Cory eggs?

dhvService · Aug 14, 2013

OrionGirl said:
I'd pull them and incubate them so they can hatch in a separate tank. You'll have better survival. guide: http://www.corydorasworld.com/the_fish_house/egg_hatching_fry_raising

In terms of knowing which species? Can't. Not from the eggs, at least. Most cory eggs look the same, with a few exceptions in size.

Thanks for posting this. I let it totally slip my mind that Ian Fuller is the most successful breeder of Corydorus. I believe he has bred over 120 different species of just Cory alone. His website I can only imagine is a invaluable wealth of knowlege. The next time I witness a spawn I may just jump in and subcribe to his site.

In the meantime, I dug up an old interview that Frank Falcone recorded with him back in 2009. He discussed in enough detail about how to handle the eggs and raise the young that I felt confident that I could handle this no problem.
http://www.aquaradio.net/archived/fuller_07_25_09.html

I decided it would be best for the time being to keep them in the the tank they were spawned until they reach such a size that would be safe to retank them. I am preparing a 5 gallon that will be used to grow them out for a few month until they are to large to be considered as food.

Speaking of food, i am mixing it up between hikari first bites, artemia nauplii, crushed shrimp pellets, and frozen emerald entree.

Best I can tell there are at least five young in the net. Hard to tell how many because the net is complicated with hiding places, however I have seen five simultaneously.

So... So far so good, I will keep updating as things progress.

dhvService · Aug 20, 2013

Its been another week and all five baby cory are still doing well. :dance:

They have made it through the critical first 10 days, and are now beginning to develop the characteristic shape unique to a cory. They have already began to move around in that distinct wiggly way only a cory does when it is on the hunt for food.

I plan to move them to a five gallon tank this weekend in which they can spend the rest of their juvenile days. I will need to have a game plan for them once they reach adulthood.

Dangerdoll · Aug 20, 2013

This is my favorite time of age of the cories, they are so cute!!

dhvService · Aug 22, 2013

Latest Cory action... On the hunt for food.

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dhvService · Aug 24, 2013

Adding more pics... Sorry, I just can't help myself. Should I post pics of these little guys all the way into adulthood or has everybody had enough already?

dhvService · Aug 28, 2013

Its getting more difficult to get a decent photo of these little boogers, they are constantly on the move like the adults.

huapala · Aug 29, 2013

very cool! i love corys. keep the updates coming

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dhvService · Sep 2, 2013

Ok, over 30 days have now passed since the eggs were discovered. Today the five baby cories have been introduced into their new tank. They should be fine here until they reach adulthood. This is their first experience with sand, they took to digging around in it immediately.

dhvService · Sep 29, 2013

Two month update. Four of the corys have survived. The only casualty was the smallest of the group, he fell way behind on the growing curve, was either out competed for food or under equiped to survive. This group is very fun to watch as they actively dig around in the sand looking for food. They are currently on a diet of frozen bloodworms and shrimp pellets.

The overall tank turned out to be a great project, and the best part every bit of it was either leftover, propagated or hand me downs. The tank itself was a donor from a friend who no longer required it services. I spray painted Krylon blue the backside of this walmart grade marineland 5 gallon with built in filter and 8 watt T5 bulb. I ditched the filter cart and bio wheel and replaced with filter floss and seachem matrix. The substrate is MGOCPM topped with black moon sand. The plants be a amazon sword, swarf sag and the anubias nana the eggs originally appeared on. The cleanup crew are malaysian trumpet snails and freshwater limpets.

the corys will outgrow this tank very soon at such a time it will become home for shrimp.