Breeding Cory Cats?

[Zman16]

I was wondering how to breed cory cats, and I can't find anything about breeding them. I pretty sure I have one female peppered cory cat, one female green cory cat, and three male peppered cory cats.

 

[CorydorasLover]

This should get you started.


http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/encyclopedia-201.html

http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net/Cpaleatus.html

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/berdoulay_peppercat.html

I know that there is a link out there of a famous cory-breeder site, but I am currently at work and don't have that link bookmarked here. I, recently, bred the Brochis Splendens (Not a true corydoras but give me a break) and seeing the little catfish makes it all well worth it.

 

[Zman16]

Will I have to seperate my cory cats from the other fish?

 

[Zman16]

I did a 60% water change and lowered the tempature down to 77 degrees, there is lots of plants and hiding spots, and they haven't spawned yet. How long will it take?

 

[ricester61]

I've had cories for 6 months now and nothing till last week when one of the albino's just went nuts and starting sticking eggs all over the back of the tank.

All I can think of is I changed over to sand last month and might've gotten the water a little colder than normal one Saturday water change.

The clown loaches and/or Boesmani rainbows seem to eat 'em up before I can do anything.

 

[TKOS]

I have at least three babies right now (bronze and albino bronze parents). I have been through many batches of failed eggs but finally one group took. I keep my tank at 70F and have for years (68-74F is the anual range). It is usually a coldwater change of at least 20% that seems to get them riled up and ready to spawn.

 

[CorydorasLover]

Yes, usually it is a coldwater change, but also some other conditions have to be met in the tank. Nitrate, pH, hardness of the water, should all be within reasonable ranges. In short: if the cories feel comfortable and happy, then a coldwater change might very well trigger them to spawn.

My Brochis Splendens (Emerald catfish) decided to spawn when we had a major storm with lots of rainfall over here; I didn't do a waterchange at all. I've read somewhere that some people believe that the catfish can actually detect a drop in atmospheric pressure, which might trigger a spawning.

 

[TKOS]

That could very well be the case as well. What is really interesting for me is that my female is blind (she actually has no eyes) so while the males are skittish she will go about laying eggs and let me watch. It is really cool to see.

Having tank water and change water very close in params is always the best thing I find, excpet for maybe the temp which I generally have a bit cooler.