Rick - Cory eggs

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"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
Rick, thanks for your help on the cories, they've continued to lay
eggs about every 4 days now.... it seems that they are pushed into
spreading eggs when water is changed, and I'm still unable to tell
if I have 1M or 2M... total of 3... but one is VERY much bigger...
I'm hoping that's the male... but are all cory's as hard to sex????
Actually, I've never been able to sex a cory... any ideas how to
tell???

Females are larger, plumper and have a more reddish tint on her belly.
Males are smaller and when in spawning conditions, are more brightly
coloured.

Yep, you got it, the larger one, I thought was a female, she's plump
alright, and the boys are 2/3 her size..... and her rear section is
practically pink.... I have noticed the males have turned less bronze and
more green....

The larger one, does have a larger rear section, more parelell tops
and bottom behind the dorsal fin, but can't find anything online,
even at planetcatfish that mentions how to sex a cory...

btw, they are bronze/green cories...

I spawned Corydorous aeneus, which might be what you have.

Yep... are they the easiest,hardest, somewhere between, to spawn?

The eggs have filled up with little white dots, and can now see the
spine, any ideas on what's next? what should they 'live' in?? a tank
with 2 in of water isn't feasible, but if necessary, LFS I go....

Someone with more experience should advise you. You will need a
source of food (decaying plant matter = infusoria, frozen bbs,
freshly hatched bbs, tube fry food, powder fry food, boiled egg yolk
etc), and a lower water level for a while.

How about liquifry and powdered flake? My LFS doesn't know what micro worms
are..

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RedForeman ©®
Sorry about the troll, the ball is rolling there....
Thank you for your cooperation!

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