Eggs!!!!

lilacamy931

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Hello I am still realtively new to the forum but please help! I went and got 6 beautiful caudimaculatus corydoras yesterday and today while we were out they seemed to have laid eggs on the glass and some plants! I have set up a 5g with heater and mini elite filter and moved most as gently as I could, we have left 3 on the plants and the rest are in the tank (unfortuntely dropped 3 and cant find again). Have I done alright so far? Should I put stokcings/tights over the filter intake to ensure if anything does hatch they dont get sucked up? We are really excited as first eggs ever and really hope one or two of these pull through. I have the mini elite filter on high setting to get best flow around the eggs and hopefully stop fungus. It is typical we couldnt have discovered them before the hour trip and hour trip back on two buses each way to the fish shop:lol: I am excited (apologies)
 

Irene0100

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well done,
yes I would put some tights over filter intake if poss.
also have you some good cover for the fry - such as thick plants, moss or similar?
 

lilacamy931

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I have put some floating plants in that I have and some ohhh what is it called, elodea, something quite feathery for them to hang in if they hatch (really hope they do!) The corys have been shimmying up the glass abit this evening, is there likely to be more eggs to come? Thanks for helping Irene, really appreciate, as you can probably tell we are excited. Will get some tights on the filter.
 

lilacamy931

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Thanks very much intrepidmax, have looked this morning and no fungus over night, will go get an airstone tofay to have instead of the filter (have pump already). Havent found further eggs even though the corys were busying around last night, but will have a better look in a second, thanks for all the advice!

p.s. Am I right in reading take 2-4days to hatch???
 

Irene0100

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yes, can take 4 or 5 days to hatch -depends a bit on the temp.

yes they may lay more eggs, the males are displying, they obviously like the water conditions.
 

lilacamy931

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Just a quick update, seems the bubble wand was just to powerful, only two of the eggs are left on the glass, the others have come off, i have attempted to restick them but no luck, will put this down to learning experience, tend to them as best as can and hope cories breed again.
 

Gem400

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Congratulations on the spawn:clap:
If there are any eggs left I'd put them in a floating tub to give any fry the best chance of survival, that way you can monitor them closely and ensure that when you feed them they don't have to travel far for food.

Moving corys to a new tank can often trigger them to spawn, I know one breeder who does this all the time with an excellent success rate, ok if you have the tanks that is, lol. I'm sure tht now they have started it won't be long before they spawn again.

Good luck with these and let us know how you get on.

Cheers
Gemma
 

lilacamy931

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Thanks very much Gemma! It was a shock to us as we literally only introduced them Friday night and they did these in the hours we were out Saturday. They have had a water change today so we shall see what the outcome of this and the future is. Ohhh the next 4ish days is going to be extremely difficult. Hoping there will be fry. Thanks so much for the support on here, you guys really know your stuff.:) Thank you!
 

lilacamy931

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Ah! Good for explanations! A little exciting this morning as the two we could see have little dots in the centres which hoping is development, hoping to have a proper update by say Wednesday, if not end of the week will give up lost cause, lol. It is amazing how som eggs can excite lol
 

lilacamy931

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Thank so much for all the support and help, we have wrigglers not sure how many but all the eggs have now hatched, will wait till tomorrow (maybe next day) to start feeding, thank you x