How do you breed cories?

I accidentally got my bronze corys to breed. I was moving my 55gal tetra tank to a new room and moved all the fish to a ten gal with tank water. No filter or heater. They were in that tank for at least a couple hours when I finally was able to set up the 55gal again. I moved them back into the 55gal and the next night I had eggs on the glass. Most of them had been eaten by a betta and snails but I scraped the last 8 or so off the glass with my debit card and six hatched and survived. From what I read in addition to all the different kinds of foods I was giving them what induced breeding was the temperature drop. They required no special care as to raising them. I gave them an algae covered plant and then after the were a few days old I started feeding the baby first bites.
 
petluvr said:
Go with the Aeneus they will breed VERY readily. Simply condition them by feeding meaty foods and then doing a large cold water change and usually the next morning, if they are ready, you will see eggs.
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Agreed. Sometimes when I do a waterchange I will refill with cooler water. When refilling, I allow the new water to splash into the tank as if it were a storm runoff. Sometime during the next few days I see eggs on everything. I don't collect them and yet a couple will manage to mature.
 
Ara said:
Well, I have had some luck with breeding cories, although it was entirely incidental.. but here's my tips..

Give them lots of plants/hiding spaces...
Keep the water relatively shallow (I would say no more than 12")...
Feed the 'parents' reeally well on meaty foods, like frozen bloodworms or brineshrimp..
Then try dropping some icecubes in their tank to 'simulate rain', which helps them feel like it is their natural habitat.

When they do breed, they will lay eggs either on the tank walls ro on plants. As cories and other fish will find the eggss as nice snacks, you will need to be prepared to either collect the egss or move the parents after the eggs are laid. IMHO, it would be easier to move the parents, as the eggs are hard to collect without damaging.

You will need some good airflow througout your tank to avoid the eggs growing fungus... and some good tiny fry food, like psyloplankton.

If I was to choose between the given species for breeding, I would go with peppered, but that is just because it is the one I am most familiar with. Any of them would be fine..

Here's a few decent sites for more tips:
http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/breeding/54354-breeding-cories.html
http://www.fishchannel.com/freshwater-aquariums/fish-breeding/bronze-cory.aspx


Good luck!
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Great advice Ara, I have wanted to breed my albinos, so thank you for the info!!:D

Maribeth
 
My emerald corys bred, but I never got to them to save too many to raise. I started out with 5 about 6 months ago, and I now have 11.
 
user_name said:
sorry dude, I don't have much experience. I would say pygmy's just because they are hard to find and would have more trade value. If your looking for something to breed, look into killifish. They are attractive fish but aren't that popular. I would love to get my hands on some..... ps. I heard that most are easy to breed (not quite livebearers but almost)
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Yeah, I think I'm going to try Fp. Gardneri N'Sukka. If they breed I'll send you a few :D
 
I got a question for breeding cories as well, figured I'd put it here if that's ok. How old are cories before I can start breeding them?
 
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