I just went upstairs to check something and my Bronze cories have been at it while I've been online!!
soo... ok What do i do!!??
How do i remove them from the tank without damaging them?
I cant believe they've done this, I was just thinking "hmmm, i might try breeding the corries".. but they got there first!

What else is in the tank?
Do you have another tropical set up to put them in?

I can create one There will be no hope for them where they are as theres millions of MTS in there. I keep going up to flick them away! I have moved the oto to another tank so he doesnt munch on them. Then theres just the cories and an ADF. I can move the frog too.. but id prefer to move the eggs as i dont want them sucked up in the current when they hatch. Its a shame they didnt lay them on something i can take out the tank.
I can set up a 4 or a 2 gallon with a sponge filter and media from somewhere else, so thats no problem.. I just need to get them into it somehow

Edit: wierd smiley went wrong..

Second edit: mum just came home and told me that they do it in batches, so they may not have finished yet.. so should i wait it out a bit?

You need to set up another tank quickly as the parents can eat the eggs as well. Your mums right that they lay in spurts but realistically you wont get many to survive. Take some out to try and hatch and leave the rest to nature and you may get a few to raise in the small tank.

okie dokie.. thanks
I just found another load on the heater I think i figured why they bred, 'cause i had to turn the heater off in their tank for a few days as i have limited plug sockets and needed it for a hospital tank! They must think its the rainy season

congrats on the eggs lucy

Thanks Alice
The eggs are all safely in their own tank now, any more that that get layed I'll leave in the main tank, I dont have room for more!
I can see little fishy foetuses growing

awww bless

could you please post some pics because i think my corries are breeding and i would like to see some pics of the eggs to make sure i dont have any dont know it! Thanks!

You would probably know it if they had eggs, they are quite big and layed in patches of about 20.. well mine were.. but i will post a few pics later

aww Congrats on the eggs can't wait to see some baby pics in the future

Congrats on finding the Cory eggs.Hopefully some of them hatch for you.Right now,I've had three different types of cories lay eggs.I didn't even try to save them all and still ended up with about 50 babies. Cories are some of my favorites.

Thanks Devs
I have over 100 fertilised eggs at the moment They really went at it! I could see the fry buzzing around inside their eggs last night, I can imagine the feeling i got was close to when you feel a baby kick for the first time They are developing so fast, i think they should hatch in the next 12-24 hours.. I will have pics up when i get time, very busy week!

You'll be starting a new thread,"What am I going to do with them all?"
For some reason,all my eggs hatch quicker than the time they give,and it's not always about my tank temps either.Sounds as if you're just about ready there. "The excitement Builds"...

Yea, I've done a bit of reading, and most things say about 5 days, its been about 48 hours now and theres no way its going to take 3 more days! The temp is about 26c so quite warm, that might have something to do with it.

I just had a proper count of the eggs.. and theres around 170..

Ooo congrats on the cory eggs! 170's a lot x_X

About half of them hatched this morning, they look like little tadpoles

Yipee!!!!! Babiies!!! Congrats

now they're all hatched

Good job Lucy.WHat will you be feeding them for their first meal? Do you have enough space for all those little cuties?

I have fry food for egg layers on hand, but nothing live as there wasnt much time.. i dont really have MUCH room, i'll have to make some room, buy a few more tubs and do some serious culling

Hopefully,you have a little "Mom and Pop" store that will be willing to take them and give you some sort of credit.Tha would be the route the route that I'm going to try.

Yea theres a place down town, we've known them for about 18 years, im sure they'd be happy to take them
How do i know when they are free swimming? as they are acting as cories would anyway and im not sure Is the big 'tadpole head' bit mostly yolk sac so that will be gone?

Edit: acutally that shop took my mums cory fry when she bred her albinos!

Congrats, Lucy!! How exciting!

Thanks Erin
I'lll be posting some egg and fry pics tomorrow hopefully

congrats Lucy!!
As for the babies, ill buy some off you if youre ok with shipping them out. Will pay postage of course

yea sure tinks you can have some for free and we'll split the cost of shipping, since you are doing me a favour taking them!

piccies piccies piccieeeees!

eggies on glass.. and a few MTS


eggies on heater.


you can see the little fry developing


babieeeeeeees (day one)

(day one)


they grew! (day two)


i think this pic might be a bit small.. but..

Ive moved them to a 5 gal tub for now.. but its worrying me, its quite thin plastic.. and it bows out, what are the chances of it splitting and getting water everywhere!?

The pic's are great! I never have a chance to do that-It all happens so fast around here. Hey,my Bronze Cories are laying eggs as we speak!

What's this tub look like?Can you secure it with Bunjee Straps(What we call them around here ) or some sort of belt around it?

yours just never stop do they!
The thingy is this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/35ltr-Crystal-plasti...1QQcmdZViewItem
Its clear plastic, its quite sturdy and hard at each end, but the big sides (front and back) stick out and feel less hard :S done think i have any bunjee strap things.. could try a belt, if i have one big enough I'm probably worrying over nothing, as usual.. i get very paranoid about leaks etc.

That's what we call "Rubbermaid Bins/Tubs" around here.Heaven sent for alot of us. If it's made anything like ours,it should be okay-it's only 5 gal,and because they are fry,you can even lower it a couple inches(the water that is) if you think that will be safer.

..well finaly.. (i'll do it link/pic/link/pic as theres so many)

Tub
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/fis.../coryfry055.jpg



You can see three of them sat on the leaf in the top right
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/fis.../coryfry089.jpg

Still quite small


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/fis.../coryfry109.jpg

Getting bigger


And bigger
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/fis.../coryfry152.jpg

eeeeeeeeee
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/fis.../coryfry155.jpg

and BIGGERRR!


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/fis.../coryfry162.jpg

aww tink they're adorable

they are so adorbale! What kind are they? What are you going to do with them all? Will you ship some? Where are you located? Thansk!

Thanks
They are Bronze Corys (Corydoras aeneus).
I'm in the UK.. might ship some.

oo!! Lucy!! they are just the cutest!!
If ya wanna sell any just gimme a shout they are just too cute

Oops I mean lucy!

yeah i spotted that

lol I thought was a typo of 'think'

They are always so cute to watch how fast they grow.

erruughh I've had a parasite issue in one of my tanks (came in on some mossballs) and its made its way to the fry (or should i say juvies now!) I'm treating the first tank (with the parents in) with sterazin, will the babies be able to handle it at half dose?
They've been flicking for a few days and I put treatment off as they are still small, but this morning they are shimmying all over the place so I need to do something about it.
The treatment is treating whatever parasite i've got ok as I haven't seen flicking in the parents tank for a couple of days now.

I'll get some pictures of the cuties up later

What a pain to go through!!! What are your tank params Lucy on the Juvi tank?

Ammonia 0-0.25 (its yellow, but the tiiinnnyest green tinge)
nitrite 0
nitrate 10
pH 8

They are due a water change today so i'll do a big one as the treatment lasts for 10 days (dont think i supposed to do a one during it am i?).
The filter media needs swishing as i forgot last time, its probably why theres ammonia, it gets clogged sooo fast.

Edit: http://www.waterlife.co.uk/waterlife/sterazin.htm

I treated them last night on half dose after their big w/c and they are looking better already, they have stopped floating around like hovercraft

thats great news Luc

Hi Lucy, how are your babies doing?

I just had a couple of batches of bronze cory eggs laid today. How did you remove them from the glass etc without damaging them? I'd like to transfer them to another tank like you did if I can, but I don't want to hurt the eggs in the process!