Breeding Tank

[lilacamy931]

This is going to be a little ways down the line but eventually I would like to get serious with either my gold laser or caudimaculatus cories on a breeding program (not for anything profit based but really as it is a new found love and interest for me). I currently have 4 tanks going, the 160 litre community which currently houses both the corie species, bit hard to breed as there are tetras and gouramis that are ravenous, this tank will keep community and really beautfiul. we then have the 10g which seems to be a good success for the pygmy cories, though they spawned and now seem to be on a two week sabbatical so far on producing anymore (probably seen my attempts at raising the fry ). So the last two options are as follows, what would be better for them?

1. We have a rectangular standard 14gallon tank, this currently houses my 3 OAP bettas, when they have passed on, whenever that may be would undivide and could use this or..

2. Have a siliconed fourway divided 90 litre which probably would be MUCH better for water space, it is 18 inches by 18 inches, this tank also has 3 bettas and really just waiting for the OAPs to passon (dont want them to obviously but after my special boy Calcifer passed on decided these will be the last with me). Im more inclined to use this due to larger water space, what do you guys think? Does silicone come off at all, i siliconed it myself in the first place (typical)


So option one or two better for putting the adults in to breed? I probably would leave said adults in the tank and raise fry in breeding nets inside or specialised tank.


next question though have a while to decide, who to try and breed, I have 10 gold lasers so probably a much better choice and chance against my 6 caudis? I know if they dont want to breed they wont but perhaps to start with the gold lasers first? The caudis breed the once when I first introduced them to the tank. One of the groups has recently spawned as I now have two fry in a net, but time will tell before Im able to tell who they came from (hopefully they will survive with the plentiful food I now have for them). Or alternate option go with a completely different species?

I quite like the idea of breeding the gold lasers as they are my personal favourites and my caudis are a little less friendly, they like their privacy more so perhaps the move wouldnt be so great.

Sorry to blab on, just some thoughts that were currently going through my head, eventually I will only have three tanks in total, one pygmies, one community and one larger cories (keep the fourth as a spare for just in case!). Thanks for reading and hope not bored yet! Since you got this far, a joke for you as its still that time: How do snails keep their shells shiny?


Snail Varnish!!

 

[Harlequins]

Hi Amy

Hope you had a good xmas

I voted for lasers in 14 gal tank,although ultimately your choice

Silicone does come off,when i originally got my tank,it had panels stuck on with silicone,i found the best way is to use a stanley scraper,this was fab for taking off silicone has it was intended for scraping windows etc,although you can use a razor blade

 

[lilacamy931]

Aw thanks Harlequins, i certainly did have a good christmas it was good to relax after the hecticness of work, how has yours been?? Hope the babies are all good?!

Thanks for the input? I certainly feel gold lasers but in the cube (but Im thinking visual), I have been thinking the footprint would be better in the 14gallon and probably easier for breeding. Do like peeps input (always appreciated), sorry for the blabby post, been given free rein of the internet!

 

[Inchworm]

Hi lilacamy931

I voted for C. caudimaculatus. These are not readily bred and if yours have given you eggs, then that's the one to work with. Keep trying with whatever tank you have.

In case you aren't certain that you have C. caudimaculatus, here's a link with pictures so you can compare them to similar looking species.

http/www.scotcat.com/factsheets/corydoras_guapore.htm

 

[lilacamy931]

Hi Inchworm, thanks very much for that! Checking against the link (thank you btw x) mine very much are caudimaculatus. Once the tanks become available perhaps the answer is to swap the two species around to see who will be good for me Im always quite singular and new to cory breeding so was going to concerntrate on one species, though rotating could be the way forward!

 

[Inchworm]

Maybe, lilacamy931, but let me caution you about this. If you have corys that are in spawning condition now, and that have already spawned in the conditions you keep them in, take advantage of that while you can. The situation might change when you move them around and you might never see eggs again. Try to save any that you find while you can.

Contrary to what many people say, you can't count on just lowering the water temperature and doing water changes to force corys to spawn although this sometimes does the trick.

 

[lilacamy931]

Ah no fully aware Inchworm, I do try to make things sound to logical at times There is plenty of time yet, so hopefully I will have success rearing the two random fry recovered and seeing if it was the caudis second spawn I have come across or if the gold lasers have decided to have a go. Thanks so much for all the fantastic advice, really really appreciate xx