The Life Cycle of The Cory Catfish
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Cory Eggs
Early this morning I noticed a batch of cory eggs on the side of our 29 gallon aquarium. Since we only have guppy and molly fry (both are livebearers) and 2 juvinile bristlenose pleco's in the tank, I knew it had to be the cory cats.
Although it is ideal to have at least 3 of each variety of cories, I currently have one spotted cory (the other 2 I got with it died), and a pepper cory, and what I believe to be 2 green cories.
I'm pretty sure the green cories are the parents, since most strains of cories don't school together, so I'm pretty sure that they won't spawn together either.
This lens is going to be a "baby book" if you wish for the cory cats.
Stick around and I'll let you know how they're doing, what I'm feeding them, and I might even have a few pictures for you as well.
If you look at the right side of the aquarium glass you'll see lots of little white dots...these are the cory eggs. They're laid here, and on one other side of the aquarium.
So far we have counted 88 eggs!
We've also moved all of the mollies and guppies out of that tank, into our 55 gallon tank.
*Update*
Unfortunately, even though I had been assured that bristlenose plecos would not eat eggs, they did, so no cory fry for me.
Hopefully we will have some soon!
Cory Update - 9/07
The mollies and guppies love eating the eggs though, and it's funny to seem them swimming around with eggs stuck to their lips.
Poor things. I was worried about them at first, but the eggs eventually fell off, and all of the fish are fine.
We moved the cories to their own tank last night, so hopefully we'll get some more eggs, and see if they'll hatch this time.
I'll keep you updated.
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Jessica says:
I have 4 golden corys and they are doing great ! i found about 105 eggs on the glass and filter.. i decided to set up my baby fish tank that i use for all my fry .. i have one fry and the other eggs havent hatched but i am thinking the fry is from my molly but i only have one molly.. i am sooo confused ?
Debbie says:
I have loads of them. In my communal tank I never saw any eggs but I put them (bout 6 of them) in their own 35 litre tank and now they won't stop spawning. I remove the eggs and put then in one of the net breeding traps very near the filter outlet so there is lots of circulation. Virtually all of them hatch and now I have about 65 in various sizes of development. Luckily I have plenty of friends that want them so I just let them keep on breeding!
KT says:
I had two cories that I got about 1 year ago to live with my Betta. They live in a 5 gallon tank (Fluval Chi) which has a light filter. I also keep it filled with lots of rocks and live plants - They all like to hide and the Betta likes to lounge - I have seen eggs many times.... About three months ago I discovered two baby fry. I know have 4 Cories!! They are growing fast.
blah says:
i have a cory but it is upside down mostly it can kinda turn on its side and right side up but mostly upside down
jessica says:
yes i do have cories 7 green cories 5 pepperd cories 4 emerald cories and apparantly the pepper cories i think had some eggs! i about screamed! so i moved them and the mama and papa to a 10 gallon tank cuz i didnt want my mollies or guppies or platies to eat them so far i have so far i have 21 cats that have hatched out of like the fifty of them! i am so excited but i dont know what to do with them! would it be safe just to keep the eggs in my 50 gallon tank? thanks- jessica
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er says:
They die... alot
JerEMY KLEIN says:
No!
Sarah says:
Gina, swimming upside down isn't normal, how is your cory doing now?
Bre says:
I noticed yesterday morning when it was feeding time I seen 26 eggs, and I knew it had to be from my cories because the only other fish that I have are platies and guppies and they are both livebears. So the next morning I woke up looked in the tank before at feeding time again and I saw that some of the eggs(1-5) were brownish and the others were either clear or white and I left so I just left them go, becasue currently my 5 gallon isn't working so I had no choice. Then when I woke up th enext morning all of the eggs were gone except one(whether or not the is other eggs under the bridge or in the castle I don't know but I guess I will find out in 2 days or less.) So I will wait to see or if no cory fry then I will change the water again to encourage them to spawn.
Cory Catfish Books
If you love to read, or if you want to know exactly which species of cory catfish you have these books should help.
Enjoy.
Catfish (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) by Oliver Lucanus, Gary Elson
Catfish gives advice to aquarium hobbyists as it describes the several varieties of bottom-dwelling fish that are native to many tropical and subtropical rivers. From the popular Corydoras to many exotic and beautiful newcomers, the world of tropical catfish is an appealing one for the growing number of aquarium hobbyists. Titles in Barron?s wide-ranging and heavily illustrated selection of Complete Pet Owner's Manuals present reliable and useful information for pet owners. High-quality photos a...0 points
My cories spawning
The female held the eggs in fins under her body, then wiggles over the amazon sword plant leaf. When she was finished there were 7 eggs on the leaf.
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Sarah
Jun 1, 2009 @ 12:08 pm | in reply to N. alex B. | delete
- The females also tend to have bigger bellies when they are adults. If you buy a group of cories, which is the preferred way of keeping them since they are a schooling fish, you'll more than likely get a male and a female, but you don't always see the eggs even if they do breed.
I've heard of breeders who wake up in the middle of the night to collect the eggs before the cories keep them.
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N. alex B.
Apr 21, 2009 @ 12:23 am | delete
- Im not surprised ur eggs survived the power short, tropical fish r adaptable to differing temperatures,(though they prefer warmer temperatures!)
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N. alex B.
Apr 21, 2009 @ 12:17 am | delete
- as i said in my comment (up^), unless u wanna go to lots of trouble, the only way to tell gender is to see who is bigger at adult size. Since both o' mine are juveniles, i cant tell if they r diffrent genders and if they will breed! (i hope theyre diffrent genders so theyll breed and ill get babies!)
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Eileen
Apr 20, 2009 @ 5:04 pm | delete
- i have corys and they have eggs but not hatched yet.
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megan
Oct 14, 2008 @ 5:23 pm | delete
- i have albino corys and i've had such luck with them. i also managed to interbreed a bronze and a green cory.
the babys are the coolest coler i have ever seen.
good luck. =)
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