What A Suprise

[StrontiumDog]

Hi diesel21,

Thanks mate, Yes Corys are fantastict. I'm very lucky that I only have 3 and, they've mated.

Totaly goes against the rule of thumb, should have at least 5-6 shoal.

Saying that I have 3 bronze Corys in another tank, and what I belive 2 females to 1 male. The 1 male started feathering upto one female and kept very close to her. He is now not intrested and I have a feeling now he thinks he's the dominant male( he knows he is) so he's not bothered.

So is an excuse to get some more bronze corys

 

[diesel21]

mr boss will soon find out hes got competion haha!

I wish my tank was bigger so I cud get more corries they are such characters! but dont want to over stock my ten gallon, I've learned many people would say not to have them in a small tank and have only two - I feel guilty, beginners mistake before I found this forum! they seem happy however

It will be interesting to read your updates on how they grow as they look so tiny, thanks for sharing with us

 

[Syphoniera]

Amazing pics.
This is all so cool, even for those of us in the peanut gallery...

 

[fifefish]

careful with the normal fry traps, my wrigglers managed to get out through the gaps as they are so small for the first few days..........
in the end i bought a small plastic tank (you know the type with the bright yellow or red lids that they sell in pet shops? it has a little plastic 'window' in the lid?
i stuck an airline in there and hey presto a perfect corydora fry tank

dont u need a heater for that tank?

 

[Spishkey]

careful with the normal fry traps, my wrigglers managed to get out through the gaps as they are so small for the first few days..........
in the end i bought a small plastic tank (you know the type with the bright yellow or red lids that they sell in pet shops? it has a little plastic 'window' in the lid?
i stuck an airline in there and hey presto a perfect corydora fry tank

dont u need a heater for that tank?

nope, the outside air is warm enough here for the tanks not to need a heater. none of my aquariums have heaters until it gets really cold in late december

 

[OldMan47]

If you want to get the bronze going, I have read that the hormones that are present with cories that are breeding will help encourage cories that are not. Maybe next time you are doing a water change to induce breeding with the bronze, you could add some water back from the breeding tank. I don't know it would work but it's worth a try.

 

[StrontiumDog]

If you want to get the bronze going, I have read that the hormones that are present with cories that are breeding will help encourage cories that are not. Maybe next time you are doing a water change to induce breeding with the bronze, you could add some water back from the breeding tank. I don't know it would work but it's worth a try.

Hi Oldman47,

Thanks for the heads up on that, I'll give it a try. Then I can let you know if it works or not.

Myth busters here I come

 

[StrontiumDog]

A little vid hope all can see.

 

[Cory_Dad]

Ohhhhhhhhh!

They are so darling! Congratulations.

Thank you for the video.

 

[StrontiumDog]

So yesterday morning while I was at work. I got a text from the misses saying " you've got another 14 eggs "
I'd just taken the breeder net the night before, thing i'm not gonna get anymore eggs. I got home and tried to clean the alge infested net ( gave up after 2 mins)

Mmmmmmm I'll have to use my plastic breeder box thing-a-me-jig. So before you ask me whats that other thing in it. It's a peice of wood, stuck in the hole thats big enough for an egg or small fry to fit through. Well I forgot about it and when putting the eggs in one went strait through it ( I cursed a bit alot). Thats why I didn't use the smegging thing before hand.

Anyways here's a pic of the trap.

A close up.

I noticed a black dot tonight in one of the eggs(probly an eye)Got my camera out, smeg batterys dead. I'll take a pic as soon as they're charged.

Plus i'll have to do a pic of the sand, cause it looks like a bomb site with all the little holes where the bigger fry are sticking there noses, way passed there eyes into the sand lol

 

[Spishkey]

quick tip on cleaning an algae covered breeding net.

take the net of the frame, run under warm water and scrub with a nail or tooth brush, algae comes off in seconds!

 

[StrontiumDog]

I got a better tip

Get hold of net, open bin, drop it in. Job over in milli seconds

The trouble with the breeder nets it's a poor design. Not the net itself, but the frame.

I think i'll design one and make some money