Can I Breed Bn Plecos And Corys In The Same Tank ?

[XFiSh_CichildX]

hello im wondering if i can breed bn plecos and corys together and if so can i hve tips on them to survive i have pleny off hiding places aswell thanks

 

[lilfishie]

the cory eggs will need seperating or they'll get eaten, the Male BN will guard his eggs for around 10 days (3 to hatch then a further 7 before there old enough to leave)

 

[XFiSh_CichildX]

the cory eggs will need seperating or they'll get eaten, the Male BN will guard his eggs for around 10 days (3 to hatch then a further 7 before there old enough to leave)

thats brilliant thanks for the speedy reply could i put the eggs in like a guppy trap in the tank ???

 

[lilfishie]

i would think so yes, just be sure to add an air stone to prevent fungus

 

[XFiSh_CichildX]

ok no prob this mite be stupid question but can u cross corys

 

[XFiSh_CichildX]

???

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Larger corys will eat pleco fry- lost my first batch of Hypancistrus contradens to large sterbais.

Corys will often eat their own eggs.

Corys can corssbreed,

I always suggest to folks wanting to spawn fish that it normally is best accomplished in a species tank set up for that purpose.

 

[XFiSh_CichildX]

well there is enough caves and im hopeing the pleco will protect the eggs good enough im really excited hehe i jus need a female now

 

[TwoTankAmin]

well there is enough caves and im hopeing the pleco will protect the eggs good enough im really excited hehe i jus need a female now

I did not say that the corys eat the bn eggs, I said they would possibly eat the fry once they leave the cave. I watched a few tripple red cacs eat 75+ fry in under 72 hours. And the contradens fry disappeared even faster into the sterbais

The worst that can happen is you have no fry and will get to change your mind for the next spawn and decide to rearrange things.

Just bear in mind that one fish's eggs or fry is almost every other fish's lunch.

 

[XFiSh_CichildX]

its ok my mate could make me a wee divider for the fry at what age will they be able to vend for them selves thanks

 

[XFiSh_CichildX]

bump..

 

[TwoTankAmin]

My best guess would be about 3-4 weeks to be safe. It really depends what cory you have. If its a smaller cory, then there is no worry at all. For larger corys you need to let the fry grow for several weeks. It is always better to err on the side of too long rather than too short.

The easiest/best time to separate the fry is while they are still in the cave with dad. When I was spawning bn and wanted to pull them to a growout tank I would try to nab them just about when they became free swimming in the cave. I put a net over the cave and moved it, usually with the dad, to the grow tank. The dad was later returned to the home tank.

 

[XFiSh_CichildX]

My best guess would be about 3-4 weeks to be safe. It really depends what cory you have. If its a smaller cory, then there is no worry at all. For larger corys you need to let the fry grow for several weeks. It is always better to err on the side of too long rather than too short.

The easiest/best time to separate the fry is while they are still in the cave with dad. When I was spawning bn and wanted to pull them to a growout tank I would try to nab them just about when they became free swimming in the cave. I put a net over the cave and moved it, usually with the dad, to the grow tank. The dad was later returned to the home tank.

thanks mate jus dnt have the money for a grow out tank atm but will invest

 

[XFiSh_CichildX]

what size would the grow out tank have to be

 

[Baccus]

The size of the grow out tank really depends on how many youngsters you get. I have ended up with over 100

at one time and that was just way too many for a small tank. Also the bigger grow out tank that you can put them in will allow them to grow bigger quicker, enabling you to start selling off the bigger ones making more room for the smaller ones. And believe me if they have the room (without competition) they REALLY rocket along. Any really young fry (about guppy fry size) are very tempting for guppies (and probably anything else besides BN's and Cory's), they will also go for the eggs even with the male guarding them. The best hatching and raising sucess I had was when I removed the eggs from the breeding tank and had them in their own mesh net cage (The guppies where giving the poor male a really tough time) still suspended in one of my tanks. The Babies stayed in the net until they lost their yellow and turned darker, then I let them out with the Cory's and because of all the room, weeds and hidy holes in this 4ft tank they never looked back. The hardest part was finding enough people to take the bubs once they hit the 4-5cm size. But as I was able to reduce the numbers the remaining youngsters grew quicker. Good luck with the breeding.