PENEJANE Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Hi there. I got one bronze, one peppered and one albino. I was told that they would breed regardless of what type they were (only if I had a male and female but are apparently to younge to tell yet) Is this true? Or do they only stick to their own kind? Like peppered with peppered? Also is there any way of telling the sex somehow? I have been told about their dorsal fin being more pointed if male and more rounded if male but in the tanks at the LFS they all looked the same so was wondering if there are any other ways of telling. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I think that the albino ones are albino versions of the bronze ones, so if you the albino and the bronze are different sex you MAY get a pair, however the peppered will not breed with any of them because it is a different species. Sorry the only way i know how to sex them is by size, female is bigger when at full size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 hmmm if that is the case then I might take the peppered one back and get another bronze or albino Cheers for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Albino is recessive so if you breed bronze to albino the young will all look bronze but be split to albino (unless the bronze is already split.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Well going on another post in here about sexing, a V shape body means male and a Y shape is female. Going on that line my albino and bronze are both male and the peppered is female. I also read about MRSkz and her pepper and albino laying eggs but the bristlenose got into them and she managed to save a few but they didn't hatch. Has anyone else managed to breed a pepper with a bronze or albino? Would it be best for me to take the pepper back and try to get a female bronze or albino or take the other two back and try to get male peppers? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Please don't try and cross breed the species. There is no advantage that I can see, all you are doing is mixing bloodlines, and not keeping true to the species! Cross breeding is something that I don't like, and it seems pointless to me. Breeding true to the species seems like a much better idea, and the fry you get from it are more likely to be healthy. Why dont you get a group of one or the other and try to breed from them. Cory's are a schooling fish, and therefore are much happier when kept in groups of 6 or more. That way you are much more likely to have both males and females, and get many more babies as well. If you only have the space of a trio then try to get one male and 2 females, as the male will spawn with both females. I hope you take this into account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 yeah I am thinking of taking two back and only sticking to the one species. I will see which one my husband prefers I like them all in turn but I think I will stick with just the one. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Well husband has decided on the peppered corys so tomorrow I will take back the other two and get two peppered MRSkz do you still have peppered corys? Have yours managed to breed? Would you be willing to sell them or swap for 1 bronze and 1 albino? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSkz Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I did manage to "save" the eggs last time but they were all infertile. I belive that they do TRY to interbreed but just can't manage it. I don't have any pepperd ones anymore just my albinos. I have 1 odvious male and 2 very female looking ones. They have tried to breed but again B/N's seem to love the eggs, as well as everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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