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Help I have (cory) fry! #1
My albino cory pair have been spawning a while now but last time (saturday) I managed to rescue 30 or so eggs again (have done before with smaller no's but no success). But this time I have fry! They are currently floating in tuppaware after hatching last night/this morning, but what do I do with them now? How long before they should be transferred to a fry tank & what to feed them, liquifry?

As I type they have just laid 10 or so more eggs on the glass right next to me!
Alan...
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Re: Help I have (cory) fry! #2
Lucky you!

You need a seperate tank with a mature sponge filter in there as the water will have to be near perfect and you dont want the fry sucked into a standard filter and liquidised.

A breeding net or quarantine box in the main tank will also work.

Feed liquifry in tiny tiny ammounts 3-4 times a day.

Raising fry is time consuming and can be expensive and you have to do something with them as they grow so if you're not "all in" then leave the eggs in the main tank and let nature take its course.
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Re: Help I have (cory) fry! #3
There's a useful article here on raising fry

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk ... article.php?article_id=25

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Re: Help I have (cory) fry! #4
Thanks guys, now have fry tank settling next to main tank with maturation being helped along with bit of old filter from main tank. (gf is gonna kill me when she gets home) Count 14 fry so far and have rescued a few more of todays eggs.
Alan...