Albino Cory Spawn take 2

2 were gaaning aan all over the tank,i have a piece of driftwood that protrudes out the tank and they were swimming right up it and down and round it spending a lot of time in the top layer.

 

well thats a good sign, are they fully grown?

 

not very

 

so, sunday morning i had a Large spawn again, Albino Female and two males (bronze and Albino)

Will update soon again!

 

I have a question about how you harvest the eggs.
Do you pick them up with something or do you suck them up with a pipe?
Mine put their eggs all over the front glass and I'm scared that disturbing them will damage the eggs. Although they're usually all gone within 24 hours because it looks like the snails eat the eggs

 

well, i just use the finger, and roll them off the glass/plant/filter, and place them in a Guppy breeder. some ppl use razor blades, i tried it, but it does not work for me

 

Thanks, I'll give it a try next time mine spawn, I've got a guppy breeder somewhere in one of my kit boxes.

 

they are hatching!!!

 

vez i just read this whole thread. Very very cool. Can i ask if the tank only has cories in it? and where do you get your food from?

 

thanks man!

The tank is full of fish:Rams,tetra's,danios,endlers.............

as for food, i use BBS and Microworms, and then some of the Prof foods.

 

Do you order the food from prof? i tried to do this but im only 13 and didnt have the funds. Dont the other fish eat the eggs or do you get them out immediately?

 

well i was lucky to get some of his food from a Friend,

as for the eggs, yip, i collect the eggs as they are laid, then i place them in a breeder, so that the other fish dont chow them.

 

Once they are in the breeder you can the water of the main tank 50% twice a day? or is that once they are in a bucket? Once the eggs are in the breeder if they are fertilised they will form a black dot, (assuming small membrains). When the yolk sack i done you have to start feeding the fish with freshly hatched brines or microworms? Once they are free swimming you put them in the bucket, and continue to feed them the brines and worms? Once they are bigger you put them in the main tank and feed them the normal food? did i get it right or not?

 

yip, thats right.

like now, i take them, and place them in n new breeder, one that does not have holes in them, as they get sucked out when doing water changes.

after about 3 days, i start to feed them, BBS, if they make it to day 7, they should be fine, then i start to give them some Mic worms, every 2nd day. on week 2 they are alot bigger, and i then crush up one cory pellet, still doing the 50% WC daily

ii then start to add the Prof's food, when i see they chow this, i add a full cory pellet, and let it soak in the breeder, they will start ti chow at this,

i made the mistake to release them too soon! so this batch will stay longer in the breeder,

 

Ok, awesome i'm hoping to get some more cories to get them breeding. Do you think if i get 6 cories at least 1 has a chance of breeding ?

 

yeah dude!!

a few months ago, i only had three, 2 females and a male, and now i have plenty!!!!

So if you are going to start with 6, then they should be fine!

 

Ok i should be getting the 6 soon.

 

Cool dude, babies or fully grown?

 

I think average size, need to see what they have at my lfs

 

In which area in Jhb are you?