Mystery solved!

[Orca]

I just posted in a thread I had started about my filter problems that I noticed eggs on the glass today. Well, I just caught one of my bronze cory's laying eggs! I have had lots of angelfish eggs so far (none hatched, I'm not set up for angel fry). I was pretty sure these weren't angel eggs, they seem a bit bigger and are randomly laid all over the place, while the angels always lay them in neat little rows in one of three spots (and just laid some a couple days ago).

I had noticed the bigger cory getting fat lately and they seemed to be extra 'cuddly' with eachother. I was hoping she might be thinking about breeding, but didn't really expect it! I don't think these little guys will have much of a chance, but I might have to get setup one of these days and try raising some fry!

I'm just happy that the fish are happy enough to have some babies!

[gm72]

Any time fish spawn/breed/etc it is a great reward for doing your job as a fish keeper. Nice work!

[Northernguy]

The eggs may hatch.I have corys laying eggs all the time.I tried putting some into a floating breeder trap and they hatched within 2-3 days.That was great but they swam out the bottom of the trap.A week or so later my wife and I would search the tank with the lights out using a flashlight.We found all kinds of them.Now I just leave them on the glass and let them hatch!
Keep doing your water changes and do not vacuum the geavel for a while.You may have fry!!!!!:19:

[troy]

Congratulations!:19:

[Orca]

Wow, she sure did lay a lot of eggs! As of tonight, there are still about 30 left in a couple of different spots around the tank. They aren't clouding up, so I may get some fry.
She even laid about 10 on the top of the thermometer!
I'm going away for 4-5 days on tuesday, right when they should start hatching...I could stick the eggs in a net cage, but I think they would have a better chance finding food and hiding on the bottom than trying to get hubby to feed them properly!

[Northernguy]

As long as there are no preditors in the tank.It doesn't take much!!

I have 5 corys 6 guppys and a glass cat ,none of them have seemed to bother.

[W_Oz]

Grats on the eggs, I can't wait for picks of the fry if there are any! Cory fry are always so darn cute.

[angelcakes]

congrats:19: :19:

[Orca]

Well, all the eggs ended up getting eaten, but no biggy, I figured that would happen. I will definitely be prepared for next time, though. Hopefully by then I will have the pleco and the other guy rehomed and they won't be there to eat the eggs.