Breeding Corries

[Nick16]

hi all,

i want to take on a breeding project for corries as i have never kept them. i want small corry to start off with. (any suggestions here, not pygmy)

also, what size tank do i need (roughly) to keep about 4 or 6 in, with some sand at the bottom? there will not be many occupants, maybe a few shrimp and thats it.

 

[JenCliBee]

hi all,

i want to take on a breeding project for corries as i have never kept them. i want small corry to start off with. (any suggestions here, not pygmy)

also, what size tank do i need (roughly) to keep about 4 or 6 in, with some sand at the bottom? there will not be many occupants, maybe a few shrimp and thats it.

60 ltr would be fine for about 6-8 and the most commonly bred(easiest by what others seem to have) are brozne, albino or peppered. I perfer other species like sterbai, melini, adolfoi etc etc but thats just personal preference tho

jen

 

[oliesminis]

agreed 60ltr is fine

make sur ethe tank is eestablished with sand and decent planting as a lot of cories prefer shade than direct light

 

[Nick16]

hmm, i might try to use my 120L, however, it is bare bottomed, (i can get sand cheap) but plants wont grow in the sand, i do have some lumps of wood with anubias and fern on it. would they provide enough cover?

sterbai, melini, adolfoi how well do these breed? are they the larger species of cory?

cheers for your help Jen. much appreciated.

 

[JenCliBee]

hmm, i might try to use my 120L, however, it is bare bottomed, (i can get sand cheap) but plants wont grow in the sand, i do have some lumps of wood with anubias and fern on it. would they provide enough cover?

sterbai, melini, adolfoi how well do these breed? are they the larger species of cory?

cheers for your help Jen. much appreciated.

Nah m8 as long as the conditions are to there satififaction most cory's arnt really that hard to breed, i just prefer slightly more unusual cory's but out of them 3 i found sterbai to be the easiest

 

[Nick16]

im up for a challenge and i think i have a good tank for them. (correct me if im wrong)

120L (long not high) tank
30W light tube (did have 2 when i grew plants but i not have a 240L downstairs) plus it doesnt recieve much day light
2 External filters 740LPH and 900LPH (cycled)

i read somewhere that corries eat their eggs? so i need to seperate the adults from them? how can i do this.
moving the eggs? or i could try to partition off a small segment of the tank for the eggs/fry? (i dont know where to get a divider that will fit a rekord 120, Helop here!)

 

[JenCliBee]

im up for a challenge and i think i have a good tank for them. (correct me if im wrong)

120L (long not high) tank
30W light tube (did have 2 when i grew plants but i not have a 240L downstairs) plus it doesnt recieve much day light
2 External filters 740LPH and 900LPH (cycled)

i read somewhere that corries eat their eggs? so i need to seperate the adults from them? how can i do this.
moving the eggs? or i could try to partition off a small segment of the tank for the eggs/fry? (i dont know where to get a divider that will fit a rekord 120, Helop here!)

Sounds perfect to me m8, i have barebottom tanks and mine breed so sand isnt a necesserty anyways just keep it clean and they should be happy

check this link m8 HERE gives some excellent breeding info to get you started

jen

 

[Nick16]

im a little confused, i have liquifry to feed the fry but it says microworms or Baby brine shrimp is a better option. do i give them the live or frozen? and will they sink becuase obviously corries are bottom feeders?

Lastly, anyone know where i can get a tank divider for a rekord 120 (if not i will buy a cheap clearseal tank)

 

[oliesminis]

liquifry food is normally ok, however a lot of people use live food such as baby brine shrimp as it encourages growth much faster

does the tank devider need to be solid plastic or a mesh?

 

[Truck]

im a little confused, i have liquifry to feed the fry but it says microworms or Baby brine shrimp is a better option. do i give them the live or frozen? and will they sink becuase obviously corries are bottom feeders?

Lastly, anyone know where i can get a tank divider for a rekord 120 (if not i will buy a cheap clearseal tank)

BBS works well but make sure theyre decapsulated.

get a tank divider of ebay, or get some glass cut to fit

 

[Nick16]

well, it would have to be fine mesh, as it would stop the fry escaping. but mesh is good becuase it allows water circulation.
where can i get one?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Nick16

All you need to raise fry is a tank with a little sand on the bottom. Once they spawn, take the adults out and let the fry have the entire tank. If you are setting up a special tank, I would suggest you get an air pump too. The eggs will need good water circulation around them to prevent fungus, so air stones will be needed. At some point after they have hatched you can take the airstone out and attach a sponge filter to the airline.

Cory fry need lots of food and very clean water. It's easier in the long run to culture microworms, or hatch baby brine shrimp, than to use LiquiFry which tends to pollute the water.

I always recommend that beginning cory breeders start with C. aeneus, bronze or albino. They are prolific breeders who seldom eat their eggs.

 

[Nick16]

right, thats cool. what sponge filters do you recommend? i do have one but it doesnt seem to suck anything onto the sponge.

ahh thanks, if they dont eat their eggs then thats excellent as i wont need a divider (might get one anyway) i do like the look of C.adolfi

i do have an air pump of course, not that i use it for my community tank!

 

[Inchworm]

I use this kind of sponge filter:

http/www.aquariumguys.com/spongefilter1.html

Cory fry are very tiny and they live on the bottom. Even though the adults might not eat the eggs, if they come across the fry while they are looking for food, they will probably eat them.

It would be best to put the adults back into your community tank and forget about the divider. Then you can get the fry off to a good start by rinsing a filter over them and letting them settle into the resulting mulm. Their first food will be the microorganism in it.

 

[Nick16]

would the filter mulm not cloud the tank? and make it horribly messy? they arent going to go into my main 240L tank so i will have to seperate part of the 120L off for the fry. say 1/4-1/3.