Subj : Re: breeding albino catfi To : All From : Rick Date : Fri Feb 27 2004 03:44 pm "Maria Blakesley" wrote in message news:a079d31b.0402270052.afb93b1@posting.google.com... > I have two albino catfish, now almost 3 years old. They have produced > eggs 3 times now and I have once seen a couple of tiny fry that have > hatched - but they disappeared very quickly. I have tried to collect > some of the eggs in a small tank that I float in the main tank but > they don't ever come to anything. Has anyone any suggestions please > as to how I can rescue and successfully breed a few of these lovely > fish. are you adding meth. blue to your little hatch out tank?. Your fish should hatch out in about 5 days. They will then use up their yolk sac for the next 3 days and then you begin feeding the fry, tiny amounts of either fresh hatch BBS or Micro worms. I prefer brine shrimp as the belly's of the fish turn orange and you know they are eating. Young Corydoras fry are very susceptible to fungus and it is extremely important that you keep their hatch out container clean of all uneaten food. Adding an airstone with a gently air flow will help but is not really required initially. I normally leave my Corydoras fry in the hatch out container for 2-3 weeks and then transfer them to a small grow out tank with only a 3 or so inches of water and some sand on the bottom, again to prevent fungus. You slowly add water when you do small water changes and slowly raise the level of the tank water. A heater can be used if your room temp. is lower that about 72 degrees otherwise it is not required. Rick --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 2/27/04 3:44:57 PM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .