Guest Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I have lost another one of my panda cory's that's about the fith just wondering if there is a more hardier species of cory. Also what cory's are the easiest to breed and what's a good breeding setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfin Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Hey Cam, what happened to him? I think they are quite hardy but you can get the odd one, we had one who started to have fits a couple of days after we got him and died, it was horrible. And then another one disappeared, never to be seen of again. Bloddy cute little things though, make you laugh with all their tail wagging. Breeding isn't too hard I think but like all fish just need the right conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 It was fine one moment then it would swim spinning then it just sat there and then well it was dead. It's happened to everyone of them thats has died. But your right they are deffintly cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 cma i got 2 small bronze in with my oscars sev and cichlids lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I only have 3 cory's but they are very "skittish" the minute I go near the tank they zoom away. I've had them for at least a couple of months I think, do you think they'll get over their "skittishness" :lol: In no time they were laying eggs, but I don't do anything to preserve them so haven't seen anything other than eggs. Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 My cory's were never scittish they were actually a bit doppy really. Caper what sort of cory's do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Panda corys are one of the more sensitive, harder to breed and harder to raise corys. Get a group of albino or bronze corys and grow them up. they will breed readily once they are happy, and are hard to stop! I've bred both, and the babys are vrey easy to raise. I only recently sold my breeding group of albinos, and still have a breeding trio of bronzes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 So at what size will they breed at? And do you just feed they fry micro worms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 They will breed once they get to around 3-4cm's. Yep microworms will do the fry fine, along with some crushed flake, or some sort of sinking pellet. My last batch i fed primarily on baby brine shrimp, and they grew insanely fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 What sort of tank will the fry need to be in to grow up is it OK to have gravel and plant's in with the fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Gravel and plants with the fry would be alright, but a barebottom tank would be better. you can still have plants in with them though, just use some lead weights to hold them down, or let them float. The plants will actually be good for the fry as they will feel safe, and will eat all the little micro-organisms etc off them (the corys will that is lol) I raised mine in a margarine container with a ramshorn snail and a small amount of java moss until they were almost 1cm, then they went into a bit larger container, then i put them into my other tanks, but usually you'd grow them up a bit more in a tank, then sell them, but if i were you i'd just put them straight into a 25 or so litre tank and they'd be fine in there for a fair while. I raise a few fry in small containers (like my killies) as they can find food easier, and i just do daily water changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 So would I be able to have the eggs and fry in my livebearer breeder trap (it's about 2.5 litres) for awhile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Yep that would be fine, as long as there aren't any holes big enough for the eggs or fry to get through, and small enough that the fish couldn't 'suck' the fry through the holes to eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Sad for your loss. I breed pepper corys (which I like more than the bronze), and they are just as hardy. I have tried keeping the eggs/fry in both a livebearer breeder net and small containers with an airstone, and in my experience the small containers work better. I use microworms and crushed flake and daily water changes. I have schwartzi and brevirostris corys as well and they are much more skittish - the peppers will play in the open more than the others. Though every so often the brevis will do a synchronised swimming routine over and around the front glass! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I used to often breed cories in a bare tank before putting other fry in there to raise. they do a better job of cleaning excess food than snails and are worth more to sell. Abit like quail in an aviery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Cheers for the info guys think I might get some bronze cory's as I'm missing my cories at the moment and maybe breeding them later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 i havent seen them in shops around welly? maybe hutt pets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 One more question how much harder is it to breed sterbai cory's than bronze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I think it is harder. It is as always a case of researching what the particular species likes/ needs and then providing that. Eg some like more turbulence, cold water changes, abundant food - things that mimic the rainy season. Good luck! Oh and Hutt Pets usually stock bronze cories, as well as several other species. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I don't know if I should get them from Hutt Pets even though they are really good if you have a problem with a fish their fish don't look to healthy lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Just thought of another thing what do their eggs look like? how big are they and where do they usually scatter them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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