corydoras schultzi black is a man made variant. they do not exist in the wild

Hi, I have a group of 7 L134, definitely males and females, and all seven are in caves during daylight hours. Hope that helps

hi. removed the male today he fell out of the cave with a couple of gentle shakes. the female wouldn't budge but after replacing the cave she exited within minutes. both fish appear to be in good health. thanks again for the advice given, will report back if they ever manage to spawn. cheers ron.

hi and thanks for replies. obviously i dont know what happens through the night but i'm fairly sure she's been in the cave all this time. i will leave them for tonight and look to remove them tomorrow. is it as simple as shaking them out into the tank. thanks again for your help. cheers ron

hello again. she has now been trapped for nine days, anyone have any thoughts of what i should do. he does not appear to be showing any aggression, just covering the entrance and all seems very calm. hope someone could give me some pointers .cheers ron

hi,looking for some advice on my l397s. about six months ago i purchased a young mature pair of these from a friend and also three wild caught sub adults. my friend had them trapping on and off, sometimes for five or six days but no spawns. about two weeks ago the mature female was trapped by a youn...

just an observation, would albino babies have pink eyes

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cheers ron.

hi chuck. they could possibly get in the wavemaker but the bodies didnt look damaged in any way. could well have been the adults, and like you i dont see the oxygen levels being a problem as the adults are thriving in there. on a positive note i have 6 healthy looking fry in the box, which is a big ...

hi chuck,bit of a setback, found two dead babies in main tank this morning. also found two live ones which i placed in the breeder box, and they appear to still be alive as are the other four. as mentioned in an earlier post the main tank has a wavemaker and a return pump from matten filter giving l...

D976E62E-395F-4978-839C-A830AC7E3B7E.jpeg Here’s two of three I’ve seen in the tank over the last two days. I’m fairly sure the male still has more to release, and the four in the breeder box are still alive and doing well. I’m fairly sure without all your input the four in the box would have died ...

hi chuck, thanks for the reassurance. my only worry is having been here previously they dont survive for a couple days past using up there yolk sac. admittedly the wood and leaves should be a big help, but im hoping that the airstone will prove to have been the problem. thanks again. ron.

3FA1EF89-8872-44BB-97D6-A1F4AD98B34F.jpeg Out of the five evicted, only four have made it this far but all seem to be doing well. Putting these in breeder box today with small piece of wood, some leaves, snails and an air stone. This weekend will be two weeks since spawning so should be looking to ...

Three more evicted today, all hatched, as are yesterday’s two.

Female had left Sunday morning, male was fanning hopefully some eggs. Today (Wednesday) found these two eggs outside cave.

just a quick update. when i went to feed the pleco tanks late last night the male 134 had a female trapped in his cave. he normally gets them to spawn after about 24hrs, so hopefully more eggs soon and we try again. cheers ron.

just need another spawn now, then i think more oxygen,driftwood and IAL if they end up in fry saver, maybe a little sand as well. if he holds them full term maybe put half in fry saver and let the rest take their chances in the tank. the tank has sand, wood, leaves, good circulation and is well esta...

i have used dried oak leaves in there but next time will try indian almond and small piece of driftwood. thank you ron.

if i have another spawn will add an airstone to the box although must point out i do not fully submerge the box so that top of mesh screens are exposed to waters surface. one other observation, on his second spawn the male kicked i think 9 eggs but continued fanning until he released about 4/5 frees...

chuck my fry saver is a home made plastic box with an open top approx. 8x8x8 inches. on three sides i cut 4 inch square openings, an inch off the floor of the box and covered with a plastic mesh. when placed in the flow of wavemaker water is constantly replenished but there is some shelter in the bo...

thanks chuck. i cant say that i have seen them eat, and inspecting the bodies, although tiny, their bellies do not seem sunken or swollen to best of my knowledge. also when feeding in the fry box twice daily, would remove all food with turkey baster prior to feeding. i am currently searching for inf...

for 3 of these spawns temp was at 27c. with surface agitation via matten filter return at one end of tank and wavemaker at opposite end/corner. the pattern has been that the male tends to kick the eggs as soon as they hatch thinking his work is done lol. i have a small piece of slate under the front...

hi stuby. when fry are in a breeder box in parents tank water changes are weekly as this tank only contains five breeders in 20 gallons and filtered with a matten filter. if fry kept elsewhere would change every 2/3 days but fry die before this is needed. this is so frustrating as i have not lost an...

i normally change 30% of water weekly in parents 20 gallon tank, always use prime and temp match. when male is on eggs or i have eggs/fry in breeder box i change just enough to remove poop, about 10%, again always treated and temp matched. these fry are always fine up till free swimming and should b...

dont think uneaten food is the problem as i remove twice a day with a turkey baster, plus fry are normally dead within two days of absorbing yolk sac. thanks for input but i am leaning towards bekateens suggestion of temperature issues. have raised temp in parents tank to 30c. and will hopefully get...

thanks for response will try higher temps and adding food earlier. should i not feed bbs as well as your suggestions. fry did seem active at those temps, noticed in parents tank would move around glass openly but eventually seemed to exhaust themselves and go belly up.

my tanks run at ph7.6 and approx. 300 ppm tds out of my tap. to induce spawning i lowered tds to 130ppm with ro, ph didnt alter much and temp of 29c. lost the first spawn at these parameters. since march have gradually altered water back to tap and lowered temp to 27c and have had 3 more spawns. obv...

Hi first time posting as heading implies need some help please. have owned 5 leopard frog plecos for approx. 18 months and have been lucky enough to spawn them once a month since february this year. being a young inexperienced male he has kicked the eggs as soon as they hatch on about day 5. i have ...