Cory Breeding Tank

[§tudz]

Hi,

As some of you know, my Bronze Cory's have been laying eggs, I have had them
lay twice now, and both time lost the eggs to the other tank members and
fungus.
I now have some Meth Blue and also a small tank in which I can place the
breeding pair. I think the tank is between 10 and 5 gallon. I haven't looked
yet, its sat in the garage lol.

no what would be the best setup for the tank?

I have read that substrate should be used and also that it shouldn't, I have
access to sand, small pebbles and grit from old aquairums I had.
I have a heater, and also a small internal filter.
I have bought some stones which I will use to create a cave from for the
corys to hide in, I with stick it together with silcon sealant.

The tank has NO light and I wont be adding a light.

So here are the other questions:

- what tenperature should I keep the tank at? (same as main tank?)
- what water changes?

and is there anything else you think would help me?

Thanks

§tudz

[§tudz]

Just measured it. The tank is 4 gal :(

[Elaine T]

§tudz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As some of you know, my Bronze Cory's have been laying eggs, I have had them
> lay twice now, and both time lost the eggs to the other tank members and
> fungus.
> I now have some Meth Blue and also a small tank in which I can place the
> breeding pair. I think the tank is between 10 and 5 gallon. I haven't looked
> yet, its sat in the garage lol.
>
> no what would be the best setup for the tank?
>
> I have read that substrate should be used and also that it shouldn't, I have
> access to sand, small pebbles and grit from old aquairums I had.
> I have a heater, and also a small internal filter.
> I have bought some stones which I will use to create a cave from for the
> corys to hide in, I with stick it together with silcon sealant.
>
> The tank has NO light and I wont be adding a light.
>
> So here are the other questions:
>
> - what tenperature should I keep the tank at? (same as main tank?)
> - what water changes?
>
> and is there anything else you think would help me?
>
> Thanks
>
> §tudz
>

A cory breeder spoke at my local aqarium society. To spawn most cories,
he puts them in a 10 gallon tank with a coarse sand substrate, bogwood,
and java moss at about 76-78 degrees, depending on the species. Water
is soft, and around pH 6.5 - 7.0, with typical weekly 25% water changes.
He conditions the fish by feeding the widest variety of foods
possible, including live, frozen, flake, and freeze dried foods. Once
the females are fat with eggs, he waits for a natural low pressure
system and then does a 50% water change with distilled water a few
degrees cooler than the tank water to simulate rainfall. He said that
this triggers spawning for most cories. Once eggs are laid, he removes
the adults and adds a bit of acriflavine to the water to prevent fungus.
Fry are raised on micro worms, followed by baby brine shrimp and flakes.

HTH

--
Elaine T __
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[§tudz]

"Elaine T" > wrote in message
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>
>
> A cory breeder spoke at my local aqarium society. To spawn most cories,
> he puts them in a 10 gallon tank with a coarse sand substrate, bogwood,
> and java moss at about 76-78 degrees, depending on the species. Water is
> soft, and around pH 6.5 - 7.0, with typical weekly 25% water changes. He
> conditions the fish by feeding the widest variety of foods possible,
> including live, frozen, flake, and freeze dried foods. Once the females
> are fat with eggs, he waits for a natural low pressure system and then
> does a 50% water change with distilled water a few degrees cooler than the
> tank water to simulate rainfall. He said that this triggers spawning for
> most cories. Once eggs are laid, he removes the adults and adds a bit of
> acriflavine to the water to prevent fungus. Fry are raised on micro worms,
> followed by baby brine shrimp and flakes.
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Elaine T __
> http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
> rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com

Thanks for the info

§tudz