Thanks for the advice. In ages past I had sterbai and, panda spawns. But once I moved into plecos corys became a display tank fish rather than a spawning fish. I had eggs from paleatus and similis but they were always eaten.
While I do planted community tanks, pretty much all of my pleco tanks are plantless and only have lights on when I am working in the tank.
I can do the whole rainy dry if I must. Also, when I began with them I had them at 76F. I have a temperature controller on their tank. I also have a couple of anubias and a Java fern in the Schultzei tank. Also, ever since last Sept. after the keystone clash I have had 3 rainbows in the tank. They are not mine. They were supposed to be picked up by a bent buying them from their owner who parked them with me and then he was to buy my 4 Altums. He backed out and I am now stuck with both species.
It has always been my practice to spawn fish in species tanks. Sometimes I have also had to have grow tanks when working with species who will eat their own eggs or young. This is why I ended up working with the Hypancistrus. They do not eat their own and they also do all the work raising the kids to free swimming. Plus the ones I keep have generally smaller spawns, so they are easier to manage.
Part of my problem is that I keep mostly warm water species. At 76, the schultzei tank is one of my coolest. The only other one that cool is a 15 gal. with snails shrimp and white clouds. Most of my tanks are in the low to mid 80sF. So I am not sure I can move those 3 rainbows to another tank.
I will see if i can park the bows elsewhere and then drop the tempt to 76. if I want to do a colder water change what temp do you suggest I target for the tank after that. I have plenty of experience doing a dry rainy for plecos but have never had to do one for corys. But my experience with them is somewhat limited.
BTW, I got to meet Ian very nriefly at one of the CatCon events. Basically, I took the opportunity shake his hand and to thank him for all the information and expertise he has shared with hobbyists. O do not do social media but I do tend fish events where experts like Ian also attend, usually as speakers. I credit some advice from Ingo Seidel and Dale Ernst for helping me to get my wild L173s spawning.
Cass- you still have some of the best looking tanks I see on sites. I make jungles and you make beautiful scapes that are always fish friendly and of which I am always jealous.
Sometimes a change of environment can also trigger spawning. It may be helpful to set up a temporary tote with flow ramped up and colder temperatures just to move the schultzei in to attempt a spawn and remove the parents once they do.
I've done this with my weitzmani cories before. Kept decor minimal--some sand, leaf litter, 1 large piece of driftwood, and some fake plants just because I didn't do lighting and didn't want to deal with moving snails or such into the tote. Moved the well fed group into the tote and within a couple days they spawned. Wasn't successful with the fry in that case, weitzmani aren't very easy to raise, but it's also something you can consider if moving tanks longterm isn't a solution.
This was that, I don't use that YouTube account anymore though.
That said, your bows should be fine at 76F though too. Many are fairly tolerant of a wider range of temperatures, some more than others.
If your altums are in the tank, maybe not so good for them though.
Mr. Fuller is a nice gentleman, I've not had the chance to meet him, but I'm also not a social person. I avoid gatherings lol.
As for the scapes, I try to scape with the fish in the tank in mind. What type of shelter do they prefer, what sort of things did they like, what didn't they care for, how can I balance their needs and my preferences (example, I hate seeing equipment, so how can I avoid looking at it while making sure it's placed in a way that benefits the fish). I spend a lot of my downtime just enjoying looking at scapes on Google BUT also looking at underwater videos of wild habitats. See how the fish behave in their natural conditions. I can't fully replicate it, but I like to try.
That said, I also appreciate nice dense jungles of the chaotic variety. They meet the fish's needs nearly in every case, and they're a good staple scape to do.
Ever see underwater videos of places like Rio Sucuri? Very nice clear waters with gorgeous plants
Always nice to see corydoras habitats too
I love following Biotopia and Below Water on YouTube and love their underwater stuff.
though, they were sold as aeneus, they shared the body shape and pattern more of schultzei, and on Facebook group, Ian Fuller did say schultzei when I had asked about them. 
