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	Cories laid eggs!
CoryAddict Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 231 Votes: 6 Registered: 16-Dec-2004	There are about 5 eggs on the side of my tank. the mother is not even looking after them and I keep on scaring my angels away because they want some caviare. What should I do?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	There's a good possibility that they're unfertilized. What's the stocking of the tank?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Corydoran Enthusiast Posts: 269 Kudos: 370 Votes: 1217 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	Cory parents don't take care of their eggs. If you want to keep them, take a look at http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Bottom%20Feeder%20Frenzy/50013.html.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	If the cory only laid five eggs on the glass, it is likely an experimental run, if you will. It is quite a commonplace event amongst my pandas. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 02-Jan-2005 18:21
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
CoryAddict Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 231 Votes: 6 Registered: 16-Dec-2004	She laid eggs everywhere but unfortunatley my angels wich are pigs ate them ]:\| There still might be some hidden in my cories cave. How long does it take to hatch?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	If they are fertilized eggs, then they usually take a couple of days to hatch. Like Jon (Cup_of_Lifenoodles) said though, there is a good possibility that they are not fertilized. Exactly how many eggs were there before the angelfish ate them? Oh, and if you want them to hatch and thrive, you should probably move them. Angelfish are skilled at eating fish eggs and baby fish. Cory fry will be eaten if the little catfish go too far out into the open. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
CoryAddict Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 231 Votes: 6 Registered: 16-Dec-2004	Well she was still laying them when i left I counted about 15 or so.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Oh, well, are there any other cories in your tank? If so, you might actually have a viable batch---I'd use a thick paper card and scrape them off the glass and place them in a makeshift nursery---find any plastic container, cut a hole in it, and silicone or stuff a piece of tank safe sponge into the opening, and place the container in your tank along with the eggs.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
CoryAddict Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 231 Votes: 6 Registered: 16-Dec-2004	I have 6 corys in my tank and I cant find any uneaten eggs. Everywhere she laid them my angels ate them but you can still see the egg case stuck to the glass
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Time to set up a separate breeding aquarium for the Corys ... Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05


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