Can Corrys Hybridize?

[blue_betta]

i have a 20 gal sorority tank for my female betta and have a group of 6 corrys. originaly it was a pair each of bronze, pepper, storba and panda. i unfortunately lost one of the pandas and recently one of the peppers.

both my bronzes are female, and the albino one is hevily gravid with eggs at the moment, and the past few days ive noticed the panda (male) and today the pepper(male) following her around alot, more so the panda. the panda often swims directly underneath her and sits his head underneath and just behind her mouth with his dorsal laung flat along her belly, and he swims with her like this for minutes at a time, and most of the rest of the tiem hes following her tail closely. ive only sen the pepper follow her closely a few times.

can they hybridize?

 

[Chris5787]

I believe Bronze and the albino version can as they are the same species but i dont think paleatus or panda will be able to breed with the albino.

 

[geo7x]

To the above: An albino breeding with a regular would not be a hybrid as they would be the same species.

Corydoras hybridization is rare but not impossible. However attempting to hybridize cories is (including me) generally frowned upon.

 

[blue_betta]

. However attempting to hybridize cories is (including me) generally frowned upon.

well its not deliberate.. sorry for asking..

 

[rmanpf]

its ok, but good luck with the albino,

 

[geo7x]

. However attempting to hybridize cories is (including me) generally frowned upon.

well its not deliberate.. sorry for asking..

Sorry I didn't mean it to sound like that, just meant it in the general way

 

[Inchworm]

Hi blue_betta

Corys can interbreed, but usually don't. In any event, if you suspect it has happened you can just get rid of the eggs.

 

[ICEEGRL]

It is for some reason a very touchy subject with many fish keepers. Most of the time when you ask which kinds are more likely to do this... you won't get an answer. I think either no one knows, or they don't want to tell in fear that it will make people want to try it. I have asked several times and have never gotten a streight answer. I was simply trying to know what shouldn't be kept together, but I have still not had any luck getting a real answer. I now just hope for the best. So far nothing has crossed. I guess it is a game of chance. There really should be a list of which ones are more likely to breed... A sort of "don't keep in the same tank" list. If there is one I can't find it, and I have searched a lot.
Good luck.

 

[Azaezl]

I remember reading someone on here had found a panda x peppered(or was it sterbai) in there tank, and I'm pretty sure I recall reading that pandas are more likely to breed with other corys. I don't have a problem with hybrid fish if it happens 'naturally'(by accident) I don't agree with purposefully trying hybridize though.

Edit: Just found the topic about it;

http/www.fishforums.net/content/forum/18...wn-A-Pandabai-/

HTH

 

[Inchworm]

It is for some reason a very touchy subject with many fish keepers. Most of the time when you ask which kinds are more likely to do this... you won't get an answer. I think either no one knows, or they don't want to tell in fear that it will make people want to try it. I have asked several times and have never gotten a streight answer. I was simply trying to know what shouldn't be kept together, but I have still not had any luck getting a real answer. I now just hope for the best. So far nothing has crossed. I guess it is a game of chance. There really should be a list of which ones are more likely to breed... A sort of "don't keep in the same tank" list. If there is one I can't find it, and I have searched a lot.
Good luck.

Except for environmental differences, any corys can be kept with each other.

There's no need for this kind of a list since if there is any doubt which fish spawned together, the eggs can simply be removed. Their breeding together is not a moral issue, it's a more practical matter that can easily be remedied after the fact.

I don't doubt that if there was such a list, there would be certain people who would abuse it.

 

[ICEEGRL]

I figure abuse would happen. This is why I never pushed the subject much. For those of us with good intentions and soft hearts though... it would be good info to have.
I can't destroy eggs... I believe it is a baby... I can't kill a baby. Once the eggs are fertilized it is too late. I would need to either know ahead of time so I could keep them apart (if they might breed) or I would just be stuck with mixed fish.
I can't even kill a sick fish that needs it! These things are my children! I know I am too soft, but I can't help it.

edit: to be understood... I don't want to cross the kinds. I wanted to know so I could make sure the types that could or would cross were kept in different tanks and I would then be able to plan tank properly since I can not help myself... I always try to "save" the eggs. I can't destroy the eggs and it really bothers me to see them eaten too... after the fact is not an option for me.

 

[blue_betta]

just to let you know they did spawn, dont know who fathered the eggs, but the panda and the male bronze were both present as the female bronze spawned, but nothing came of it, i moved the eggs to a breeding trap as i didnt want my bettas eating them and some of the eggs did hatch but i could not find the fry, presumeble escaped and eaten

 

[Gazo]

Why it is unethical/frowned upon for different types to breed?

I'm sure we as humans have crossed continents and cross bred, but yet this is deemed as perfectly normal behaviour now.

I'm not stirring the pot here, I genuinely want to see what the response is.

I'm a little worried now because I have 6 types of Cory in one tank and different types are definately getting on well with each other - some would say flirting even.

 

[Kuhni]

I think it can't really be compared to the crossing of human races, because when it comes down to it despite differences such as colour, we are all still the same species, homo sapiens. In fact when doing a comparison we would see that it is also accepted for corydoras to mix as long as they are the same species, eg. regular aeneus and normal aeneus.

Inter-breeding of corydoras is between different species, perhaps more akin to mixing a human with a neanderthal?

I'm not too fond of crossbreeding as I feel the most important thing is preserving the species and keeping their bloodline intact.

 

[Cory_Dad]

Inter-breeding of corydoras is between different species, perhaps more akin to mixing a human with a neanderthal?

Well, I think I've come across quite a few of those in my life...

Sorry, I just could not stop myself.

I've seen a couple of crosses on web sites and some look pretty cool. I think it all comes down to your personal opinion and ethics. And personally, as long as it doesn't cause monsters or debilitate the offspring and you don't try to make a business out of it then it's fine. It's not as bad as clubbing baby seals, pouring make up into monkey's eyes, or injecting them with stuff to see what happens.

Respect other living things as you respect yourself.

That concludes our sermon for the day...