One of my cories has spawned once again but FINALLY this time I have a male in tank! I just discovered that my newest smallest cory is a male. All weekend I witnessed the T mating position between my spawning female and my little male. (It was cute to watch because my male is 1/4 of the size of the female!) I have eggs all over the place. Its been 2 days now. What changes can I expect in the eggs if the little guy managed to do his job?
Are my eggs fertilized?
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I believe that you are talking about the albino cory's from your tank stocking. You said you have eggs all over the place, I would image all over the glass of the tank. If the eggs are left with the parents or other fish they will eat the eggs. If you said its been 2 days since they were laid, if fertile, they should hatch in another day or so. I have breed albino cory's before, but like I said if you do not pull the parents they were eat the eggs or actually pop them. Also you need to treat the eggs with an anti fugal agent, like methyal blue or maraxoy. Hope this helps.
I believe that you are talking about the albino cory's from your tank stocking. You said you have eggs all over the place, I would image all over the glass of the tank. If the eggs are left with the parents or other fish they will eat the eggs. If you said its been 2 days since they were laid, if fertile, they should hatch in another day or so. I have breed albino cory's before, but like I said if you do not pull the parents they were eat the eggs or actually pop them. Also you need to treat the eggs with an anti fugal agent, like methyal blue or maraxoy. Hope this helps.
Congrats on your cory eggs!! If they are fertile, they will turn tan, if not, they will stay clear/white. By three or four days post-laying, you should begin to see the eyes inside the egg. My panda cory eggs hatch after about six days, this probably varies by species and temperature.
I've never used the anti-fungal, and haven't had a problem, but then again I just started with cory eggs in February. I'm on my fourth clutch of eggs and the problem wasn't the eggs fungussing, it was getting the fry to live. Now that I have a microworm culture going, the fry are thriving.
I've never used the anti-fungal, and haven't had a problem, but then again I just started with cory eggs in February. I'm on my fourth clutch of eggs and the problem wasn't the eggs fungussing, it was getting the fry to live. Now that I have a microworm culture going, the fry are thriving.
I've been raising Sterbai Cory for a short while now and in my experience, white eggs are usually bad. The fertile eggs will turn tan after about two days or so like soobie said and you can actually witness them tossing and turning inside their eggs by day three! I personally have my fry in a two to two and a half gallon critter tank that you'd by for hermit crabs. I put a small air stone in there as well as a small heater. When first hatched I did twice daily water changes and fed microworms as well. Live baby brine is good when they get a couple weeks old. Good luck with your fry! I started with eight eggs and have been able to raise six from my first batch that are now over a month old. Don't get discouraged if you encounter some deaths or if you don't make out with as many fry as you had hoped. They will always lay more eggs at some point or another. Keep up with your feedings and water changes and you should do fine.
Here are some pics of my Sterbai eggs. You can see where one had hatched on the leaf near the others.
My cory eggs always turn tan by the second day. It's a really light tan at first, getting darker over time. They are hard enough to remove to a fry tank several hours after being laid, which prevents the parents or other fish in the tank from eating the eggs (or fry, after they hatch). The eggs really are hard- I just pick them off the plants with my fingers.
If your eggs are still white after two days, they are probably not fertile, but let them go longer, just to be sure. I had one batch that didn't seem to be doing anything (couldn't see the eyes and they were still very pale tan), then one day, I had fry swimming around. Unfortunately, that batch didn't survive because it was before I got the microworms. If you want to raise fry and don't have a culture of those going yet, I'd suggest you get one. They're super easy to keep going.
If your eggs are still white after two days, they are probably not fertile, but let them go longer, just to be sure. I had one batch that didn't seem to be doing anything (couldn't see the eyes and they were still very pale tan), then one day, I had fry swimming around. Unfortunately, that batch didn't survive because it was before I got the microworms. If you want to raise fry and don't have a culture of those going yet, I'd suggest you get one. They're super easy to keep going.