Albino Cories are a good community fish that are hardy, adaptable to vayring water conditions, very active, and they help keep the bottom of the aquarium clean by eating up leftover foods!
Cliff Jordan - 2009-12-04 Here's a trick. If you have plants in your tank, they may desposit the eggs on the plants. If so, break off the leaves of the plants and put them in a floating auxiliary tank (plastic, not the netted kind otherwise the babies will get trapped). The "more brown" eggs will disappear and the white ones will remain. That is because they hatched (the white ones are unfertilized and can be discarded). They will be protected in the auxiliary tank, and you can feed them with Tetra-min baby flakes. Mine literally had 200 babies. As they get older (they are about a week old), I'm losing 10-12 per day. I'm trying to figure if I am feeding them too much or too little. It's a great study in Darwinism (survival of the fittest) as you can see phyical deformities (curved spines, inflated abdomens) and mental sickness (CRAZY fish). They all have different personalities. Fascinating!!
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Turesa - 2010-12-19 So if my albino catfish laid eggs five days ago and they are still white (on the side of the tank) then does that mean the eggs are no good?
Joanna Bailey - 2010-10-04 I have 2 albino corys and Friday I found fish eggs on my tank and they started to hatch on Sunday! Now I got got over 200 little tad fry's in my ten gal tank and I don't know what to do... can anyone tell me what I'm to feed them and how to keep them alive until I can get them big enough to sell them to the pet store?
jenni - 2009-09-08 I have had a pair of Albino Cory Cats for over 5 years now. They have laid eggs on the side off the aquarium before, but I had Guppies and they would eat them. I just cleaned and planted my 20 gallon tank and they are happier and more active than ever before and already deposited eggs on the glass. I am hoping they will hatch this time since there are no Guppies!!
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Anthony - 2010-08-25 So you have only two of them? Are they good? I'm asking this because I wanted to just keep two of them too and I've heard that they have to be in schools so I just said never mind then. But since you said you had a pair for over five years, that must mean that they can do good with or without a school of their own.
Bill - 2010-08-14 I wanted to know if this fish is ok in the same tank as most other freshwater fish in the same temperature range 72-79 degrees?
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ray - 2010-08-23 I have my corys in a 55 gal tank with mollys, a dwarf gourami, a kissing fish, clown loaches and a couple of glo fish....everyone is doing fine. Matter of fact, my corys are laying eggs like there is no tomorrow. So I'd have to say yes it would be of to put them in.
Debi Green - 2009-12-04 I have been breeding Albino Corys for several years. The best approach to successful breeding is to have several breeder nets. Also if you are going to attempt breeding Cory or any other spawning fish, you will need to have methylene blue. It is to prevent fungus on the eggs. You will also need some first bite food. They are much easier to work with. After you have set up a breeder net. Do not put it in the tank until there are eggs. If you get up early enough to watch the spawning going on. This usually happens in the early AM. Wait for at least fifteen minutes after the eggs have been deposited and then use a one sided razor blade, I use a device called a Widget. Most hardware stores carry them. Very carefully remove the eggs from the glass. They will be sticky at this time. Put the breeder net in and very very very very carefully use your fingertips and roll the eggs off the Widget into the breeder net. It will take 3 to 5 days for the fry to hatch. You may need a magnifiying glass to see them. They will live on their yolksac for the first 2 days. You will need to feed them first bites until they are at least 2 weeks old. Good luck.
Andrew - 2009-10-29 I started with 3 corys and now I'm up to 7 adults and they just layed more eggs. So far I am up to 47 babies from this batch and more eggs still. I would recommend these fish to anyone.
Albino Cories are a good community fish that are hardy, adaptable to vayring water conditions, very active, and they help keep the bottom of the aquarium clean by eating up leftover foods!
Hi I live in the Phillipines and I really want to buy this fish but I haven't seen any of these fish in the pet shops.
I have a pair of albino cories they are little but what do I feed them?
Here's a trick. If you have plants in your tank, they may desposit the eggs on the plants. If so, break off the leaves of the plants and put them in a floating auxiliary tank (plastic, not the netted kind otherwise the babies will get trapped). The "more brown" eggs will disappear and the white ones will remain. That is because they hatched (the white ones are unfertilized and can be discarded). They will be protected in the auxiliary tank, and you can feed them with Tetra-min baby flakes. Mine literally had 200 babies. As they get older (they are about a week old), I'm losing 10-12 per day. I'm trying to figure if I am feeding them too much or too little. It's a great study in Darwinism (survival of the fittest) as you can see phyical deformities (curved spines, inflated abdomens) and mental sickness (CRAZY fish). They all have different personalities. Fascinating!!
So if my albino catfish laid eggs five days ago and they are still white (on the side of the tank) then does that mean the eggs are no good?
I have 2 albino corys and Friday I found fish eggs on my tank and they started to hatch on Sunday! Now I got got over 200 little tad fry's in my ten gal tank and I don't know what to do... can anyone tell me what I'm to feed them and how to keep them alive until I can get them big enough to sell them to the pet store?
I have had a pair of Albino Cory Cats for over 5 years now. They have laid eggs on the side off the aquarium before, but I had Guppies and they would eat them. I just cleaned and planted my 20 gallon tank and they are happier and more active than ever before and already deposited eggs on the glass. I am hoping they will hatch this time since there are no Guppies!!
So you have only two of them? Are they good? I'm asking this because I wanted to just keep two of them too and I've heard that they have to be in schools so I just said never mind then. But since you said you had a pair for over five years, that must mean that they can do good with or without a school of their own.
I wanted to know if this fish is ok in the same tank as most other freshwater fish in the same temperature range 72-79 degrees?
I have my corys in a 55 gal tank with mollys, a dwarf gourami, a kissing fish, clown loaches and a couple of glo fish....everyone is doing fine. Matter of fact, my corys are laying eggs like there is no tomorrow. So I'd have to say yes it would be of to put them in.
I was wondering if a sand bottom tank is ok for this kind of fish?
Hey everyone.
How do u tell a male cory from a female? I really want to breed them, cos I think I've got a female.
I have been breeding Albino Corys for several years. The best approach to successful breeding is to have several breeder nets. Also if you are going to attempt breeding Cory or any other spawning fish, you will need to have methylene blue. It is to prevent fungus on the eggs. You will also need some first bite food. They are much easier to work with. After you have set up a breeder net. Do not put it in the tank until there are eggs. If you get up early enough to watch the spawning going on. This usually happens in the early AM. Wait for at least fifteen minutes after the eggs have been deposited and then use a one sided razor blade, I use a device called a Widget. Most hardware stores carry them. Very carefully remove the eggs from the glass. They will be sticky at this time. Put the breeder net in and very very very very carefully use your fingertips and roll the eggs off the Widget into the breeder net. It will take 3 to 5 days for the fry to hatch. You may need a magnifiying glass to see them. They will live on their yolksac for the first 2 days. You will need to feed them first bites until they are at least 2 weeks old. Good luck.
I started with 3 corys and now I'm up to 7 adults and they just layed more eggs. So far I am up to 47 babies from this batch and more eggs still. I would recommend these fish to anyone.