How do you breed cory cats?
- Thread starter ILOVEBETTAS
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you need no special "supplies". you do need a group of about 6 cory's of the same species, very clean water which means 50 percent water changes weekly, fine gravel, lots of caves, some plants, a ph of about 7, and a high quality, varied diet fed twice daily.
So if I put about... say... 7 of them in a tank together and I kept the water VERY clean and kept the pH at 7 and had a lot of hiding places, they would breed? Is it really that easy?
Dangerdoll
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they usually spawn after water changes. If the pH isn't 7 coming out of the sink, I would be wary of using a booster or decreaser.
well, yes it's that easy ... or no it's not. there are some folks who breed corydoras and don't even try very hard. there are others who try very hard but never succeed. is there some luck involved? i'd say yes but more than that is patience. don't expect it to happen in a week, or a month ... or even a year. the corys have to be sexually mature and that depends on the species. that might take two years. they have to be well conditioned and that depends on how well you take care of them.
Another tip is to not keep any other fish in the tank that will eat their eggs.
I see my females loaded with eggs and the males courting them all the time, but I never find any eggs because the other fish eat them.
I see my females loaded with eggs and the males courting them all the time, but I never find any eggs because the other fish eat them.
It is really that easy if you choose one of the commonly bred cories. Any of the really common ones that almost every LFS carries (like pandas) should be good. Realize of course, that there are many many many types of cories and some won't be so easy. Also see http://www.petsparade.co.uk/articles/?a=6 (article by Ian Fuller).
Hi,
Sorry for getting off topic, but I've tried hard and none of my Cories have bred :sad:.
Cory Lover
Sorry for getting off topic, but I've tried hard and none of my Cories have bred :sad:.
Cory Lover