Simian Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 :bounce: only a small spawn, 20 eggs max and only 4 fertile at this stage, but its a start :bounce: They are big eggs spawned on glass, floating fake plants ignored. 24 degc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Well done - so how many different types of corys have you bred to date? We may have to start calling you the Cory King! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Well done - so how many different types of corys have you bred to date? We may have to start calling you the Cory King! Not yet, a long way to go before I'd acept that honour Diane, If I can successfully establish these guys in NZ again I'd be pretty happy though. It will take a lot of spawns this size before I even get my group to a size I'd consider safe.. This one was a sheer fluke, no waterchange or anything...the only thing that may have triggered it was a new air pump on the box filter I am running in that tank, flow is up considerably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Congrats :bounce: Mine have quite a bit of growing to do before I even think about breeding from them but by then you will have the technique down pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Congrats :bounce: Mine have quite a bit of growing to do before I even think about breeding from them but by then you will have the technique down pat I think its best if you just send them up to me now KP you will be far too busy with your other cats. Any sign of those red whips pairing up yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 The Red whip are looking nice, there are 2-3 nice plump females amongst them, It will be a few months yet before I get around to attempting to breed them. I just got my first small group of fry from a male longfin x female gba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 nice work simian! keep us posted on the progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Already KP that didnt take long wish my panamense would hurry up How are those LF temmenaki going and yes I am at the bottom of the bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Already KP that didnt take long wish my panamense would hurry up How are those LF temmenaki going and yes I am at the bottom of the bottle I was surprised to see this spawn as both the male and the female are still both very young. It would have to be the youngest BN's that I have ever had spawn, I'm not complaining tho The LF temmenaki have settled in well in pairs and trio's and I hope to get some action out of them in a few months. Save some young panamense for me, We can do a swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted February 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 Update, usual hatching period average 3 days, took over 24 hrs till last one hatched. 4 Wrigglers, floating in container 2x big water sloshy changes daily. Red Spot Sev's saved spawn Thursday, nice big spawn on rock, eggs are oval floating with airstone meth blue same water change regime as above, a few infertile at this stage, will keep up meth blue till wriggler stage, for fear of fungus wipingb out whole batch, I really want to save these ones,, and let the parents try it naturally and see how long it takes em.; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Adolfoi fry doing well, one escaped while doing water change, hopefully he will show up later only small cories in that tank atm. Lost all the Red Spot Sevs eggs, most turned white about hatching stage, many actually had a little tail hanging out :-? unsure why... will try higher temp and more acidic ph next time, currently at about 24deg and ph 7 which works for my Cories, maybe not Sev's. Had a few wigglers survive but floating container got hooked up on an inlet and sunk....yum yum says mr Swordtail. Better luck next time. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Congrats on the cory spawn! they are such a pretty fish, I hope to breed them some day. If I wanted to breed cories all i would need to do is thrown them in a moss tank at 24 degrees C or so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Update, another 2 eggs from adolfoi, may have interupted them in the act when cleaning tank , still happy tho. Congrats on the cory spawn! they are such a pretty fish, I hope to breed them some day. If I wanted to breed cories all i would need to do is thrown them in a moss tank at 24 degrees C or so? Each species has its own preference re-temps, my heaters are removed for summer and the tanks sit at 24 deg. Some sp like spawning in moss and long fake grass (think healthy dwarf sag size), others only lay on the glass or floating fake grass. soft very clean water, very thin layer of soft sand on the bottom 3:1 m:f ratio is best and groups of min 5, ideally a dozen makes a good group. Feed em well with quality sinking granuels & bloodworms every 2nd feed, mix in the odd white worm, afew 40% cold water changes (approx 4 deg lower than tank temp) or a low pressure weather front and if you are lucky presto eggs! Some will spawn easy as other will show no inclination, NZ bred ones will go super easy, imported or wild caught, prepare to be patient. I have groups that spawn super regularly and others that wait months, some like my skunks simply dont spawn :evil: batch sizes change from sp-sp as well. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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