paleatus problems
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rfb
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paleatus problems
I have written a few posts on the paleatus cory's that have been breeding for me without success.The problems have not been to the egg stage it is after that,the fry dissappear.It was the other day that I had a small clutch of eggs at one point in the day and then they were gone I assume the parents ate them,but the female still looks ripe with eggs.she never seems to not be full of eggs for that matter.the question is do i put her in the main tank next time even though she seems still full of eggs?
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bronzefry
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Here's what I did for the first successful hatching:
1. I used a net breeder. A breeding tank can be used and I'll use one next time, but maybe allow the Paleatus to do their thing in the main tank.
2. Do you have live plants in the tank where the eggs can be laid? Are you there when they lay the eggs? When the Paleatus lay the eggs, one of their favorite spots can be a plant leaf. I take the plant leaf quickly out of the main tank and place it into a small bucket of tank water. A few drops of a solution of methylene blue and water was placed into the bucket and allowed to sit for 10 minutes. Please make sure to pre-mix the solution with a metered dropper and follow the directions on the bottle. I don't use much. I placed the leaf into the net breeder. (If you're going to use a breeding tank, then place them there.)
3. Wait for the hatching. No predators.
Does this sound like a plan? I lucked out with one fry living in the 75 gallon tank. All the other fry were raised by taking them out of the main tank, once the eggs were laid. Ask any number of folks here, and you'll get a number of answers for breeding. You've gotten past the hard part: the switch has been turned on. Let us know how you do!
1. I used a net breeder. A breeding tank can be used and I'll use one next time, but maybe allow the Paleatus to do their thing in the main tank.
2. Do you have live plants in the tank where the eggs can be laid? Are you there when they lay the eggs? When the Paleatus lay the eggs, one of their favorite spots can be a plant leaf. I take the plant leaf quickly out of the main tank and place it into a small bucket of tank water. A few drops of a solution of methylene blue and water was placed into the bucket and allowed to sit for 10 minutes. Please make sure to pre-mix the solution with a metered dropper and follow the directions on the bottle. I don't use much. I placed the leaf into the net breeder. (If you're going to use a breeding tank, then place them there.)
3. Wait for the hatching. No predators.
Does this sound like a plan? I lucked out with one fry living in the 75 gallon tank. All the other fry were raised by taking them out of the main tank, once the eggs were laid. Ask any number of folks here, and you'll get a number of answers for breeding. You've gotten past the hard part: the switch has been turned on. Let us know how you do!