Zach: I just now saw your question. Getting multiples of a cheap filter on eBay has worked for me because I can switch the sponges inside out. What kind of shrimp can be in a 1 gallon tank, without a filter or heater? A school of False Julii Cory Cats is sure to treat you to an energetic feeding frenzy during feeding. I read your blog and tried again... and sure enough I hatched 3 (at least) babies! Less than an inch , they are likely only between 2-3 months old. Any advice? Before releasing them, cover your filter intake with a filter sponge. I’m gonna try to raise these , hopefully. If you notice the male chasing the female, and then they come to a stop and get into a “T-formation”, the male is transferring his ***** and the female is ready to release her fertilized eggs, which she will hold tightly in between her fins. A good drop in barometric pressure from a thunder storm with a normal water change routine has been enough. In the 5-gallon tank, hang a breeder net directly across from the filter. I moved about half of them to the 10 gallon and then saw a teeny tiny baby Cory swimming around! i hope some of mine hatch. What is the gestation period of Corys? I had some of mine lay eggs under fake plant leaves also. Addicted to Fish Chick: The eggs have to stay wet, so they have to be IN the water. Let algae grow on the glass .Dont go vacuuming the gravel/ sand at all in the tank.All the more reason to keep the stocking numbers low. Thanks momtoangel! I had no idea about how they mated and had babies. ( I think ). Do you happen to have a Nerite snail? I use a filter media bag which can be placed over the intake and tied. I’ve had mine about 8 months or longer in a shared tropical tank with no other Cory’s. Its red eyes glow always. I prefer the "roll onto your finger" method as described in my blog above. Hello, just hatched our first batch of corycats:) Pepper is a female after all this time! I also have many, many cories and having a hard time getting them to grow. But they will not become baby Nerites in freshwater. partner just said we have a zebra snail ,which apparently is a nerite snail, but only one? Corydoras Breeding Level – Difficult Corydoras catfish and their relatives are egg depositors and are known to place their adhesive eggs among plants and even on the aquarium glass. Once the babies are in their 5-gallon grow-up tank, they can be fed any of the foods adult corys eat, such as algae wafers, shrimp pellets, flake food, and even a pinch of Snail Jello. Interchangeable filter media is what I’m saying. I would just cut a leaf off the plant and stick the eggs onto them, and then place the leaves in the grow up tank or net breeder with the eggs facing DOWN in the water. When I first hatch mine, I give them baby bites fish food, and as they grow, they get crushed flake food, and then I start them on the sinking pellets and algae wafers. The same Corys when moved to another tank hardly use that coconut to sleep in . I acquired a big group of longfin Albinos recently. I’m assuming if you’re using a plastic leaf, it will tend to float - so you want the eggs in the water, not on top of the leaf. Awwww, you have to be right there when they are laying eggs or they will get eaten :( Hopefully you will catch them at the right time soon. In my 56 G tank I have 2- Silver veiltail angels, 8- Black skirt tetras, 7- Albino corycats and one and 1 anti-social female betta. After spawning, the breeding pair should be separated from the eggs, or the eggs transferred to another system. Now my corys are over a year old and spawn every 3-4 days. You stick the eggs to one side of the leaf, then float the leaf in the water with the eggs IN the water. The black neons will be going into a cycled 30 G tank with other tetras. I would suggest, if you want to raise them, get a male cory. Babies. Thank you for the info! Do cory catfish and betta fish have to have a filter in there tank. No problem. As the babies grow, the sponge can be removed. Sort of. Are these possibly unfertilised? My corys usually lay their eggs in the early morning, and timing on your part is everything - you have to see the corys laying eggs to have any chance of saving them. They require marine conditions to become baby snails. You may crush one or you may drop one until you get the hang of it. I plan on getting some more fish when I decide what will work well. You should put two-three fish males and one female in a spawning tank. Thank you again.again. They are white. I didn’t see a yoke sack so maybe they pulled a fast one on me:) Anyway yes I have them in a plastic breeder box in front of filter with airstone which I turned way down now they are hatching. My angels like laying their eggs on 2 big anubias leaves also. I have a row of lava rock along the back of the tank. Not sure they will use it, as they prefer the glass sides. Without rocks in the grow-up tank, it’s easier to keep an eye on the tiny babies. My corys just started laying egg about a week ago, didn’t know what was laying but found a picture that helped. So... what do you think? My Angels and Tetra seem to always beat me to it. Have since upgraded tanks and have been cycling it with the snail and the Cory by themselves while I get nitrate levels etc back in order (almost there, toook a lot longer than I hoped!). All fishkeeping is a game of strategy. I’m Angellady, I think I forgot to sign in. Thanks a lot now i get more insight. ( I still try the powder every batch, i have all different ages in my nursery tank.) Confused....What's the range for hardness and pH for julii corydoras? Apparently at least one egg made it! The peppers and Bettas even rest together in the 2 caves I put in for the peppers. i know they should be in a group of 5 or more. I try to make sure the net is really tight. How long does it take for them to hatch? A snapshot from my local shop.The adult is as big as a mans thumb, By entering this site you declare It looked like all the eggs got a fungus and I was really disappointed. And my water changes are just normal changes . And how can I tell if the eggs have fungus? My corys ( who i got as juveniles , pairs from different sources so as not to inbreed if it could be helped) did not spawn for the first 5 -6 months. It is not necessary at this point to cover the intake of the filter - that comes later. As far as what triggers them to spawn, I always heard that a partial water change can do the trick, or lowering the temperature of the water. It really is very fascinating to observe. They have been in a 20 gallon high tank for about 2 weeks now, they have a mostly sand tank bottom with some gravel in one corner, a piece of spider wood, and a larger fake log decoration. 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