Breeding Cory Cats

[guppymonkey]

I am not sure if I should have posted this in the Cat section so if I am posting in the wrong place I apoligize in advance.

I was wondering how you breed Bronze Corys. I have read that they are egg depositors but I don't know the setup for them. Also, if you breed albino bronze corys with regular corys does anyone know the percentage that would would be albino?

 

[Glee]

My corys live alone, and I have large clay pot pieces all around the tank. They lay the eggs on the glass or clay. I remove them quickly, and place in a liver breeder net that I have hung in the same tank. Keep in mind, they will eat the eggs as soon as they stop laying. Remove the eggs from the clay pot, and place them in the net too. You will need to put a small piece of clay in the net too. this will hold the net in place and also the fry will feed of it. This method works for me. I have tried many different ways for years, but this one seems to work....atleast for me. Glee

 

[Punkfish]

I've used a similar way to Glee's method. I also used a bit of gentle aeration around the eggs to stop dirt and debris settling on them (though stop the aeration just before they hatch, 4-5 days after laying).

 

[Inchworm]

Hi guppymonkey

C. aeneus, either bronze or albino, are easy to breed.

I move mine, (usually a group, but a pair is OK too) into a 10 gallon tank with just a little gravel on the bottom, about a week before I plan on having them spawn. Here I condition them by feeding extra live bloodworms or tubiflex worms. I use seasoned gravel from the main tank and set up a box filter using filter floss from that tank, too. The reason I use gravel on the bottom is to keep them from laying the eggs on the bottom as well as the sides.

When I want them to spawn, I do a 50% water change and turn the heater off overnight to allow the temperature to drop. The following day I turn the heater on and very slowly increase the temperature to 76-77 degrees. Spawning should follow within a day or two.

I've never had a problem with these corys eating their eggs. Usually they will spend much time inspecting and cleaning them, (and eating unfertile and spoiled eggs) so with bronze and/or albinos I leave them in the tank until just before the eggs hatch. Since the worst thing that can happen to eggs is for them to develop a fungus, this is a good thing.

Alternately, you could take the parents out and add one or two drops of methylene blue per gallon to prevent fungus. Also, take the box filter out and put in an airstone to insure good water circulation over the eggs.

Once the parents are out and the eggs are ready to hatch, I remove the gravel so that the fry will be raised in a bare bottom tank. This makes it easier to see them and to keep the tank clean.

I feed my fry microworms, but liquid fry food can also be used.

 

[Glee]

Punkfish, I don't use an air stone, because I place the hanging net near the fillter. as the filtered water comes out it flows gently into the net that keeps the water moving around the eggs. If you want to see my cory, click on the mini profile, there is a photo of the albino cory..sad to say I lost him today. Lovely boy he was. Glee

 

[tuffers]

My peppered cory's bred by accident! I did abotu a 30-35% water change and then I woke up to find about 30 eggs placed randomly on the glass. They are nearly 2 days old now, hope they hatch!