to
>hatch out. The lower the temp. the longer it will take.
>
>rick
>


I ended up pulling them, they were still white, although more
yellowish.. (removed one, placed on wet piece of white plastic, looked
with magnifying glass) I never saw anything on the inside that
resembled a growing anything.

The water temp was 74, should it be higher? I've started a new round
of water changes and feeding the parents tank with light sprinklings
of live foods.

Hope I get better results this time.

Thanks


--Tony

[Rick]

"ToeKnee" > wrote in message
...
>> >
>
>
> I ended up pulling them, they were still white, although more
> yellowish.. (removed one, placed on wet piece of white plastic, looked
> with magnifying glass) I never saw anything on the inside that
> resembled a growing anything.
>
> The water temp was 74, should it be higher? I've started a new round
> of water changes and feeding the parents tank with light sprinklings
> of live foods.
>
> Hope I get better results this time.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --Tony


if they are white after that period of time then they were not fertilized
which is not too uncommon with Corydoras on their first spawn. They will
spawn again and likely the next time some of the eggs will be fertile. Watch
the eggs for any signs of fungus with the new batch and remove those right
away. Don't forget the meth. blue and the water temp. is o.k I float mine in
the adults tank and the temp is normally 74-76.

Rick

[ToeKnee]

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:57:06 -0600, "Rick" >
wrote:

>
>
>if they are white after that period of time then they were not fertilized
>which is not too uncommon with Corydoras on their first spawn. They will
>spawn again and likely the next time some of the eggs will be fertile. Watch
>the eggs for any signs of fungus with the new batch and remove those right
>away. Don't forget the meth. blue and the water temp. is o.k I float mine in
>the adults tank and the temp is normally 74-76.
>
>Rick
>


I had the meth.blue in there, seperated in a 5gallon bucket...think I
will just float in the adult tank this time... a lot less to do!

I don't think the eggs were fertilized... no evidence either way...
I did check for fungus, but didn't see anything.. they looked almost
identical to the night I pulled them out.

Thanks again!


--Tony

[Scott Connolly]

Seen http://www.scotcat.com ?