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    ORZ I've typed the words 'bala shark' so many times I think my brain auto-corrected my fingers. Yes, the black shark; I'm so sorry. Grace! What a fitting name! 😍 So how many do you think you have right now in the tank? You got a bunch of them grown up from the first batch it looks like! Are you planning on keeping them and growing your colony? A tank full of those monster cory mamas would be a dream! 😍 Have you had any luck with the Amanos cleaning the eggs? My Amanos appear to not care less about fish eggs one way or another and instead opt to swipe food from the other fish in the tank. Neos think eggs are super neat. I had one little dude get so excited about a newly laid cory egg he literally got it stuck to his little front legs. I called him 'egg hands' until he finally got it off about two days later. He wouldn't let me help him. I need to get my laziness in check and start typing out the full name. 🙃
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    A life-size aquarium fit for swimming in? Sign me up! 😍 Also did a double take at the marbles in your tank because I thought they were little beach balls! They look so cool!
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    That first pic is perfect for seeing which are fertile and which aren't. White: infertile. Brown/dark: fertile. Some cories definitely take longer to hatch than others and even beyond that what temp/tank params you have can alter that duration as well! I'd give them some more time. If you hit the two week mark and still have eggs and no wigglers I'd say something went wrong along the way (not uncommon at all) and it's time to remove the eggs, but until then I'd let them do their lil egg thing and develop! The two on top look very close to hatching to me! Edit: I'm blind and didn't see the temp until now. 65 is definitely pretty low for corys so there's no doubt in my mind these eggs will take a little longer than normal to hatch! That's most likely the main reason you haven't seen any wigglers yet!
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    I'm so glad to have finally caught up so I can just tell you how ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE your black cories are!!! I'm in love. The vid of them just chilling out with the parents is quite possibly the cutest thing I've ever seen and I also must know if your bala shark has a name! Hearing how she is with the fish and being so good-natured and motherly is just wild to hear and I love it! She needs an appreciation post! I cannot wait to see how the future pans out with these guys! I personally have a theory (I'm sure someone out there can prove or disprove it) that the black Venezuelan cories are seasonal breeders and go through a period every year where they don't breed at all. I know some cories do this and some don't but I'm not sure of which ones. I'm so super curious and excited to see how often and when you get eggs! Nothing is better than lil bitty wiggly cories! I will throw out there one piece of advice I've learned for breeding cories in communities and with limited space. The little specimen boxes (ACO sells some awesome ones) are going to be your best friend. So are shrimp. I always toss eggs in a specimen container hung on the inside of the tank with an airstone and some moss. Doesn't take up much space and if you fill it with aquarium water there's really no need to do a water change until they're free-swimming. Also I saw @Chick-In-Of-TheSea mention she read shrimp are egg nannies from someone and that someone was me! 😂 Shrimp are PERFECT little egg nannies. I don't use Meth-Blue anymore at all and now opt solely for shrimp. They eat any of the fungus, or non-viable eggs and leave the wigglers and good eggs alone completely. They. Are. Amazing. Also is the correct plural: cories or corys.... unrelated but I've always wondered and typing it so many times makes me wonder if I'm spelling it wrong lol.
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    I'm so sorry to hear of your loss! 😞 I don't know what it is about some bettas, maybe genetics or something else, but sometimes they just randomly don't do well, despite doing everything perfectly. Doesn't make it any less heartbreaking, though.
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    I'd have to say the sjostedti takes the cake imo. Something about that tail shape and pattern is just *chef kiss*
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    This is the dream tank. I collect black fish but have yet to have a true community. You've got it figured out! 😍 Some Odessa barbs get super dark if you get them from the right breeders. Peaceful though? Possibly not.
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    And so it begins...
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    I nominate this for a Pulitzer.
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    This is amazingly fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing this! Out of my own curiosity I wonder how many spawns total they surveyed to get this information. Or for that matter if this info could possibly be applied to other species of dwarf cichlids, especially other South American species. Lots to digest! Individuality at its best I suppose. I've lovingly called a few of mine Chronos from time to time when they're particularly fry-hungry. Fingers crossed! Do you have a breeding group all in the same tank or pairs/trios? I suppose dividers could always work in a pinch if it comes to that (hopefully it won't), which are always fun since they still posture and smack-talk one another through them. 😂 This was so visual! Commence the quick 'rescue the floor fish' operation. I've tried to take the dragonstone out, and I know for a fact there's a few in there, but they won't come out. Even when out of the water I don't see any attempt. They're worse than shell dwellers I swear. I find myself just talking into the dragonstone holes like 'I know you're in there!' Ultimately my fear of having them become fish jerky stuck in their little holes has led me to just leave it in there... and deal with the repercussions of my poor decisions.
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    @AllFishNoBrakes Alas, I begin another journal binge session.
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    Shh, no one has to know! Besides, I think people with your attitude a lot of times do MUCH better than the pros out there. Or perhaps pandas came from the koi. Chicken? Egg? Who knows. Not me. Those smokey guys are beautiful! The arc of black from the eye up the dorsal is to die for! Reminds me of little boomerangs for some reason. 🤷‍♀️
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    @Twigflinger Oh good, that's so good to hear! That food sounds honestly like some next level stuff and I wouldn't doubt at all that that's a huge reason why they're growing for you! Also those little cubicles look so professional! I honestly wouldn't have guessed you made them yourself! So are you planning on keeping them inside in the bathroom in tubs for growout or are you just waiting for this insanely cold spell to pass? I was planning on having some shrimp overwintering in our garage and boy am I glad I decided against that. We're down to -5 at the moment. Brr. I hope everyone with garage tubs was prepared for this!
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    I would genuinely like to know if this works out for you. I've heard mixed reviews on whether or not the 'higher temps more males' theory is actually fact and find myself immensely curious. Do you keep males and females together when raising up a batch of fry? I find that my females are the ones who cause the most trouble in the grow-out tanks. Nothing that really causes any harm but they most definitely pick out any corner/space they can find and defend it for all they're worth. I have made the mistake of using dragonstone in my apisto growouts which has ended up being a terrible idea as the females can actually swim inside the holes even though they are quite small. Makes for about a million different "territories" and is also a massive pain to fish them out, haha. Live and learn, though.
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    @AllFishNoBrakes You have a practical soap opera of angelfish right now! Who will be next? Do I see a mysterious ex from the past reappearing? 😂 That is so cool! The pandas with some yellow? Is that possibly where the koi line comes from? I have no knowledge of angel genetics but sounds like those would be on their way to a koi pattern. Ooh, the smokey ones sound cool! I need to hop on over to your journal so I can keep up with your stuff! I assume you have some more info on these guys in there.
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    I agree; definitely bronze! Pandas start with that signature black stripe over their eyes at nearly day 1. Makes it so much easier to identify them than other types, haha!
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    @AllFishNoBrakes What an awesome use of space!! I swear I see like three different morphs of angels, are they all from your panda pair? (The black one in the bottom left has my heart).
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    And here I am adding more and more to break up lines of sight and create even more territories hoping to minimize aggression. This... makes so much sense. Thank you for this gem of info!
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    @AllFishNoBrakes They're absolutely stunning! 😍 Also my curiosity is just eating away at me and I must know: what resides on the other side of the divider?
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    Ah, understandable. I feel like most of us just need a permanent Cory bibliography at the ends of our posts because most of what we do we probably once heard somewhere from deep within in the ACO info vaults. You should make a journal to chronicle along your journey! I'm sure some people, myself included, would love to follow along!
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    They're adorable! 😍 What kind of fry are they? I also love the few who eat so much that they look so much fatter than the others. Yes, I'm looking at you... little fellow in the middle.
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    If you're referring to raising the apistos all the way to selling size in the same tank as the parents I would have to say no. If you're referring to raising them up to a decent size to then move to a growout I'd say yes! Most dwarf cichlids are great parents and apistos are no exception! They raise them to about... idk about a month or so in my experience before they want to lay their next batch. This is when things get tricky because the parents begin chasing off the previous spawn to protect the new one. That paired with the fact that they begin getting pretty aggressive themselves in the first month or two of life turns this tank into an absolute battle royale. Depending on how big your spawn is as well they will start over-crowding one another and will grow much, much slower. It would be possible, I'd say yes, especially if you're willing to sell them/give them away for much cheaper at a very small size, but I personally I wouldn't recommend it.
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    I would say go for it! Corydora are some of the most fun fish to breed in my opinion and raising up the eggs/fry is straightforward! I myself just put the eggs I find in a little box and hang it on the side of the tank with an airstone and lots of java moss. I throw a couple shrimp in there who clean off the eggs and keep everything under control (nanny shrimp if you will) and then once they hatch they are super responsive to almost all types of food! Any fry or powdered food gets gobbled up and brine shrimp are definitely a fave! CPDs are a tad tricky just because their fry are SO tiny and hard to find. I have my second gen in a tank right now but I'm not actively trying to breed them at the moment; I've just let them go and live their life and I see one or two fry who show up every once in a while. When I was actively trying my best success was putting a cup with lots of moss in one corner, with a mesh bottom, and stacked in another cup. The eggs would fall down to the second cup through the mesh and then I could just grab the bottom cup every couple days and siphon out the eggs. Then copy paste of the shrimp/moss/box method for hatching and some itty bitty fry foods. Vinegar eels are sometimes too big at first but they're an awesome option. This would be a fantastic set up! Having two sides both with moss to maximize output is genius! If I ever have a real go at this species again I may use this method and see how it works out! I love nerms and their ingenuity!
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    The GOAT aquarium plant if you ask me.
  25. itsfoxtail
    Welcome! We can always use another enthusiast! ACO has some great vids on 10 gallon stocking ideas. The oddball route is always fun but go with whatever fish really strikes a chord with you!
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