Cory cats eggs babies

Question
Hi
I have a 10 gal freshwater tank with 1 glofish(plan on getting more since the others died)1 mystery snail and 2 Cory cats(1 peppered 1 albino)..my tank does have a filter...yesterday I noticed little eggs everywhere and presumably they are Cory cat eggs...I also planned on getting a panda Cory cat...anyways how do I keep the eggs safe and how do I raise them?if I put them in a diff tank is a 1 gal ok? Filter needed? How many could I keep if I get the panda and / or another glofish?and how do I get them out if you move them to a diff tank?
Thanks

Answer
Hi Adam,
Wow! Does definitely sound like Cory cat eggs! A lot of people will use a razor blade to gently scrape the eggs off into a net and then transport them into a separate tank for hatching. Which is necessary since the eggs and tiny hatched fry are great snacks for the parents and other fish.
Often a female cory will produce up to 200 eggs!
You can certainly keep them in a 1gallon. You won't need a filter for awhile.

Development with the eggs varies with the temperature of the water. Cooler temperatures like in the low 70's the eggs will hatch in about 3 days or so. Sometimes a little longer. It just depends. And infertile eggs will turn white or grow fuzzy stuff on them. Try to remove these so they won't infect the good ones.

When the eggs hatch, I would add a small sponge filter with a gently bubbling airstone. You can feed the fry newly hatched brine shrimp or microworms. The good thing with feeding brine shrimp is you can tell they are eating enough because sometimes you can see the baby cories' bellies will turn orange.
*Small feedings several times a day is much better than 1-2 large feedings.

After about a week or so I would start doing little water changes on the 1gal. Without accidentally removing fry, try scooping out old water and replacing it with new conditioned water of the same temp. When I raise fry I do water changes everyday for the best growth. And when the babies start putting on size, upgrade them to a 10-gallon and continue with the frequent water changes.

And when they are a little bigger you can start including powdered flake food into their diet for some variety.

As for how many cories you can keep in your tank. The good thing is the fish you have now are not big waste producers and I feel you could easily keep a small school (like 6-7) of glofish and a little group of about 5 cories. Adding a panda cory would be a great idea. Just keep up with those water changes!

Best of luck and I hope this helps!
Susan~