Corydoras

[Dynamiteluver_15]

Hey i got a corydora aenus about 2 weeks ago and since then it has layed about 2 sets of eggs and i dont think they will hatch because there are no males. is this true? also she seemed lonely so i got her a buddy yesterday. is there an easy way to tell if they are male or female they both look similar but my first female didnt have a round stomach. If i can i will try to get a picture soon.

 

[TabMorte]

Yeah the females have a rounder belly though it's hard to tell when you first get them because often they're under fed at the pet store.

 

[Dynamiteluver_15]

but also is it supposed to lay tons of eggs when there is no male around so they are duds and none of the fish are eating them they are avoiding them.

 

[TabMorte]

THat's a little odd. Usually the other fish gobble eggs up. Mind you you don't have any aggressive fish in your tank.

Also it's possible one of your cory's is male and one is female. You can never really be sure. They're really hard to sex.

 

[Kissyboots]

I was lucky to get a male and a female. The females are usually bigger (in my case she is lighter colored than the male.) Check out "Cory Spawning Habits" in this section of the forum. That should get you most of the information if you want fry. I'm raising 4 cory fry right now. They are soooooo cool. Good luck

 

[Dynamiteluver_15]

thanks and it is really weird that none of the fish have eaten it but i will keep an eye out for if they actually mate or sumting like that cus they have been like right next to each other for about 2 straight days now and swimming together

 

[Kissyboots]

Oh they always swim together. But when the male starts making fast movements around the female, expect some eggs soon!

 

[Dynamiteluver_15]

ok also i dont kno if they are mates or really friendly females lol

 

[TabMorte]

That's ultimately how I was able to sex mine. They pair off. Mind you when you only have two they may be trying to school too so it's hard to say for sure!

 

[Dynamiteluver_15]

ya and how/why would they try to school i thought that happens with a lot of them or like they dont actually try to school they just are a large group of fish so they are called a school?

 

[Dynamiteluver_15]

also i see u have 2 ADF's well i had an ACF pass away but when i got it out of the tank i noticed little red dots on its legs any idea if that might be some kind of cause for the death or an after effect or if there is a disease in my tank??

 

[Dynamiteluver_15]

ps...so far everyting else in there seems perfectly fine

 

[TabMorte]

Cory's are VERY social fish. They are happiest in schools of 4+ and really need friends of their own kind to thrive. So your two might just be hugging together because they're lonely and trying to make a mini school. Or it could be because they're a male and female and have paired off. It's impossible to say.

As far as your albino clawed frog they're not community tank safe, you're lucky that it didn't kill any of your other fish as they can be very aggressive when full grown . I would think, as you mentioned I think that you have no heater in your tank, that it was probably too cold for him.

Added note: Frogs are also a lot more sensitive to nitrates then a lot of the hardier fishes, it could have been that as well. My ADFs get a 50% water change every single week weather they need it or not.

 

[Dynamiteluver_15]

oook it could have been that it was colder(my friends died too and she didnt have a heater) and i know they are supposed to like eat the other fishes but the whole time i had mine he never did so i think he was just gentler but any idea what the red dots were like they looked like maybe popped blood vessels but there were about 5-7 on each leg and no where else

 

[TabMorte]

No idea about the red dots. Could have been popped blood vessels if he froze. But they're definitly tropical froggies and need to be kept at a pretty steady temp over 70.

 

[Dynamiteluver_15]

also do u think it would be ok if i got a heater this weekend and i got another frog?

 

[TabMorte]

I think if you get more you should stick to the african dwarf frogs if you get one for your main tank. Also they eat frozen blood worms and are BAT BLIND. I use a little pippette or tweezers and put the food literally right infront of their face to make sure they eat and don't starve to death.

 

[Dynamiteluver_15]

frozen? i used to feed mine dried and also the pet store i go to doesnt sell dwarfs are they normally easy to find? cus mine sells the african clawed and the reg. kink cant member wut they are called

 

[TabMorte]

You can use the dried but they need to be soaked before giving them to the froggies and like I said you need to put them pretty much right infront of the frog for him to find them.

You might need to look around. They have them at all my local pet stores here. The clawed ones as I said are not community safe you need to find the dwarf frogs if you want to put them in your main tank. The clawed ones when they grow up (they get fairly large, 2 - 3 inches and meaty) can tear apart your other fish.

 

[Dynamiteluver_15]

ok ill look and thanx for the tip like soak for about 5-10 min or wut?