malawi_man Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 ok, i want to have a go at breeding some corys, i am still deciding between peppered and leopard (which one do you guys think??) how hard are these to breed?? how do you sex peppereds?? i have two peppers and i dont know if they are male or female. basically any imformation on breeding corys and what conditions do they like for breeding?? is a 40 litre tank big enough?? thanx in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 I think you should try the pepered first , what is the leopard ? there are at least 4 species that are called that. they are C. julii, C. sterbai,C. leopardus and C. trillineatus( spelling ). The leopards are likely to be the last one The pepered cats are one of the easyest cory's to breed , they prefer it cooler 21C. Best size tank for breeding is 600x300x300mm, 50lt think. how to breed, feed them till female is full of eggs ,frozen blood worms works very well , only do very small water changes untill female is full , say 2 weeks. then do a 50% water change droping the temp by 5C so from 21C to 15C OR what ever temp you keep them at. all you need in the tank is a small sponge filter and an air stone . after you drop the temp by 5C TURN THE AIR STONE ON WITH LOTS OF BUBBLES . If you can not sex them on site then you have young fish or all of one sex as with both pepereds and tri's the female is 1/3 to 50% bigger then the male . hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 i read somewhere about the males having a more pointed dorsal, going off that i would say they are both males, should i put sand in the tank?? basically, what gravel if any and plants rocks should i have?? by leopard corydoras i meant jullii. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 I'd like to see a pic of your julii as I have not seen them in years, all the julii in shops have in fact been trillineatus. Some people use gravel, sand , rocks and plants but I don't and depending on the setup you realy don't need it.( for the pepered anyway) As for larger dorsal fins this is true for pepered and tri's but not for the real julii both male and female have rounded dorsal fins ( just checked with my last serviving male julii ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSkz Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 speaking of cory's I've moved my guppies out of my 2footer into a 3footer. I've left my albino and my pepperd cory in the 2footer along with the baby bristlenose and a "basket" of baby guppies. To my supprize 2/3 days latter I've found cory eggs!! I knew the albino was a female and the pepper was a male but wasn't TRYING to breed them. The eggs are now just about 24 hours old, I've let the babies guppies loose since they were just getting to be SOO many. So I was wondering, since I've done everything wrong so far :-? is there anything I should do to insure the survival of the eggs? The tank temp is 22C with a powerfilter (a sponge thingy on it to keep the babies safe), and no airpump going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freshwest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Is your albino a peppered cory ? Most albino corys are bronze corys .I dont think a bronze X pepper is possible . Sounds like your setup is fine would look at increasing temp to 25C I would also move the other fish out of the tank esp B/nose mine love cory eggs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Let us know if any hatch. It would be interesting if there was a X breed. Wonder what they would look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSkz Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Well sadly the info about the BN came just abit late. There are about 8-10 remaining eggs, about half on a leaf that's now in a breeding trap and the other 1/2 on the side of the tank. My slick little BN has evaded all attempts at capture and remains skulking around the tank. Think they put speedy pills in the fish food down here :lol: My albino is just that a straight albino, don't belive there's anything special bout her cept she's really fat. Don't think there's anything special about my pepperd male either. They were both bought at the LFS, different one's however, and about a month apart. I didn't intend to get one fem one male just wanted some company for my albino who looked very lonely. I WAS going to get some more peppers and albinos and try to breed them SEPERATLY but hey guess I'll go with the flow and see what, if anything, happends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freshwest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 8/10 is better than none . I have around 20 Similis Cory eggs in a breeding trap in my tank . Thay should hatch tonight . You can see the embrio developing inside the eggs .You will need to keep an eye on eggs going white (infertile) and remove them . If your cory eggs are fertile it will mean your albino cory is an albino peppered cory . I find the best way to catch a B/nose is to put a piece of courgette in the tank close to the glass and when blissfully feeding net them out . Works every time for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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