Anyone know what egg this is ?

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DGR1980
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Anyone know what egg this is ?

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Hi all could anyone please let me know what sort of egg this is a few had been scattered on bottom but fish ate them there was also some in plant but they have also gone dont no if there is anymore in plant as i dont want to look and disturb it if there is any left i currently have
1xStriped Raphael cat
1xBristle Nose pleco
1xClown Loach
7xMixed Corys
1xRainbow Shark
2xSouth American Bumblebee Cats(microglanis iheringi)
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Re: Anyone know what egg this is ?

Post by pleco_breeder »

All except the corys and the bumblebees can be excluded from consideration immediately because of the single fishes and no two being in the same family. Since cory eggs are more opaque white/clear, slowly turning darker, I would say they can be disregarded as well. With that in mind, bumblebee cats have been reported to have similar eggs to corys, but smaller. However, I have no experience breeding pims, so cannot confirm those reports.

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DGR1980
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Re: Anyone know what egg this is ?

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Thanks for the info i did think that they are the only two options but I am new to all this.Also sorry i should have said before that to the naked eye they looked clear with a slight yellowish colour and because i had to use flash on camera thats why it looks like it is glowing same thing happened when i tested it with a torch.Also bumblebees have been acting strange last couple of days just swimming around the tank then hiding for short time and then just repeating the process all day and night.
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Re: Anyone know what egg this is ?

Post by Suckermouth »

Hmmm, you might have gotten lucky and got a spawn of M. iheringi. If I'm not mistaken, Corydoras lay their eggs in sticky clutches, rather than scattering their eggs.
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