Albno Corys

[jmaster]

hey all
i have 9 albino corys in a comunity tank is there a chance they will breed?
and can i trigger them breeding?
what size do they breed?
thanks

 

[Fishkeeper2004]

Hello jmaster ,

Breeding depends on many factors, but 9 Corys of the same species is a great start. What size are you current Corys, and how long have you had them? What are their current tankmates, and what substrate are you using? Assuming they are old enough and both sexes are present, then it comes down to patience with the Albinons. Make sure you are feeding them a varied diet of flake, pellets, live/frozen food, and the occaional vegetable. Also, keep your tank at a steady temperature of 23-26 degrees C. Finally, once you have conditioned them on this diet for a week or so, do a 20%(ish) water change with cooler water, resulting in your tanks temperature dropping by around 5-6 degrees. Leave them for the following 24 hours, and it is likely that you will get eggs.

If this is not successful first time round, keep repeating the process every few weeks. Once you get them started, generally they are regular spawners and can produce eggs for you once or twice weekly.

 

[jmaster]

hey
well there ruffly 1 1/2 inches
well ive only had them since yesterday so im just askin for future breeding let them settel in 1st even tho they seem so happy and are all sooo livly,
i have a sand substrate
and there are only in wiht neon swordtails which 3 femals had babys lastnight so hav alot now lol
yea and they will be fed flakes, pellets and frozen food and i ca put some vegetables in to,
so does every think sound ok there?
just hopfully theres some of each sex
will they just breed wiout me doing anythink after that?
thanks

 

[Fishkeeper2004]

Hi jmaster,

It sounds like a perfect setup to me. Keep up with the water changes and continue to vary their diet. With nine of the same species, I would say it is a virtual guarentee that you have both sexes. Breeding them will require a little patience, but once they start, you will be rewarded with frequent spawns!

 

[jmaster]

ok then
thanks alot
yea id really like to breed them would be cool coz never bred them before
what temp would be best for them?

 

[Fishkeeper2004]

Hi jmaster,

Anywhere between 20-26C is said to be optimum for them, I myself, keep them at a constant 25C.

 

[Arimus]

If they're in a community tank (as are my corrie's) then dropping the temp 5deg isn't an option is it?

(In my case the tank mates are platies, danios and a betta)

 

[Fishkeeper2004]

If they're in a community tank (as are my corrie's) then dropping the temp 5deg isn't an option is it?

(In my case the tank mates are platies, danios and a betta)

Hi Arimus,

Generally, if you are looking to breed your Corys you would be best suited if you had them in a 'Species' tank, with no different tankmates. However, I have before done a cooler water change of 5-6C lower, but kept the heater running. I still got eggs, and the temperature was back to normal after two hours, but I do not by any means say this method is recommended. Just for reference, tankmates included tetras, guppies, danios, and various small Plecs.

 

[jmaster]

hey all
one of my corys is swimming around the plants looking lke its cleaning them or somthink
could that be anythink to do wiv breeding or is it just cleaning the tank?
thanks

 

[Fishkeeper2004]

Really it could be both, but without you conditioning them, I would suspect he/she is just scavenging for leftover food. However, the Cory in question.. are they wider than the other Corys; or is it one of the smaller/thinner ones?

 

[jmaster]

looks about same size as the rest tbh,
was just wierd seeing one swimming round cleaning all the big leafs

 

[jmaster]

what vegetables will they eat?

 

[Bozza]

They dont really like vegetables. You could feed them vege wafers but that is only to be used every so often (not as a staple diet). Since they are still fairly new to the tank i dont think they would be ready to spawn. They still have to get used to ur tank setup and your parameters. Feed them frozen live food. Brine shrimp, bloodworm, tubliex worms, daphina works well to condition them

 

[jmaster]

ok then thanks alot

 

[jmaster]

ok then thanks alot