Encourage Spawning

[shahdi]

i want to make my peppered cory spawn. i know that a cooler water change and keeping the heater off for the night might encourage them. i want to know if i turn off the heater for the night will my tiger barbs and tetras be affected
any help will be appreciated
thanks

 

[daspricey]

i want to make my peppered cory spawn. i know that a cooler water change and keeping the heater off for the night might encourage them. i want to know if i turn off the heater for the night will my tiger barbs and tetras be affected
any help will be appreciated
thanks

i would put them in a tank of there own.
then...
do a cool water change.
low water level.
and do when a strom is aproaching.
i'm hoping 2 breed some soon.
first go at breeding.
of caurse i've read tonnes and tonnes on this.
gd luck

david

 

[geo7x]

apparently feeding them live food such as bloodworm gets them in the mood

 

[TwoTankAmin]

1. Put them into their own cycled tank.
2. Skip a weekly water change.
3. Condition with high protein food- live is best but frozen will work also.
3. When a storm is approaching do a big water change. Using cooler water helps.
4. After spawning either remove the parents or else pull the eggs to a smaller hatching tank. Use methyblu with the eggs to prevent fungus- remove it using carbon when you see wiiglers.

 

[daspricey]

i was under the impresion that corys don't eat there young?

 

[madattiver]

they will eat the eggs faster then they lay them if kept in the same tank or the eggs are not removed after spawning.. so the eggs won't get a chance at hatching.. and yes, corys do alright with their fry.. eggs.. well that is another story.

 

[daspricey]

oooohhhhhhhhh
thanks.
i was going 2 keep the peppereds in after, but not now.