Eggs!

[jennybugs]

It would seem that my albino cories rather liked what was in the water change I did the other day as I went up to the tank last night to find rather alot of eggs all over the glass!

I have had these cories for at least 4 years and this is the first time they have felt the inclination to get fruity so I am very happy. The only thing now concerning me is that when my other cories have bred before, I have managed to easily raise the eggs to hatch and then the babies to start feeding, but that's been as far as I could get...4 weeks later and every fry has died.
Just wondering if anyone else has had success with raising cory fry to adulthood and if they have any tips they can pass on to me?
At the mo the eggs are in a floating breeding trap with a stocking over the slits to stop anything swimming out to certain death in the main tank the trap is gettting good flow through it from the eheim filter, so hopefully the eggs won't fungus up.

All advice gratefully received

[littleneti]

congratulations,

Afraid cannot give any advice, as our cory eggs don't survive as they lay in main tank, and the fish enjoys the feast.

[jennybugs]

That is why I put mine in a breeding net.

[jennybugs]

I have updates...the batch of eggs I mentioned above didn't survive after hatching, but when I moved my tank over to a bigger tank, the fish laid again so I now have around 10-15 fry in the breeding net in the main tank They have grown so well as I am feeding them on Hikari First Bites. I am hoping this time round that I am finally successful in rearing them to at least teenage status in the fish years timescale
Pics should be available soon as I can see their eyes really well now!

[avangels]

what do you feed them on Jenny?

[jennybugs]

Hikari First Bites fry food. It's great stuff by the looks of things and I fed my goldfish fry on them too. I got them really cheap on evilbay in the end after my LFS charged me alot more for them when they ordered in specially. Very fine and last for ages! The fry go mad when I feed the net

[avangels]

i think you need to be feeding baby brine shrimp at about the 3/4 week stage because that first bite is only for the first few weeks.

[Herb]

I used to use micro worms as a food for raising dwarf cichlid fry - cultures are very easy to keep running - just needed some ready brek and yeast if I recall correctly.

[jennybugs]

i think you need to be feeding baby brine shrimp at about the 3/4 week stage because that first bite is only for the first few weeks.

Yep. Crushed flake will also do. Planning a varied diet for them.