Any Ideas Regarding Sterbie

[psg1952]

Hi, Can anyone throw any light on a litter problem im having

With the number of eggs my Serbia is laying as she only

Lays 10 to 15 eggs at a time . Have I a bad female or am

i missing out on Something that could help improve the count.

[ste12000]

Hi What species are we talking about?? Full Latin names make all the difference in this situation..Is it corydoras sterbai or a cichlid that ive never heard of?? Ill try to help when i know what we are talking about..Cheers.

[Craig Jackson]

Not much help, but worth while posting in the right section. This definately isn't an article ;)

Other then that, i havn't got a clue what fish your on about mate ;)

Give us more info, we'll give you some advice.

Craggy

[shaz]

are you referring to the sterbai cory?

[psg1952]

sorry folks new to site, will post in right place next time.
i am talking about Corydoras sterbai. regards

[Craig Jackson]

No worries matie. (just explains why you didn't get many replies)

If your experiencing poor clutches of eggs with minimal hatchings, it maybe worth assessing what your feeding. To get a healthy sized cluth, you should be feeding a balanced diet with plenty of protein.

If everything seems right on that front, i'd have to plumb for a duff female.

Craggy

[psg1952]

Thanks for the reply, i think it could be a duff female.
im feeding them on flake, sinking pellets and ZM sinking pellets which are very high protein at 55%. also bloodworm, looks like a trip to my LFS for a new cory

[ste12000]

Hi PSG, welcome to the forum..From Stockport i see, only down the road from me in Runcorn!! I also breed C.sterbai.

Are you watching the entire spawning to see whats going on? sometimes the pair or group can eat the eggs as soon as they are laid, ive often come into the fishroom and found only 5-6 eggs that are left after a long spawning, i know for a fact that my fish average around 80 eggs per spawning.

A few more details about your setup and experiences with Sterbai may help to find out whats wrong..

Cheers, Ste.

[psg1952]

Hi Ste, did have problem with one of my males eating eggs, so i removed him
now i only have the pair, she is laying as i write this, will keep my eyes on them and see what happens. now i look at your pic i have been to your fish house over 12 months age with at mate of mine got some of your rams & kribs of you.

[ste12000]

Well?? have you watched them? whats going on? did any get eaten, i cant believe that she would only lay 15 eggs, mine lay that in 10 minutes..And spawn for about three hours at a time..

Forgive me if i dont remember you just from the vague description, i will if i see you again but not from a description like that, i have many many people visit my fishroom and a awful lot buy Kribs and rams lol"Big Smile" Ive moved now and have more tanks, your welcome back anytime...

[graham26]

I agree with ste it sounds like they are eating there own eggs, probably best to invest in an egg tumbler & remove eggs once spawning has finished

[psg1952]

Did as you said and changed there diet, after one week she laid 50 egg
and have stop eating them.
Thanks for the advice to all that replied.
Should hatch out tomorrow with a little luck.
Cheers Paul

[ste12000]

Superb news..Congratulations mate.. I hope everything gos well from now on..Really pleased with this result"Big Smile""Big Smile"

[Tom2006]

Congrats!! Out of interest what were you feeding and what are you feeding now?

[psg1952]

was feeding bloodworm, zm pellets, flake. now just JBL Nova Prawn and bloodworm.