Cory Babies!

[keithk831]

Hey everyone, so I noticed today the cories were VERY active; swimming everywhere, chasing each other, etc. Well I left and came home an hour later and there are eggs on the glass!

I have been reading up on what to do, but here's my question: Since I only have the three cories in the tank (5gal), should I leave the eggs where they're at? I'm also planning on moving all the fish to the 26-gal tank once it's cycled and we're back from vacation (about a month). Will that pose a problem in getting the fry over there? Is there anything else I should do?

P.S. I think I have 1 male and 2 females. Hopefully some of these eggs will get fertilized!

 

[keithk831]

I came home from work tonight and noticed some eggs were missing...think they could have been eaten by the cories? Will the fry get eaten too?

 

[skratikans]

they are most likely eaten, esp in a small tank like that

 

[keithk831]

Well, this morning there were only 4 eggs left. I moved them over to a glass bowl (using a credit card to move them out). Will they be ok in there? If they hatch, can I move the fry back into the tank, or should I keep them in this little bowl until they get bigger?

 

[Kissyboots]

Ok, if you're really serious about breeding some cories, you might want to wait for a second batch of eggs. Read my thread http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/bottomfeeder-discussion/50261-cory-spawning-habits.html and http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/bottomfeeder-discussion/50095-update-cory-fry.html. That should give you a lot of info.

I'd be writing a lot more but I'm not home right now so I won't be here until next week. Good luck though.