Forgive me. I was doing the "stupid American" thing again. I did not notice you were responding from the UK. Live oak trees are a truly southern US tree type, particularly of Georgia and Florida. I live a full 850 miles (or 1368 kilometers) north and west of any such tree although a item search ...

Thank you for the information. I have never heard of adding leaf litter. Just what constitutes "leaf litter"? I live in MO and our common trees are all hardwoods ie 15 varieties of oak. Also does this make a difference when trying to breed cories?

Has anyone had any luck getting your colony of these beauties to lay eggs? I have five frisky cats and would really like to try to get some fry but haven't a clue how to get started.