Peppered Cory Eggs

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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.
 
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:)
 
petluvr said:
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:)
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Why peroxide? My bronzes are laying eggs and I would like to try to hatch them.
 
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.
 
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!!
 
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?
 
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.
 
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.
 
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