I wouldn't be without them as the majority of cories spawn all or half their eggs in mops.

Truly a beautiful pleco. In a year from now I could have some just as nice.

I am also working on long fin super reds and am at what I would call F2 of my crosses. A few are turning out a solid red where some are more like a high red calico. I think it will probably take at least 2 more generations to develop a pure strain.

Charlie Drew

I have been breeding Super Red Ancistrus for several years now. I have expected a Long Fin version of this fish would have shown up by now. Does anyone know if they are in existance? I have thought that perhaps they do exist but are not yet being exported.

There could be a number of factors. And perhaps you have considered these but I will throw it out there anyways. Perhaps the male(s) are more fertile? What about the age of the fish? What are the water parameters in comparison from what was used before? Are the aquariums setup differently (even if ...

A number of years ago a friend who has since passed away gave me his pair of C. duplicareus. I bred them and raised a number of fry but was always disapointed with the 1 or 2 eggs that hatched in each spawning. I did raise enough to sell a few and increase the pair to a breeding group. A summer or t...

Summer is Hoplo spawning season and mine have started blowing bubbles. I set up a pair in a tank of their own and hope to have a spawn soon.

I have found it to be a very good food. However I would suggest boiling the water in a kettle or pot. Microwaved water is destroyed in the microwave. Microwaved foods lose 60% to 90% of their vitamins. Seeds watered with water that has been microwaved will not grow. Search Microwaves and Cancer. You...

Nice little cory. I hope some come my way soon.

I love my C. weitzmani, C. haustatus and my biggest challenge C. caudimaculatus that has only let me raise 2 fry in the last 30 years.

I wish you the best of luck breeding the zebra ottos. I bought 5 from a LFS and one of them lived almost a week. The stock of anything from that store has a poor survival rate.

Have you spawned these catfish Frank?
I bought 6 a year ago but have not set them up alone. The A. albater that are in the tank with them spawn in the mop from time to time after water changes and are not bothered by a school of White Clouds. They are a great looking fish.

I spawned the Dianema urostriatum in 1987. Here is a copy of my original article. Dianema urostriata This striped-tailed cousin of the common Porthole Catfish is a little shy, especially when it comes to spawning. I have only heard of one American hobbyist who has had them spawn. I bought three of t...

I always have the best results hatching Duplicareus by placing the eggs in a bowl on the cool concrete basement floor with an Alder Cone and an air stone and shading it to keep it dark. Some cory eggs just hatch better if kept on the cool side.

As far as I know the male if put in the tank with the fry in his tube with the eggs should not eat the other fry. I beieve that the male does not leave the tube with the eggs even to feed until after they hatch. I also have a hatch of 30+ fry a week old. I raised a good number several years ago unti...

Try treating the breeders with Metro. I have not had this problem with corys but a similar problem with other species where the fry hatch but the belly bloats and they die instead of becoming free swimming. The bacteria is passed through to the female to the eggs. I have seen this problem with angel...

I only clipped the fin below the damaged part. Sorry to hear you have destroyed the lot. PH and hardness I do not feel is the problem. Mine are always raised in tap water which is 7.6 ph and 160 TDS. This was the first time I had any with the bad fins. It was no doubt bacteria.

I am not sure what damages pectoral fins. It is probably bacteria. I do know that I had several L-66 fry in a spawning that had damaged or clubed pectoral fins. I hated to throw them out so I gambled on an idea. The fry were only 2" long so I took a pair of finger nail clippers and cut off the ...

I saw some in a LFS a few days ago. They called them Giant Ottos. They were about 3-1/2 inches long.

I have a dozen large Hoplo thoracatum in a flat bare 30 gallon tank with a number of stray cories and have never had a problem. They have even breed there under a yellow lid from time to time.

It is very nicely spotted.

The best medications that I have found for corys or most other fish and their problems is Jungle Binox. I have even successfully treated young cory fry that have clamped up fins. The only problem is that it kills plants and should not be used in a planted tank.

I just got back from the convention last night. It is a good 10 hours of driving to get down to the Washington DC area from my house in Burlington Ontario Canada. I did find some Super Red Ancistrus that I was after. It was a great convention as usual and it was nice to mingle with old friends. Ther...

I do hope that someone is bringing some super red bushynose to sell.

You never know what to expect from the room sellers. Many are hobbyist breeders and some are importers. The prices can vary as much as the fish themselves. I always find something that is different and interesting. Can't wait to check those rooms. The auction is always good and I always see somethin...

corybreed wrote:I have been to all of the conventions and look forward to seeing old friends. It is always a great time for all and shouldn't be missed.

Mark Soberman

I have been to all of them as well and have talked to you on several occasions.

Charlie

Who all is going to the Catfish Convention in Fairfax Virginia? Are you going just to enjoy yourself and pick up a few fish or are you going as a room seller? I hope to pick up some interesting corys and maybe a new and interesting tetra or two on the Shop Hop. It's the best convention going and I h...

The water was city water that comes from Lake Ontario which is a medium hardness with a ph of 7.4-7.6. The 100 gallon tanks temperature would have been about 80 F and the tank they spawned in would have been in the lower 70's as it was in May and the fish room would have been a bit cooler than usual...

One of our clubs ex-editors found it in an old bulletin. I spawned them in 1987 and wrote this article at that time. It shows my memory is off a bit and now days I would probably write a longer and much more detailed article. But here it is. Dianema urostriata This striped-tailed cousin of the commo...

I wrote an article on the spawning for the Hamilton & District Aquarium Society bulletin at the time. This article should still exist somewhere. I will try and locate it.