Peppered Cory Eggs

[abcdefghi]

Finally!! haha my peppered corys decided to breed, last night I was feeding them and noticed a bunch of white eggs stuck to the back of the tank. I had wondered if they were ever going to breed, there is 8 of them in the 55G. There were not that many eggs, so I think most had already been eaten.

This morning I went to take a look, and no eggs, I am guessing that the pleco in there had a nice snack over night. Oh well.

[petluvr]

Too bad I am sure there will be more. If you are interested in hatching the fry they actually are very easy. I just got some of the clutch with my finger, very sticky little buggers, and put them in a ten gallon inside a breeder net. Kept the temp around 80 and added peroxide to the tune of one capful per gallon a day, changed 50% of the water everyday and voila I had fry in about 3 days. Good luck next time:)

[jackiomy]

Too bad I am sure there will be more. If you are interested in hatching the fry they actually are very easy. I just got some of the clutch with my finger, very sticky little buggers, and put them in a ten gallon inside a breeder net. Kept the temp around 80 and added peroxide to the tune of one capful per gallon a day, changed 50% of the water everyday and voila I had fry in about 3 days. Good luck next time:)

Why peroxide? My bronzes are laying eggs and I would like to try to hatch them.

[petluvr]

Peroxide or methyl blue-I think-either one kills fungus that will get to your eggs.

[Dangerdoll]

I never used methyl blue or peroxide when hatching cory eggs but I suppose it is a good precaution.... it's used often when hatching Angel eggs is about all I know....

and yes, they are quite easy to hatch... I don't use my fingers though, I use a fish net and gently roll them until they stick to the net and then do the same to get them off and into the breeders net/tank. They are pretty easy to keep and raise, I always used "little bites" and that seemed to do well for me. Some folks use credit cards or razors to get them off the glass too... whatever works best for ya.

Good luck with them, they are fun to watch grow.

[abcdefghi]

Cool, thanks for the tips. I might try to raise some as I can then put some into my 29G (and if I get enough donate some). The problem is getting somewhere to raise them where they will not be eaten, probably need to get a breeder box if I am going to try anything.

Now if only my rummy nose tetras would breed!!

[zzyzx85]

after my partial water change, my corys decided to lay eggs. I managed to take about 20 of them and put them in a breeder net but there are many more being laid right now.

I'll get what I can and leave the rest on their own. I want to see if I can raise them.

Do I need to put them in the shade or at a certain temperature?

[zzyzx85]

After 4 days, the eggs are hatching! I lost a good number of them to fungus but I have about 6 or 7 that are viable. 1 is hatched out and another is an egg w/ a tail.

[Dangerdoll]

congrats, there will be many more you will get once you know they will breed for you so you win some, you lose some here. As far as I know, there is nothing special to do fo rthem except feeding them and keeping sure the breeder net is free from debris or fungused food. I used a turkey baster to remove the old food if it became a problem.

Good luck, they are great to watch grow and amazingly adorable once they take shape and are so tiny still.

[zzyzx85]

I'm using a dosing syringe with a length of airline tubing attached to remove debris, but I think I'll pass the by 99 cent store to see if they have any turkey basters or similar there. It'll much easier to squeeze a bulb than to pull a plunger.

Oh, I'm sure there's more coming. The two females are heavy with eggs. I probably won't save anymore after this batch because what I am I going to do with so many corys? I know I can sell some or give them away but it'll be hard letting go of the little guys.

[Dangerdoll]

hehehe, I know... it is tough to part with them.... the peppered cories were always such good breeders for me....

yeap, a turkey baster will kick syringe butt in cleaning the old food out...

[FISHSHROD]

good luck with your little ones :)

[abcdefghi]

I just noticed that my corys had laid eggs again, but this time it almost looked like some of them had hatched. There were 2 that looked much like what I would expect an egg to look like, and a bunch that looked like empty shells.

When the eggs hatch is anything left behind? I did not see the eggs there yesterday, but to be honest did not look close enough. But at the most the eggs have been there 48 hours, so I don't even know if that's enough time for them to have hatched. Just wondering if there might be some cory fry swimming around in my tank somewhere.

[DAVIDFBT]

I've never had cories, but I will get some in a few months. I think what happened is they hatched, then ate the egg shell for nutrient. Depending on the stock of your tank the fry may have already been eaten.

[abcdefghi]

I've never had cories, but I will get some in a few months. I think what happened is they hatched, then ate the egg shell for nutrient. Depending on the stock of your tank the fry may have already been eaten.

In the tank with them is 1 large angel, 2 rubberlip plecos and 4 rummynose tetra. If anyone ate them I would guess it being the angel, but I have tried giving him live food before and he ignored it. So maybe they are hiding out somewhere, not counting on it though.

Thanks for the reply.

[PaulJ69]

Today....well today I looked at my tank around 12ish and noticed I had peppered cory eggs on one of my plants! I took the leaves off and put them in a worm cone feeder that I had laying around. then I was studying and notice them going at it. A new cory that i got about 2 weeks ago, and an older cory about 7 months ago. The older one is about twice the size of the new one. They were going at it for almost 8 or 9 hours now. I have over 50ish eggs lining my walls and plants... will ever stop?
I really don't want all of them, maybe a few.
Heres 2 of the 50ish that I have...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/PaulJ69/Fish/Picture289.jpg
click to zoom in...