Sarah's Breeding Journal

Day one:

 

Subscribing!

 

Following with great interest!!

 

I'm thinking of buying baby brine shrimp for when they start to come out. I know I'm going to wait 4 to 5 days before I feed them after they hatch. Here's the plan. Moving to a 2 gallon tank, includes: 2 airstones, heater, almond leaves, bare bottom. Anything else you guys think I need? Gonna be posting everyday. Also got first bites.

 

Ok...so! I counted around 70 cory fry (was gonna call them sperm because that's what they look like haha) I took picutres and will upload them on here when I get on my phone. Got a video with the tail just wagging.

 

Ok...so! I counted around 70 cory fry (was gonna call them sperm because that's what they look like haha) I took picutres and will upload them on here when I get on my phone. Got a video with the tail just wagging.

Awesome! Looking good so far

 

Here's day 3:



So many pictures to take !

 

They look like little mice today so cute! Loving following along with you!

 

They look like little mice today so cute! Loving following along with you!

I'm so happy! I tried to get a close up and this is the best I could get. They are too small for my camera . So tomorrow morning I'll be feeding them baby brine shrimp and first bites!

 

Neat!

 

Thinking if I should create a YouTube account to video

Think they like to be in groups?

 

awwww, they're snuggling

 

There was another group like that in the other corner. Tried to take a picture of the whole cup but then they swam away.

 

So! I counted all of the fry. I got around 80 fry! So happy. They all still have egg sacs so I don't wanna feed them but it's been almost three days.

Day 4

 

So frustrated! They won't eat anything I give them! They have very little egg sacs left so I tried first bites and baby brine shrimp. Nothing-,-. Anyone got any ideas? DoubleDutch

 

Day 5: some bellies full!




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Forgot to ask... what kind of corys are these little wigglers?

 

A mix of albinos and bronzes. also maybe a mix of emerald. Collected some eggs from emeralds. won't know until they start having color.

 

ooh that will be fun to watch for!

 

yes, ma'am, it will be. just can't be impatient. do you see the red bellies?

 

Dude this egg sac is two times the size of the Cory! The reason some of them are laying sideways was because last night I wasn't paying attention and dropped the air stone of some of the fry

 

Sooooo, I was looking for baby brine shrimp and this is what I ended up with

 

Got better pictures...they are starting to develop different colors!

 

Looks like an albino and emerald. Actually kinda like a pepper, but I don't have any peppers!

 

*sigh*

 

Day 9?:

 

Taking forever !

 

Larval Corys do not have their adult color at birth, it has to grow into it. I highly recommend patience.

 

Larval Corys do not have their adult color at birth, it has to grow into it. I highly recommend patience.

Yes I know. I'm just so excited for them. Can't wait to see which Cory is what. I have lots of patience

 

Just lost 5 healthy, filled belly, fry

 

Oh no! I’m sorry ):

 

So sorry.

 

I really don't know what happened. I quickly just did a big water change and added more sink water (0,0,0) which didn't help, so then I added my 60 gallon tank water and they were fine. I have never had a problem with the water. It's what I put into my tanks. Weird

 

Getting more and more color on face!

 

Trying them in sand now

 

Made a mess no way

 

Only have 20 more left

 

So cute! Sorry to hear about your troubles, some of them are just weak, but the ones you still have are adorable!