flash_oesc Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I have a bunch of corydoras hanging out in my 29G, and thought it was my orange venezualans that were doing the deed...but as the fry are growing out, it appears I was mistaken, and it's my 'assorted' corydoras that were breeding. Pet store called them assorted, I think they are peppered, any corydoras experts want to ID mom and Dad for me? Assuming these are my males. My female I'm assuming Artwork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash_oesc Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Free swimming Being watched... New digs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash_oesc Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Food! Growing Still growing Searching for food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash_oesc Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I found the eggs on Mother's Day, scraped and saved as many as I could. Hatched out over 90%. Only had a few die (not sure why), but most are growing, and quickly. I had asked a friend for moss, and he gave me some - a few days later...I hatch out his rainbowfish fry. So now I'm growing out a bunch of corydoras and about 6 rainbowfish fry. Pretty neat to see them grow, feeding everyone hikari first bites for now, seems to be working well. Corydoras are reaching over a CM already, not even a month in. First time trying to raise fry from eggs, only ever done it with mouth brooding cichlids, which is pretty easy...don't let the fry get eaten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppygirl Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Yes they are peppered corys (corydora paleatus). It is so fun to discover eggs and then have them hatch and survive. Good luck with your little ones. Very nice adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash_oesc Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Yes they are peppered corys (corydora paleatus). It is so fun to discover eggs and then have them hatch and survive. Good luck with your little ones. Very nice adults. Thank you! It's weird, the one in the solo pic is 2-3X bigger than the other 2, I got them all at the same time. Am I correct assuming the big one is my female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash_oesc Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Picture from today. I've been experiencing mass die off, and I think I had a mini cycle run through. Seem to have got it under control, and still have 40+ fry who are ACTIVELY hunting food. This has been so neat. Also, I have a sponge filter in my cannister of my 75 now, just incase I get more surprises...I was not prepared for these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geleen Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Congrats! What kind of rainbow is it? I have found that checking the nitrAtes when feeding that many fry is a good idea as it can elevate quickly and could be a cause of them dying. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash_oesc Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Dwarf neon rainbows I believe. I have 4 of them that hang out near the top of the tank, above the moss. I do daily/every other day changes to try and keep the nitrates down, also added some floating plants for shelter/nitrates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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flash_oesc Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Question for any corydora pros out there. This tank had 3 venzualan orange, 3 peppered, 1 sterbai corydora. I thought they were my oranges that bred...then the fry started growing and I thought it was my peppered. Now as they grow more, I'm confused. My last 3 pictures in this topic: the first looks like a mix of the two, the second looks like my orange and the last looks like my peppered. Can those two species interbreed? MY fry tank seems to have a mix of peppered, venezualan, and a few that look like a mix. The other option is that two groups spawned at the same time, and I collected all the eggs and put them together, or the third option, They are all the same, and I know jack about corydoras... Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGuppyGirl Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hybridization can happen with most species, unsure if that happened here. I would say option 2 more likely as once one group spawns everyone else wants in on the action, as long as you have males and females of each species, they will more likely stay with their own group for breeding lol. Once they get a bit older time will reveal what they really are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash_oesc Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hybridization can happen with most species, unsure if that happened here. I would say option 2 more likely as once one group spawns everyone else wants in on the action, as long as you have males and females of each species, they will more likely stay with their own group for breeding lol. Once they get a bit older time will reveal what they really are. I'm so impatient...lol I just want to have all the grownups, and feed them pellets instead of powder... I'm sure I have males and females of both species in question, as I've seen fry from both breeding trios. Not sure what ratio I have, but at least one of each Thank you for the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGuppyGirl Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Feel the same when I find eggs in my mix tanks lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash_oesc Posted June 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Just spotted a bunch of pleco fry in the tank I pulled these eggs from. Apparently the water is quite nice this time of year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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