Also, what happens if bronze cory cats interbreed with albino cory cats(both c.aeneus). Will they turn out bronze with the recessive albino gene?
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Will corydoras aeneus interbreed with corydoras panda?
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It is rare for Corys of different species to crossbreed.But,if they happen to lay eggs those probably won't be fertilized.And,if the eggs do happen to get fertilized,they most likely won't hatch and/or make viable fry.I don't claim to be a geneticist though,so someone might be able to add more info.
It is very possible since they are same fish, just diff strains/color morphs.
Even hybrids w/in same Genus are very possible. Many of species may have evolved thru such hybridizations.
If they are breeding, Hope to see your new color morphs in near future.
Even hybrids w/in same Genus are very possible. Many of species may have evolved thru such hybridizations.
If they are breeding, Hope to see your new color morphs in near future.
i have a group of 25 differant corys in my 180 of assorted kinds but i havent seen any activity towards breeding yet so i think they may not even try
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i do know that a bronze cory will breed with an emerald cory (proof in my tank at least once a month! lol). eggs are laid but i don't know if they'd be viable, since the other fish in there go to town on the smorgasbord every time.
One thing I've noticed though is that if you keep them in numbers they seem to stick with their own kind.
Take aeneus. I've got albino and bronze aeneus. Instead of forming one big school- they segregate themselves into the bronze gang and the albino gang. Same species- but they seem to stick with those that look like themselves.
When the bronze females lay eggs- only the bronze males seem interested in fertilizing them.
Perhaps if you only had one or two of each they would be more likely to go for other species and hybridize- but they prefer to mate with fish that look like themselves.
Take aeneus. I've got albino and bronze aeneus. Instead of forming one big school- they segregate themselves into the bronze gang and the albino gang. Same species- but they seem to stick with those that look like themselves.
When the bronze females lay eggs- only the bronze males seem interested in fertilizing them.
Perhaps if you only had one or two of each they would be more likely to go for other species and hybridize- but they prefer to mate with fish that look like themselves.
I always wondered how each species knows exactly who else in the tank is their species, we know they don't know what they look like themselves! Put a tetra (or any other species of fish) into a 150G tank that contains only 1 tetra of the same species, a tank that's filled with a lot of other small species of fish and planted heavily, and they'll find their own species pretty quickly. Weird.... I always feel bad when there's only one of a species of fish in a tank, I think they are lonely!