Rick - Cory eggs

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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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NetMax typed:
"RedForeman ©®" wrote
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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?

It's a bit subjective, and also depends on the popularity of the fish
(the more out there - the more spawning opportunities), but C.aeneus is
usually considered the easiet of the Corys to spawn. Having said that,
Corys are certainly not the easiest _fish_ to spawn, but once you get
them going, the right fish in the right conditions, then they make it
look easy ;~).

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..

Powdered flake would not be my first choice. Too large, inconsistent and
swells after it gets wet, which for fry could be disasterous. Liquidfry
for egglayers (there are 2 types) should be fine, once you have figured
out how to get the food to the fry (use a long pipe to direct the food).
Rick can confirm, but feeding should not start until the fry have
consumed their eggsacs and start becoming mobile. That's in 2 days at
77F (?).

NetMax


RedForeman ©®

"NetMax" wrote in message
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: "RedForeman ©®" wrote...
: NetMax typed:
: "RedForeman ©®" wrote
: snip
: 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?
:
: It's a bit subjective, and also depends on the popularity of the fish
: (the more out there - the more spawning opportunities), but C.aeneus is
: usually considered the easiet of the Corys to spawn. Having said that,
: Corys are certainly not the easiest _fish_ to spawn, but once you get
: them going, the right fish in the right conditions, then they make it
: look easy ;~).
:
: 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..
:
: Powdered flake would not be my first choice. Too large, inconsistent and
: swells after it gets wet, which for fry could be disasterous. Liquidfry
: for egglayers (there are 2 types) should be fine, once you have figured
: out how to get the food to the fry (use a long pipe to direct the food).
: Rick can confirm, but feeding should not start until the fry have
: consumed their eggsacs and start becoming mobile. That's in 2 days at
: 77F (?).
:
: NetMax
:
:
: RedForeman ©®
:

Hi Red . . .

I suggest decapsulated brine shrimp eggs which are tiny enough for fry, keep
for quite a long time and a little goes a very long way. I bought mine from
http://brineshrimpdirect.com

Just my .02

Regards,

~*~ Vosklady ~*~

~*~ Vosklady ~*~ typed:
"NetMax" wrote in message
"RedForeman ©®" wrote...
NetMax typed:
"RedForeman ©®" wrote
snip
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?

It's a bit subjective, and also depends on the popularity of the fish
(the more out there - the more spawning opportunities), but C.aeneus
is usually considered the easiet of the Corys to spawn. Having said
that, Corys are certainly not the easiest _fish_ to spawn, but once
you get them going, the right fish in the right conditions, then
they make it look easy ;~).

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..

Powdered flake would not be my first choice. Too large,
inconsistent and swells after it gets wet, which for fry could be
disasterous. Liquidfry for egglayers (there are 2 types) should be
fine, once you have figured out how to get the food to the fry (use
a long pipe to direct the food). Rick can confirm, but feeding
should not start until the fry have consumed their eggsacs and start
becoming mobile. That's in 2 days at 77F (?).

NetMax


RedForeman ©®


Hi Red . . .

I suggest decapsulated brine shrimp eggs which are tiny enough for
fry, keep for quite a long time and a little goes a very long way. I
bought mine from http://brineshrimpdirect.com

Just my .02

Regards,

~*~ Vosklady ~*~

Hello, my LFS has some, was going to get some today as a matter of fact...
micro worms seem to be impossible to find around here, but the hunt is STILL
on...

thanks. :-)

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"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
...
: ~*~ Vosklady ~*~ typed:
: "NetMax" wrote in message
: "RedForeman ©®" wrote...
: NetMax typed:
: "RedForeman ©®" wrote
: snip
: 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?
:
: It's a bit subjective, and also depends on the popularity of the fish
: (the more out there - the more spawning opportunities), but C.aeneus
: is usually considered the easiet of the Corys to spawn. Having said
: that, Corys are certainly not the easiest _fish_ to spawn, but once
: you get them going, the right fish in the right conditions, then
: they make it look easy ;~).
:
: 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..
:
: Powdered flake would not be my first choice. Too large,
: inconsistent and swells after it gets wet, which for fry could be
: disasterous. Liquidfry for egglayers (there are 2 types) should be
: fine, once you have figured out how to get the food to the fry (use
: a long pipe to direct the food). Rick can confirm, but feeding
: should not start until the fry have consumed their eggsacs and start
: becoming mobile. That's in 2 days at 77F (?).
:
: NetMax
:
:
: RedForeman ©®
:
:
: Hi Red . . .
:
: I suggest decapsulated brine shrimp eggs which are tiny enough for
: fry, keep for quite a long time and a little goes a very long way. I
: bought mine from http://brineshrimpdirect.com
:
: Just my .02
:
: Regards,
:
: ~*~ Vosklady ~*~
:
: Hello, my LFS has some, was going to get some today as a matter of fact...
: micro worms seem to be impossible to find around here, but the hunt is
STILL
: on...
:
: thanks. :-)
:
: ---
: RedForeman ©®

No problem Red . . .

By the way, I did find this page on culturing your own micro worms:

http://www.petfish.net/microworms.htm

And I found some places that sell the starter cultu

http://www.biosierra.com/Catalog/pro...ages/4063.html

http://thekillifishsource.com/page35.html

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/livefood/index.html

http://www.bettasrus.com/stock/supplies.htm

http://www.aquaculturestore.com/fwinverts.html

http://www.wetthumbaquatics.com/fish...ive%20Cultures

* note - I do not have any experience or affiliation with any of the above,
just trying to help in your micro worm hunt *

Hope This Helps!

Regards,

~*~ Vosklady ~*~

"~*~ Vosklady ~*~" wrote in message
...
"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
:
: Hello, my LFS has some, was going to get some today as a matter of
fact...
: micro worms seem to be impossible to find around here, but the hunt is
STILL
: on...
:
: thanks. :-)
:
: ---
: RedForeman ©®

No problem Red . . .

By the way, I did find this page on culturing your own micro worms:

http://www.petfish.net/microworms.htm

And I found some places that sell the starter cultu

http://www.biosierra.com/Catalog/pro...ages/4063.html

http://thekillifishsource.com/page35.html

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/livefood/index.html

http://www.bettasrus.com/stock/supplies.htm

http://www.aquaculturestore.com/fwinverts.html

http://www.wetthumbaquatics.com/fish...ive%20Cultures

* note - I do not have any experience or affiliation with any of the
above,
just trying to help in your micro worm hunt *

Hope This Helps!

Regards,

~*~ Vosklady ~*~



that Brine Shrimp Direct is a great site. I may order some stuff from them
myself. The decapsulated shrimp and the golden pearls would work very well
with Corydoras fry. I have some Rotifer powder that I have used. Micro worms
work well if you can stand the smell of them. I have two containers of them
on the go all the time along with 3 containers of grindal worms and two ice
cream pails of white worms. Geez, I need a life outside of the fish room.

Rick

"Rick" wrote in message
...
:
: "~*~ Vosklady ~*~" wrote in message
: ...
: "RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
: :
: : Hello, my LFS has some, was going to get some today as a matter of
: fact...
: : micro worms seem to be impossible to find around here, but the hunt is
: STILL
: : on...
: :
: : thanks. :-)
: :
: : ---
: : RedForeman ©®
:
: No problem Red . . .
:
: By the way, I did find this page on culturing your own micro worms:
:
: http://www.petfish.net/microworms.htm
:
: And I found some places that sell the starter cultu
:
: http://www.biosierra.com/Catalog/pro...ages/4063.html
:
: http://thekillifishsource.com/page35.html
:
: http://www.angelfire.com/biz/livefood/index.html
:
: http://www.bettasrus.com/stock/supplies.htm
:
: http://www.aquaculturestore.com/fwinverts.html
:
: http://www.wetthumbaquatics.com/fish...ive%20Cultures
:
: * note - I do not have any experience or affiliation with any of the
: above,
: just trying to help in your micro worm hunt *
:
: Hope This Helps!
:
: Regards,
:
: ~*~ Vosklady ~*~
:
:
:
: that Brine Shrimp Direct is a great site. I may order some stuff from them
: myself. The decapsulated shrimp and the golden pearls would work very well
: with Corydoras fry. I have some Rotifer powder that I have used. Micro
worms
: work well if you can stand the smell of them. I have two containers of
them
: on the go all the time along with 3 containers of grindal worms and two
ice
: cream pails of white worms. Geez, I need a life outside of the fish room.
:
: Rick
:

Hi Rick . . .

I love the BrineShrimpDirect site. I've ordered from them quite a few times,
their service is excellent . . I highly recommend. Also, they always throw
in a "freebie" sample of another type of food so you can try it out.
Their brine shrimp flake is great, as well as the deli flake and plankton
gold flake. In my last order I received a sample of the daphnia flake and my
fish seem to like that rather well.

Regards,

~*~ Vosklady ~*~

"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
~*~ Vosklady ~*~ typed:
"NetMax" wrote in message
"RedForeman ©®" wrote...
NetMax typed:
"RedForeman ©®" wrote
I spawned Corydorous aeneus, which might be what you have.
Yep... are they the easiest,hardest, somewhere between, to spawn?
It's a bit subjective, and also depends on the popularity of the
fish (the more out there - the more spawning opportunities), but
C.aeneus is usually considered the easiet of the Corys to spawn.
Having said that, Corys are certainly not the easiest _fish_ to
spawn, but once you get them going, the right fish in the right
conditions, then they make it look easy ;~).
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..
Powdered flake would not be my first choice. Too large,
inconsistent and swells after it gets wet, which for fry could be
disasterous. Liquidfry for egglayers (there are 2 types) should be
fine, once you have figured out how to get the food to the fry (use
a long pipe to direct the food). Rick can confirm, but feeding
should not start until the fry have consumed their eggsacs and
start becoming mobile. That's in 2 days at 77F (?).

NetMax


RedForeman ©®


Hi Red . . .

I suggest decapsulated brine shrimp eggs which are tiny enough for
fry, keep for quite a long time and a little goes a very long way. I
bought mine from http://brineshrimpdirect.com

Just my .02

Regards,

~*~ Vosklady ~*~

Hello, my LFS has some, was going to get some today as a matter of
fact... micro worms seem to be impossible to find around here, but
the hunt is STILL on...

thanks. :-)

---
RedForeman ©®

No problem Red . . .

By the way, I did find this page on culturing your own micro worms:

http://www.petfish.net/microworms.htm

And I found some places that sell the starter cultu

http://www.biosierra.com/Catalog/pro...ages/4063.html

http://thekillifishsource.com/page35.html

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/livefood/index.html

http://www.bettasrus.com/stock/supplies.htm

http://www.aquaculturestore.com/fwinverts.html

http://www.wetthumbaquatics.com/fish...ive%20Cultures

* note - I do not have any experience or affiliation with any of the
above, just trying to help in your micro worm hunt *

Hope This Helps!

Regards,

~*~ Vosklady ~*~

I can't say thank you enough... I didn't realize it was THAT easy??? Why
didn't I know that? I guess I didn't have the need, or ask the right person
!!!!

Thank you SO much....

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

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"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
...
: "RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
: ~*~ Vosklady ~*~ typed:
: "NetMax" wrote in message
: "RedForeman ©®" wrote...
: NetMax typed:
: "RedForeman ©®" wrote
: I spawned Corydorous aeneus, which might be what you have.
: Yep... are they the easiest,hardest, somewhere between, to spawn?
: It's a bit subjective, and also depends on the popularity of the
: fish (the more out there - the more spawning opportunities), but
: C.aeneus is usually considered the easiet of the Corys to spawn.
: Having said that, Corys are certainly not the easiest _fish_ to
: spawn, but once you get them going, the right fish in the right
: conditions, then they make it look easy ;~).
: 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..
: Powdered flake would not be my first choice. Too large,
: inconsistent and swells after it gets wet, which for fry could be
: disasterous. Liquidfry for egglayers (there are 2 types) should be
: fine, once you have figured out how to get the food to the fry (use
: a long pipe to direct the food). Rick can confirm, but feeding
: should not start until the fry have consumed their eggsacs and
: start becoming mobile. That's in 2 days at 77F (?).
:
: NetMax
:
:
: RedForeman ©®
:
:
: Hi Red . . .
:
: I suggest decapsulated brine shrimp eggs which are tiny enough for
: fry, keep for quite a long time and a little goes a very long way. I
: bought mine from http://brineshrimpdirect.com
:
: Just my .02
:
: Regards,
:
: ~*~ Vosklady ~*~
:
: Hello, my LFS has some, was going to get some today as a matter of
: fact... micro worms seem to be impossible to find around here, but
: the hunt is STILL on...
:
: thanks. :-)
:
: ---
: RedForeman ©®
:
: No problem Red . . .
:
: By the way, I did find this page on culturing your own micro worms:
:
: http://www.petfish.net/microworms.htm
:
: And I found some places that sell the starter cultu
:
: http://www.biosierra.com/Catalog/pro...ages/4063.html
:
: http://thekillifishsource.com/page35.html
:
: http://www.angelfire.com/biz/livefood/index.html
:
: http://www.bettasrus.com/stock/supplies.htm
:
: http://www.aquaculturestore.com/fwinverts.html
:
: http://www.wetthumbaquatics.com/fish...ive%20Cultures
:
: * note - I do not have any experience or affiliation with any of the
: above, just trying to help in your micro worm hunt *
:
: Hope This Helps!
:
: Regards,
:
: ~*~ Vosklady ~*~
:
: I can't say thank you enough... I didn't realize it was THAT easy??? Why
: didn't I know that? I guess I didn't have the need, or ask the right
person
: !!!!
:
: Thank you SO much....
:
: ---
: RedForeman ©®

My pleasure Red . . .

Good luck with the micro worms . . . let me know how it works out for you.


Best Regards,

~*~ Vosklady ~*~