mchambers
Former CCA member
My Coradoras sp. C123 have laid eggs four times in last two months. The first time, I moved the eggs into a smaller tank by themselves, but never found any fry.
The last time they spawned, in 2012, the eggs that were moved didn't hatch, but the ones I left in the tank did, so on the second try, when they left 50 or so eggs, on the glass, I emptied all the adult fish out of the tank (kind of ridiculous, since it is a 30 gallon tank). Today, I saw one baby in that tank, about a quarter inch or so, so I'm thinking that maybe there's a bunch of babies under the driftwood and leaves.
Eight days ago, I found more C123 eggs, probably another 50, on the sides of a 12 gallon tank, where I had dumped the parents from the 30 gallon. I moved the parents into a 10 gallon, with three green laser corydoras. Today, while doing water changes, I realized that the sides of the tank were covered with more than 100 eggs.
So, of course, I moved all the adult fish yet again, this time back into the 30, on the theory that the fry are big enough to not get eaten.
Interestingly, I have yet to hear of anyone else breeding these fish. Even at PlanetCatfish, I'm the only person who has submitted a breeding report.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=2356
Sure hope a bunch of fry survive.
The last time they spawned, in 2012, the eggs that were moved didn't hatch, but the ones I left in the tank did, so on the second try, when they left 50 or so eggs, on the glass, I emptied all the adult fish out of the tank (kind of ridiculous, since it is a 30 gallon tank). Today, I saw one baby in that tank, about a quarter inch or so, so I'm thinking that maybe there's a bunch of babies under the driftwood and leaves.
Eight days ago, I found more C123 eggs, probably another 50, on the sides of a 12 gallon tank, where I had dumped the parents from the 30 gallon. I moved the parents into a 10 gallon, with three green laser corydoras. Today, while doing water changes, I realized that the sides of the tank were covered with more than 100 eggs.
So, of course, I moved all the adult fish yet again, this time back into the 30, on the theory that the fry are big enough to not get eaten.
Interestingly, I have yet to hear of anyone else breeding these fish. Even at PlanetCatfish, I'm the only person who has submitted a breeding report.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=2356
Sure hope a bunch of fry survive.