This also is an interesting situation for us home breeders. I breed catfish to pick up a few bucks to help pay for my hobby. The LFS offered me 95 cents for some tank raised Aeneus cats. His justification was that that is what he paid for them from the wholesaler. I did get more in store credit. Now...

SO Frank, how are the new cories doing? Do you have some pictures to post?

Also great radio shows. Thank you for your efforts. A dead president will be stopping by to say hello.

@JoeO: Thanks once again for the helpful info. Is their any value in feeding Cory fry infusoria? Have read about it on a lot of forums, but not sure if it is suitable for Cories. TIA One method of feeding Cories right after they are born/use up their egg sack, is to squeeze/scrape filters or squeez...

Hi Joe thanks for the reply. There must be at least 50 or more that hatched. It is a 30L tank with a sponge filter. With the fry in the tank, what is the best way to vacuum? With a length of airline tubing? Too scared to use anything bigger in case I siphon up the fry. LOL My tank is currently bare...

Thanks for the advice. I left the unfertilised eggs with the rest until the batch had hatched, as I saw that I had no problems with fungus. Seemed to have no ill effects. Looks like all the fertilised eggs, with the exception of about 5 have hatched. Now that my batch have hatched, I have moved the...

In theory the meth blue should prevent the eggs (even the infertile ones) from fungusing, but if you can remove them without damaging the fertile eggs, I personally would remove them. Carp37 is giving you excellent advice. But, just for the heck of it, put another floating container into you tank o...

Mike, thanks for the info. A couple of questions. What percentage of your eggs hatch? What percentage of fry reach maturity? Are these the blue containers you are writing about? http://www.aquaticfoods.com/blackwormcare.html If you use a mesh bottom, how does the food stay in the container and not f...

Wow jo o. Great job. You have answered the question. "Yes, cories can fully grow back their barbels if kept in the proper environment."

Excellent, and thanks for the pictures.

Joe O

I am very pleased to say that all three are doing so well that, I found two Kits today :D they are still in the quarantine tank. I so happy that they are happy. I didn't dream that they would try and breed in a 15 inch tank. The adults are still very shy, the Kits are out and about all the time. Th...

So this is my first post, but i read the whole thread on the robinae corys.....you two guys really got upset. I know my opinion doesnt count since im a newb, but come on. I have a degree in fisheries biology, i have injected plenty of fishes, mostly with antibiotics, but inducing spawns does have a...

Martin:

That is an absolutely AMAZING photograph! You can actually see the pepper's spots through the shell!
Thanks for taking the time to put it on the forum.

Joe

Start at the basics: Get a PH kit and measure it, don't guess. What size tank? How many fish and what kind and how large are they? Did she ever medicate with salt? She may not be feeding the Corys. If there are a lot of fast fish in the tank, food may not be getting to the corys. She may need to fee...

Any update? What did you find out?

Everything looks good blueeyes. Nothing obvious that I can see. I would split them up into 2 different tanks then try different "cures" on each tank. Maybe you can find out what is wrong before you lose them all. Is there anything else that is different, different food, a new package of fo...

Hi Guys hope you go easy on me as im new to this forum and breeding cories,any way i have managed to breed my bronze corys had about 80 young fed them on bbs,micro worm,raised them to about 1/2" with little loses,then i moved them to a bigger tank 26"x18"x15" filled to 8" a...