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Post by Bumblebee on Aug 26, 2005 10:51:15 GMT 10
Corydoras as a species are a hardy harmless bottom feeding scavenger fish (not algae eater). The commonly available types do best is tanks around 24.c with a neautral ph. These guys are very easy to care for and even breed. females being larger than the males, plump and often with circular anal fins. Very common species will often spawn in the home aquarium given enough live food (tubifex) or frozen bloodworm and lay small clutches of 3-10 yellow eggs on glass and leaves in the aquarium first thing in the morning. for the serious breeder you will need approx 3 males to every female.
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Post by todnjo on Aug 30, 2005 10:35:38 GMT 10
I have just put a second peppered cory into one of my tanks, dont really know whether male or female, but they are cute together and im guessing that this will be the next fish i research. They do make really good tank buddies for guppies though. Corys seem to go about their lives while the gups do their thing. Ever had them breed in your tanks?
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Post by Bumblebee on Aug 30, 2005 10:44:47 GMT 10
yes, I had an outbreak of tubifex in my gravel when I first set up a 4 foot, the cories went nuts on them, got big and fat and started spawning, we didnt help the eggs but 6 weeks later had little cories buzzing about the tank.
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Post by todnjo on Aug 30, 2005 19:20:02 GMT 10
Ooohhhh how cool.
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Post by Cyberguppy on Aug 30, 2005 20:41:21 GMT 10
I love the little guys although their breeding habits are very weird if you look into it. some females will not spawn without multiple males in her tank. All that needs to be done with the common kinds is..ensure you have a pair and make sure they are fed well.
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Post by todnjo on Aug 31, 2005 13:27:31 GMT 10
Well i now have two peppered corys, no idea how to sex them, but i will find out. Something to do with ventral fins and their whiskers i think. Any advice here would be great. They deffinitly have loads of personality.
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Post by Bumblebee on Aug 31, 2005 22:49:55 GMT 10
quite hard but the female will usually have very round ventral fins (to hold her eggs) and the length of body from the anal fins to the tail will be greater in females. Females will also be slightly larger and 'plumper' than males. (just look at them from the top when they are mature).
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