Guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hi guys, Today I brought 2 bronze cories (I know your suppose to have groups of 4 or more but I couldn't find any more so I'll get some more when they come in the lfs). So anyway on the way home mum decided that she wanted to breed them in one of my spare tanks. Any way it turns out that I have a male and a female (well I'm pretty sure ones a male and ones a female as one is fatter and one has a bigger dorsal fin) I was just wondering if it's possible to breed bronze cories in pairs or does it haave to be groups. Also how do you get them to spawn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 It only takes one of each Haven't spawned them but someone who did said she dropped them into tank which turned very green shortly after (due to neglect) and forgot about them for a few weeks :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Just make sure you keep them feed on live food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Yeah I feed all my fish frozen blood worms frozen brine shrimp and flake and they always look healthy so hopefully mum will get some fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 If you condition them well then do a water change with cold water they will usually spawn next day as the tank warms up again. I used to breed them in bare tanks and use the babies as cleaners to clean up excess food from heavy feeding of other fry like angels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Yep you only need one of each, i have one male for along time and then a got another turn out to be female. anyway after a month together i have cory eggs over my tank walls of my comuity tank. They have spawned many time after now and the biggest challenge i face with the eggs is keeping fungus from growing on them. Other then that cory babies are the cutest. Whiskers already, o so cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 How old do the bronze corys have to be to breed? I got 6 in a 2 foot tank and no action let. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Im not sure on age but my fish were about 4-5cm long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Thanks for the info guys. just another question are females natrually bigger or something because the one I think is a female looks bigger than the one I thinks a male? Also is their a sign that a female is full of egg like platys get a gravid spot do cories get some sort of sign that they are full of eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 The female will be a lot fatter when conditioned for breeding because of being full of eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Yeah the female looks bigger than the male so maybe shes fulling up with eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 rember the eggs are fertile if they are clear good luck cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Thanks OscarBoy mum is really excited so hopefully the breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 are you breeding them ni a separte tank or a omunity tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I'll wait till the female is fat and then I move them to a diffferent tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 thats a good idea because your other catfish might eat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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