Breeding Peppered Corys

[joshjames]

got 6 peppered corys and so far believe i have 2 females 3 males and not sure about the last one
i have read a few sites on how to breed them but was wondering if anyone here has bred these corys (or any other type of corys) successfully and how they done it
would a 10 gallon be ok for them and how many eggs do they lay???
just some general info on how to do it would be great

 

[Colin_T]

Easy to breed. Keep them well fed (2-3 times a day) with various foods (especially frozen food).

Do big (50-75%) water changes and gravel cleans every few days. Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine and has a similar PH to the tank water. However the temperature does not have to be the same. In fact adding new water that is a couple of degrees C cooler will encourage the fish to breed.
If the regular water changes don't do anything then leave the tank for a couple of weeks and then do a 80-90% water change. That will usually get them going.

A female can produce several hundred eggs in a spawning but normally the first few batches are small and only consist of 10-20 eggs.
The adults don't eat their eggs or young so you don't have to remove them straight away.

 

[Truck]

just to add to what colin put they will lay eggs in a place with strong flow

 

[joshjames]

ok so i put all 6 into the tank???
then they will breed but i only have a 10 gallon tank is that big enough
so to stop myself getting 100 babies can i remove them after the first batch of about 20 eggs??? then i presume they wil lay the rest in the main tank and the eggs wont last long in there i dont think with the angels and clownloaches
is all that ok???
then i will raise the few babies in the 10 gallon

 

[Truck]

leave them in the main tank and the harvest the eggs, then raise the eggs in the 10 gallon

 

[joshjames]

but if i do the big cold water changes surely it wont be to good for the other fish

 

[Truck]

not cold cooler 3 or so degrees cooler is fine, i never get mine exactly the same, i just use my hands to guess.

 

[Coryologist]

Hi. I would not generalize and state that "they do not eat their eggs or their young." Most Corys given the opportunity will do both. We started work in the fish room at 9 this morning and found about 100 C. paleatus eggs on the glass and in some java moss. By the time I got to pull the eggs at around 11, all on the glass were gone, leaving just little circles where the eggs had been. Half of those in the moss were also gone. As far as eating wrigglers - well, they will usually survive for a few days as they can hide in the smallest of crevices. Once they are forced to venture out into open territory - you can kiss them goodbye. They will get hoovered faster than you can blink an eye.

Remember - your mileage may vary. - Frank

 

[joshjames]

thanks for the advice guys
i think i am going to put all 6 corys into the breeding tank and do frequent water changes
then when i see the first spawn move the corys back into the main tank and raise the young in the 10 gallon