Sophia Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 I am a new and proud owner of 6 corydora hastatus (dwarf) and am wondering if I can mix them with pygmaeus and/or harbrosus, or will they cross breed? (Given that they would breed in my tank of course). thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 These are one cute cory, love the tail spot with the white flashes. http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/coryd ... tatus.html A lot of disinformation about this and pygmaeus as far as identification goes out there in Google world, unfortunately :-? In regard to crossbreeding - could not find anything at a cursory glance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Mine do not have the obvious white at the end of the tail so I'm not convinced they are hastatus, but they were labelled as such and did seem to be slightly different to the pygmy...maybe their colour will develop later, they aren't full size yet. They are still very cute though. I am debating whether to go back and get a few more. Even in a 22L tank 6 still look small... or maybe I suffering from Cutey Greed :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/sh ... ross-breed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Wrong again, I went to take some photos and found that I could see the white around the tail spot after all. Hard to see in some light but it is there :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Where did u get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 HFF Mt Roskill. I went back to get some more and found there was only 1 left so I now have all of them.... the greeeeeeed! But now I can say that I have The 7 dwarves :happy2: I will post some photos when the crypts that Grumpy ordered have arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Hi, according to my book - "a Complete Introduction to Corydoras" (by Dr Warren E. Burgess) there have been some attempts to break corydoras into four Species groups: Punctatus, Barbatus, Aeneus, Elegans and Acutus. They don't readily hybridise between these groups, but do within them. Habrosus corys are in the Aeneus group. Hastatus and Pygmaeus are both in the Elegans group, so will inter-breed. I hope that helps. I have pygmy corys in one tank with panda corys, (diff groups!) and metae ( bandits) in another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 You're Welcome! They are great little creatures and I love pygmys shoaling mid-level with the pandas skimming above and below. Mosquito larvae went in and they all got buzzed with the fresh food. :nilly: :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Yes already I can see they are more active swimmers than the peppered cory I had in another tank. I have put small mozzies in there and daphnia, I thought they weren't eating them so I stayed still and waited and found them rootling in the substrate disturbing the daphnia and making very odd jerking motions trying to eat them. Some of the daphnia are quite big but I think they are still managing to chomp them down. I am definitely going to get some more if I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 photos?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I took some last night but one wouldn't load and then I had to halt all PC activity to watch The A Team I will have another go last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Hey Foxglove, what size are your cory tanks, do you have any little tanks like mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Hiya, I only run two tanks at the moment. One is a wide three footer (159ltr), which has a real mix of dwarf South American fish - panda and pygmy corys, rocket and golden pencils and possibly only two steel blue cichlids. I did have ember tetras in there, but moved them to the other tank to be dithers. The second tank is 60 x30 x30 and has 5 bandit corys (Corydorus metae) and the four embers. I will be adding more embers as money allows. I had plans to add another pair of dwarf cichlids too, but may just go with a larger school of embers. Trouble is, they don;t seem to be very hardy. I've bought about 20, but left with four. I think the shy corys really like both plenty of cover, and also some other fish to make them feel safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 do any of the corys breed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 will these guys be on the list for animates? the last of the three you listed look awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 The dwarf corys have bred many times - I started with nine and have counted over twenty at times. :happy2: They did most breeding in the small two footer, completely filled with Java moss and driftwood, and no other fish in there. I never saw them, but the numbers grew steadily! :love: Bandit corys do come in from time to time - also there is a local breeder supplying Hutt Pets (oops, now The Pet Centre). However, they are very shy cats and most people don't ever see them once they go in the tank. If you want corys to watch, go for a less shy one! :oops: I had them once before and couldn't stand the fact they stayed at the back from month to month. I'd never see mine now if I didn't sit very still and further back (and have the dithers). Forgot to say I do have one tail-spot cory (C. Caudimaculatus) that hangs out with the pandas. I got two (all the shop had) and one died. I'd love to find more. At least it won't cross-breed with the pandas, according to my book. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Animates have pygmy on their list and apparently can get hastatus and harbrosus but my branch didn't get them in usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 k. my pandas don,t come out anymore. they used to when they were in a smaller tank with the same fish but only see them after lights out now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Hey Foxglove, when my garage tank is empty again, I want to try moving my pygmies in there and seeing if I can get them to breed. In the set up you mention above did you ever see eggs and look after them, or just leave the fish to do their business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 With cory breeding there its lots of option. You can let them spawn, remove the parents, remove the eggs, or leave them together :thup: Just need lots of plants etc for them to spawn on and to keep the eggs safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 need my last 3 killies to hurry up and leave home and then it's GO :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 need my last 3 killies to hurry up and leave home and then it's GO :bounce: Kids huh? :roll: :sml1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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