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[JackMack]

Hi there, 

I have a community tank set up in my bedroom and when I woke this morning I found about 20 little eggs just below the surface of the tank water. I was wondering if anyone could help me narrow down my suspect(s)

The inhabitants (In which there is more than one of):

1. 3x Eel tails (Nope)
2. 3x Dwarf gouramis (They build bubble nests as far as i know, so nope)
3. 5x Young Peppermints, biggest being 7cm. (Not their style?)
4. 6x Fat albino corydoras. (Unsure)

5. 10x 3cm EY fry (Nope)
6. 3x Mature glass cat fish (?)

Any ideas?

The eggs are white and about 1.5mm in diameter at most. Most eggs look eaten but a few are still intact.

Cheers

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[Angelo]

those look like corys eggs to me.

[MUZZYBEAR]

i think cory

[JackMack]

In that case I'm going to act like nothing happened, haha.
Thanks for the quick responses!
Cheers

[smirq]

Yeah I'd go with Cory. Are they a bit less fat today? Did you do a large water change resulting in temperature drop yesterday? Did you notice the corys in a T position?

Edited by smirq, 30 August 2013 - 10:52 PM.

[JackMack]

No T formation but they are looking less fat and there looks to be four different lots of eggs.
I did a large water change and half drained the tank as there is a crack in the bracing. (All of which occurred with the lid open so a temp change is mroe than likely to have happened)

Cheers
 

[sandgroper]

Since there laid on the glass, they must be glass catfish eggs.

[Angelo]

corys do lay eggs on the glass. 

 

[Limes]

Unrelated question, how big is the tank/eel tails.
Don't they want to eat the corys?
Or am I thinking of another catfish...

[JackMack]

Five foot 300L tank, the eel tails are too busy chasing one another around to even eat the feeders I have fed them in the past.
That and my Corys are rather mature.

[Limes]

Are these the ones I'm thinking of that get like 50-90cm?? Or another type :0?
But that's so awesome

[JackMack]

Sure are, mine are 'tank mate trained' if you will, haha.