cory eggs!

[Emma123]

Had the wonderful surprise of coming home to see my fat cory is now not so fat and I have 10 visible eggs now I want to know how long they will take to hatch and anything I can do to keep them safe? Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Fdsh5]

They take 3-5 days to hatch and need to be pulled out of the tank. The fry will get eaten. The eggs are tough so you can use a credit card or something similar to take them off the wall. You can leave them in the tank and see what happens but I never had luck that way.

 

[Emma123]

They take 3-5 days to hatch and need to be pulled out of the tank. The fry will get eaten. The eggs are tough so you can use a credit card or something similar to take them off the wall. You can leave them in the tank and see what happens but I never had luck that way.

I don't have another tank so I had the idea to put them into my breeding trap.. only problem is my platy is very heavily pregnant and I was going to put her in there tomorrow.. if she give birth will the fry eat the eggs?

 

[Guppylove85]

float a small cup or container in the tank, and change water every day, put your platy in the breeder trap

 

[Emma123]

float a small cup or container in the tank, and change water every day, put your platy in the breeder trap

Hmm ok.. hope I can find a container that floats.. thanks

 

[Fdsh5]

If you only fill it half way, any container will float. Just make sure to change it every day.

 

[Emma123]

If you only fill it half way, any container will float. Just make sure to change it every day.

I managed to save 4 of my eggs.. and they are in a container.. looks like 2 are fertile

 

[Guppylove85]

well good luck, hope your eggs you saved hatch.

 

[Emma123]

well good luck, hope your eggs you saved hatch.

Thanks.. me too

 

[emerald76]

I would order in some BBS to raise the babies on.

 

[Emma123]

I would order in some BBS to raise the babies on.

Is that short for baby brine shrimp?

 

[emerald76]

Is that short for baby brine shrimp?

Yes, it is

 

[Emma123]

Yes, it is

Cool.. well if any hatch I'll pop to the pet shop and get some

 

[emerald76]

Is that short for baby brine shrimp?

Yes, it is

 

[emerald76]

Yes, it is

Sorry about the double post. I would get the eggs now because they take a day or two to hatch and the fry will starve in that time plus it is handy to always have some.

 

[Emma123]

Sorry about the double post. I would get the eggs now because they take a day or two to hatch and the fry will starve in that time plus it is handy to always have some.

Oh right.. ok then thanks

 

[emerald76]

Hope they hatch for you!

 

[Emma123]

Hope they hatch for you!

Fingers crossed!

 

[AndI3kAY]

So what happened? Did they hatch?

 

[Emma123]

So what happened? Did they hatch?

Those ones didn't but she laid some more about 4 days ago.. this time I saved 14 and they are in my breeding net.. looking like a few might hatch today or tomorrow