Eggs on a leaf

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Hi,

Checked out my tank yesterday to find about 20 eggs stuck to leaf on my amazon sword plant. They're probably not fertilised but it made me happy anyway as i've never seen this before.
I'm not sure who laid them though; they're about 1-2mil in size. Mostly white but some seem darker than others. I have both Aeneus corys and Dwarf Gouramis. They look like cory eggs but i'm not sure as I've only seen pics on the web, and have never seen anything where gouramis are concerned.
Also, incase any are fertilised, what is the best thing for me do to about them?
Oh, and what's the best way to tell if they are fertilised?

Thanks
Scott
 
Most likely from the cories--gouramies build a bubble nest for eggs.

In a day or two, unfertilized eggs will turn white, fertilized ones will remain clear, with a dark dot becoming visible. Care: I'd remove the eggs to a new tank, and let them develop from there. Treating to prevent fungus may be needed, as well as prep for feeding the babies--there are a number of threads on raising cory eggs.
 
Hi Orion girl. I'm currently setting up a new tank, but it wont be ready in time. Is there anything I could do that does'nt involve removing them?
 
You can try an in tank breeder setup--useful for preventing the other fish (including the parents) from snacking on the eggs. The breeder nets are available at most stores. Otherwise, I'd let nature take it's course, and if you are interested in breeding, then you can plan for it and have everything setup in preparation.
 
I was planning on breeding them for the new tank but I thought you had to reduce temp etc. If they've done it a little early then i'm happy though.
I think I'll end up breeding them fairly regularly as I've fallen in love with the little buggers. But until I'm ready with a separate breading tank (the one I'm setting up is another community tank) I might lessen the amount of quality foods they get when I don't want more eggs though.

A quick question about breeding and quarantine tanks (sorry, i know it's off subject). How do you keep them cycled without a constant fish presence? do you have to keep adding amonia?
 
That's an option. I prefer to just keep extra filter media in my systems, though, then pull it out for running a quarantine setup. The media is then replaced in the main tank, and either discarded or cleaned before re-use after the quarantine tank comes down. This way I don't have an 'empty' tank sitting around with water in it, just begging for permanent residents.
 
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