waterlogged Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Hey guys i've decided to give breeding my pandas a go. on several occasions i have found a few fry when cleaning my tank but only two servived and the father then died. after giving the mother away and getting two more from animates i have found a few more fry. i think i have one female and 3 males but not sure. Any info would be great thanks. i'm thining of moving them to a small tank so i can see their interaction and try find out which is my breeding pair. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I am so tempted to tell you to provide them with some bamboo thickets but I won't :lol: A friend found the most successful way to breed corys was to put them in a small tank, let the water go very green, and then forget they are there. When she went back, 2 or 3 months later, to empty the tank there were a lot of fry all happily living in there. The fish had never been fed but obviously had enough algae to live on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 That works well with some types Caryl, others like to eat the eggs and you will get hardly any. Condition them on Bloodworms and give em a cold water change (tonight would be good) and wait for the next batch of bad weather to come thru. Chuck a handful of oak leaves in the tank, this will soften the water and give them a good place to hide and spawn on. Once they spawn either remove the parents or gently roll the eggs off the glass on to your finger good aeration is a must. meth blue helps stop infertile eggs (the white ones) fungusing, but I prefer to remove them with tweezers. Once the wrigglers have absorbed thier egg sac feed on microworms or decap brine shrimp. Keep the water clean and you will end up with a primo group of cats. Good luck, I havent done Pandas yet but they are on my list once my latest ones are big enough. I will be doing an article on breeding cories for the next Aquarium World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hmmmm I started an article for aquarium world last year and I still haven't finished it :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Well hurry up or I will talk to zev and then you'll be sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted June 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 thanks heaps guys i will hopefully br able to give it a go in the next few months or so :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 I use to breed pandas. What I did was setup a small tank (20-30ltr) and then put a sponge filter and a heater set to about 25-26C. I made about 2-3 good thick brown spawning mops (about 200 strands each). I put the mops at one end and the heater and filter down the other. introduce your pandas I used 6 (turned out to be 3 males 3 females). feed blood worms flake algae tablets and mine breed about 24 hours after I did a cold water change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 I use to breed pandas. What I did was setup a small tank (20-30ltr) and then put a sponge filter and a heater set to about 25-26C. I made about 2-3 good thick brown spawning mops (about 200 strands each). I put the mops at one end and the heater and filter down the other. introduce your pandas I used 6 (turned out to be 3 males 3 females). feed blood worms flake algae tablets and mine breed about 24 hours after I did a cold water change. How old were the pandas? I'm keen to breed any form of cory, preferibly one thats cheap and breeds at a young age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 josh bronze corys are cheep and easy to breed mine breed at least every week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 Yeah they were about a year old as I read they take a while to mature. If you want to breed any easy cory breed peppereds or bronze as they're easy and have more eggs (the breeding group of pandas only had about 30 eggs each time they bred). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 Ok cool. 6 months oldish? Time to find cheap old fish 6 fish in a 60-30-30 planted tank with a sponge and good feedings? Do i remove eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 breeding fish is always fun!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 you guys are swaying me toward just going for it lol even though i n know i should wait before my next fishy venture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 yes you should either take the eggs out or the parents as they would get eaten. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted June 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 every time ive had young survive they've just been left in a community tank with many other fish. it also seems sometimes that the parents herded they young, i have ony had a few young so dont know if it is normal but looked really cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 when my corys breed i get at least 50 fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 well i haven't touched my 4 pandas and just left them in my 300l community tank and now have atleast 6 about the size or a bumble bee gobie. I've now taken the older 4 out and put them in a separate tank to hopefully breed. i'm leaving the condition the same as my community tank so shouldn't have any problems. the only thing i don't know is which or the 4 are male and female. does anyone know a full proof and if possible easy way to sex pandas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 ok so i keep finding more and more little guys in my comunity tank and took the 4 parents out over a month ago lol. think i have about ten from atleast 3 different spawings. any one got hints on how to catch them whit out moving all my gear out of the tank. will wait till their bigger first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Breed them! They are my fav cory, and wouldn't mind buying a few young ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Mine too we could probably sort something out. i only think most are still too young. I've had a few bad expereinces buying young ones from shops, they don't handle the stress well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Breed them! They are my fav cory, and wouldn't mind buying a few young ones. if you breed them and are willing to ship ill take 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 if you now a reliable courier. I have only recieved fish and the poor girl was left out side my door even when i was home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Let me know the next time you breed them. I can put them with my babies and let the grow in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 well last i counted i had 11 young so if you want a few we can sort something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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