How to Breed Corydoras and Raise 100s of Fry

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G'day legends!
In this exciting video, I'll delve into the fascinating world of Corydoras breeding and share the secrets to successfully raising hundreds of adorable fry. If you're a fishkeeping enthusiast looking to take your hobby to the next level, this is the ultimate guide for you!
👉 What to Expect in This Video:
Setting Up the Perfect Breeding Environment: Creating the ideal breeding environment is crucial for successful reproduction. I'll walk you through step-by-step instructions on how to set up a dedicated breeding tank with the right water parameters, substrate, plants, and hiding spots.
Triggering the Breeding Process: Learn about the key factors that trigger Corydoras to breed, including water temperature, lighting, and the introduction of breeding pairs. I'll share some helpful tips to encourage the breeding behavior.
Egg Laying and Care: Witness the magical moment of egg-laying and discover how to ensure the safety and well-being of the eggs. I'll discuss the importance of maintaining optimal water conditions and keeping potential threats at bay.
Raising the Fry: Once the fry hatch, their care becomes paramount. I'll show you the best feeding practices, including suitable foods for the tiny fry, and share techniques to keep them thriving.
Avoiding Common Mistakes: Breeding Corydoras can be a rewarding experience, but it comes with challenges. I'll highlight common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid, so you can provide the best care for your fry.
Breeding and raising Corydoras can be a heartwarming and educational experience, and I'm thrilled to share my knowledge and expertise with you. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced aquarist, these tips and insights will help you achieve breeding success and create a thriving Corydoras community in your aquarium.
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@richardcalder3386 Жыл бұрын

Emeralds have recently been reclassified to be Corydoras and not Brochis.

@BlakesAquatics Жыл бұрын

Oh perfect! Love that result

@Greenhenben678 8 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics I have emerald cory baby's

@johnmcmahon76 5 ай бұрын

My emeralds just laid eggs!

@nath9233 Жыл бұрын

You know it's a real fish room when there's a mouldy live culture hanging about. I reset my vinegar eels cultures last week. One was like a bad science experiment 😂

@BlakesAquatics Жыл бұрын

🤣 so true

@cpht-vfdmed 9 ай бұрын

My cory fry hatch in 3 days every time. This is the first time I've had any survive for more than a few hours after hatching. My last group was 5 days ago. About 80 eggs laid and about 30 hatched. Currently all in a tumbler about to move to a grow out tank. I'm hoping for a good amount of them to grow up. These will be my first & I'm so excited & looking at other videos for guidance. Thanks for a great video!

@aqualicioushobby Жыл бұрын

Corys are fun to breed!! Awesome video as always.

@All_Things_Fish 10 ай бұрын

Good stuff, Blake. Thanks for sharing! Well done!

@BlakesAquatics 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ronlafond5288 11 ай бұрын

Super helpful, Blake! Thanks!

@BlakesAquatics 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jeffhines73 Жыл бұрын

I must be lucky my Cory’s in the 740 lt tank just breed I’m always finding little guys running around 😂😂😂

@jrapheal1 Ай бұрын

Nice video. I’ll definitely be giving this a shot soon.

@mattriggs.aquaria Жыл бұрын

Very good, thanks!

@Tampa_tom Жыл бұрын

That was cool 👍🏻

@naps5588 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I’ve recently had a bit of luck getting my black Venezuelans to breed. It seems like a nice cold water change, more bubbles/oxygenation, and Fluval insect bites seem to be the winning combination for me

@shannarafryer3111 9 ай бұрын

Im here because my dads corys randomly had eggs, they were moved from a 20 gallon to a 55 gallon this month and my dad does water changes with hose water. I guess they became of breeding age and the recent water change got them excited. Now i have to figure out how to raise the babies

@celticbarry9877 7 ай бұрын

My corys lay eggs almost every water change I do, I think its because I absolutley blast water in like a rainstorm x5 I attatch a hose to my shower and it comes out at the speed of like spraying down your car to clean it and thats how I fill my tank. I also spray it onto the top of the water as if I put the hose in it just knocks sand everywhere and uproots all the plants. Because its on a shower I try to keep it similar temperature but sometimes its too cold or hot and I don't really bother - I do 50% water changes and keep the tanks at 25c so wether the water coming out is 32c or 18c it only ever raises or drops the temperature by about 3-4c, I feel like you can raise or drop the temperature by as much as even 5c either way and fish dont care neither even do shrimp which are seen as fragile.

@shannarafryer3111 7 ай бұрын

@@celticbarry9877 I have shrimp and as long as the temperature changes aren’t too large or too frequent they don’t really care. When I had a heater in the tank I used room temp or cold water since I let it sit out on the floor before pouring it it in. Then when I took the heater out I didn’t slowly lower the temps then take it out. I just took it out and let the temps drop to whatever they dropped to. Anyway my dad stopped using the hose and now the egg production has slowed a bit. I’ll tell him to use it and keep it a little cold like you do so he can get eggs more often like he wants

@bettaaquatiks2604 Жыл бұрын

Awesome info/video. Thanks for sharing Blake.👍👍

@milkesnowboards 11 ай бұрын

Great work mate

@BlakesAquatics 11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@alicornish 8 ай бұрын

I have a 4ft aquarium with 6 bronze cory’s and 5 albinos :) getting peppered cory’s next week 😊

@nathanhoveyaquatics Жыл бұрын

I've been told and have witnessed doing cold water changes works great. I can't get colder water than my tanks at the moment due to extreme heat but I unplug any in tank heaters I have running and in a couple days they'll breed. I've had salt n pepper Cories and Panda Cories breed for me several times doing this. Edit yes I also start feeding frozen blood worms to spark the breeding mode.

@BlakesAquatics Жыл бұрын

Perfect mate thanks for watching

@darlenestanks9742 Жыл бұрын

My Pandas lay there eggs in a mop. Funny story… I thought I collected rainbow eggs in the mop. When they hatched they all Pandas. Joke was definitely on me.

@BlakesAquatics Жыл бұрын

Thats so much easier! Well trained pandas

@nathanhoveyaquatics Жыл бұрын

@@darlenestanks9742 I think we talked about this in a live chat b4. How cool that they do that for you lol. Mine mostly lay them in any moss in the tank. I have a floating Java moss ball I made n 1 female always lays on it. It's super cute. Cories are amazing fish and I haven't seen an ugly type yet. I have pandas, salt and pepper, Emeralds, and Bronze so far.

@reefhugger100 Жыл бұрын

Blake what are those beautiful blue fish at 5:00, when you're scrapping the tank. I just fell in love. Great video.

@BlakesAquatics Жыл бұрын

Thats a spawn of bettas 👍 cheers

@thedampestcrib6004 3 ай бұрын

Another question i habe 8 different Corydoras and only 2 spawn i have tried both warm water change and cold there is males and females and plenty old. Plenty of cover and use black worms mainly with some green wafers

@JJLewin1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Buddy, our Albino's laid around 300 eggs today, so wish us luck!

@BlakesAquatics 4 ай бұрын

Good luck!

@brandonhk1lljoys Жыл бұрын

🔥 love me some Corys✌️♥️

@BlakesAquatics Жыл бұрын

✌️❤️✌️❤️

@fishingnh4543 10 ай бұрын

I have a tank with about 8 pygmy cories havent seen eggs and at this point all thats left is the pygmy corys and the snails

@dylanjanssens8622 11 ай бұрын

Hi Blake, i have some difficult over few months now of keeping the fry Alive. And i have plenty fry and almost 98 % hatch rate but after 2 weeks and onder they keep dropping dead 15 a day . I guve them microworms and poader food. And i use ziss bl2 breeder box . Wate should be fine no nitrite but little bit of nitrates but way in the save zone. And now ther javamos in de boxes

@roselee9063 10 ай бұрын

Make sure your ph is good too, that’s a huge issue I had with my fish, they like it around a 7 or above

@yeders 8 ай бұрын

Hey Blake, semi related, if you collect BN or L number eggs that have been kicked out of the cave, do you also put them in a little box with methylene blue, or do you keep them in the same tank in a egg tumbler?

@BlakesAquatics 8 ай бұрын

I usually tumble elsewhere so that there is less debris

@joaoalmeida5653 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video :) at what time do you remove the methylene for the Hang-on? And how?

@BlakesAquatics 10 ай бұрын

It just dilutes over time doing 10% wc per day or couple of days

@AcousticKitty 9 ай бұрын

Question: Harvesting the eggs from the glass, about a blemish extractor tool? And I don't mean the electric kind but the simple, metal tool with the round wire loop? Anyone try that?

@intergalacticmuffin7071 3 ай бұрын

I've been trying to breed my sterbai for 6 months now. They are 2.5 to 3 years old, and now I have 3 females, 4 males. I have them in a tank on their own, I have a small power head pointed at a spawning mop added plant cover and keep the tank at 80 to 82. I do cold water changes 2 to 3 times a week and feed them blood worm daily, but no luck. I am out of ideas. Any advice?.

@zodiak2461 Жыл бұрын

i just got some pymy corys hatch a few days ago. when can I start feeding them?

@BlakesAquatics Жыл бұрын

As soon as the egg sack is consumed 👍 usually 2 days or 3 days

@seeyouatthetop83 8 ай бұрын

Great vid! Question: after the eggs hatch, do you keep them in the methylene blue water or do a water change to remove the methylene blue?

@BlakesAquatics 8 ай бұрын

No i just change about 5% per day and by the time they hatch theres minimal left

@danielson4962 Жыл бұрын

Another good idea is to add cherry shrimp into the egg hatchery to keep fungus from developing, one less problem to have to worry about and also very efficient, let nature do the work for you.

@BlakesAquatics 11 ай бұрын

Great point!

@GaribaldiKnight 11 ай бұрын

I used a cherry shrimp in egg hatchery’s and livebearer shelters

@BlakesAquatics 11 ай бұрын

@@GaribaldiKnight works well for corys, killis, bristlenose and larger eggs. They do eat cpd and smaller tetra eggs though so i no longer do it

@hummingbird3771 11 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics Thanks for the heads up about the smaller eggs.

@GeoffYates Ай бұрын

This is awesome… how do you regulate the temperature of the water in the hatching tank?

@BlakesAquatics Ай бұрын

I heat my whole room so i dont have to worry but if not float it inside a tank that is being heated 👍

@DashDrones 6 ай бұрын

Mine breed a lot in a community tank, never do water changes though👍

@BlakesAquatics 6 ай бұрын

That's awesome

@DashDrones 6 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics thanks man! It looks like at least one fry survived too. Keep up with the good work, you're awesome 👍

@hobojoe357 2 ай бұрын

Small suggestion: there are plastic razor blades that are cheap and won't scratch glass at all. Plastic blades sound dumb, but remember you're not actually cutting anything. They're pretty great when used right.

@bethdouglas9506 2 ай бұрын

Mine have just spawned for the second time (albinos), first lot got eaten. Do they have to be completely taken from the tank or would a mesh breeder box inside the tank work? What would be a good alternative for the meth blue? Thank you!

@BlakesAquatics 2 ай бұрын

Some kind of barrier is ok, i find they dont eat fry just eggs. Not really. Just fresh clean water with minimal debris i suppose

@bethdouglas9506 2 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics thank you for the reply! Actually just found a single baby today that survived from the first clutch! And the newest clutch is now in a mesh breeder net 🤞🏻

@twanettefoster7233 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful clown loaches

@thedampestcrib6004 4 ай бұрын

Any advice I get them to about 3rd or 4th day then poof all dead. Feed 2 to 3 times bbs only difference I do is first bites instead of micro worms.

@BlakesAquatics 4 ай бұрын

They probably werent big enough to eat bbs just yet and werent accustomed to powder foods. Id say they starved

@thedampestcrib6004 3 ай бұрын

So for some reason the didnt eat powder fry food had to use infusoria @BlakesAquatics

@DuzzyDobbin 8 ай бұрын

Great content! I was wondering what size tank you recommend for a breeding colony? Regards Duzzy🇦🇺

@BlakesAquatics 8 ай бұрын

I like a 3 foot tank for a nice colony of 10+

@DuzzyDobbin 8 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics thanks for getting back to me so something like a 900mm x 300mm x 380mm? Would it be pushing it to put a colony of L134’s in the same tank? I appreciate the reply and your content Duzzy🇦🇺

@toxathedog3873 8 ай бұрын

It’s evening of day 3 but my eggs looks like glass balls with white dot inside. Is that okay or they not gonna hatch ?

@BlakesAquatics 8 ай бұрын

Thats exactly what you want to see 👍👍

@BlueLineAquatics11 8 ай бұрын

2 questions. What size tank are you breeding cories in? 2nd question, what plants are you keeping in your tanks? Thank you.

@BlakesAquatics 8 ай бұрын

1. 90cm / 3ft aquarium 2. Amazon sword, valisneria, wisteria, tiger lotus and that sort of thing

@BlueLineAquatics11 8 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics thank you

@scottthompson7009 11 ай бұрын

So they won’t pair up to breed? You need to have a large group to have any success? Love ur videos, keep making great content !

@BlakesAquatics 11 ай бұрын

Ive never tried just a male and female to be honest, they are a fish that loves to school anyways so i prefer to keep them like that

@bretho011 9 ай бұрын

Could I have some more info on the "micro worms" please?

@BlakesAquatics 8 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8qWaNOSpq3GlZs.html

@Kwr_devil 2 ай бұрын

When you put the eggs on a different container with the blue is it tank water or fresh water that's been de chlorinated

@BlakesAquatics 2 ай бұрын

Tank but either is fine

@Kwr_devil 2 ай бұрын

@BlakesAquatics awesome thanks for the reply I'm looking into breeding my black Cory's I got them today but still got a bit of growing to do 💪

@jimmysfishystory5749 11 ай бұрын

LOL!!! “Gone a bit moldy”. Great video though.

@BlakesAquatics 11 ай бұрын

😁

@jamesbackyard7192 10 ай бұрын

Why does everyone use razor blades to clean glass? Im using a rag. Is there a reason to scrape instead of a rag?

@BlakesAquatics 10 ай бұрын

Just find it easier. Sometimes I use an offcut of sponge 😅 whatever works

@user-jb1xg1uy1f 10 ай бұрын

Have u change water in first 3 days ?

@BlakesAquatics 10 ай бұрын

Only top up if some evaporates

@frostiefrost5534 10 ай бұрын

I didn't plan on breeding them...but now I have eggs. It all started with a rescue cory that was abandoned at an apartment, I got it 4 friends, 2 of which died and now I have an albino pair and a panda. I'm assuming the albino ones decided to lay eggs ALLLLLL OVER my filter and now I don't know what to do....from what I have read, I don't have but a few days until they hatch so I need any and all tips I can get.

@BlakesAquatics 10 ай бұрын

All the info should be in the video mate, any specific questions let me know and ill try to help

@frostiefrost5534 10 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics Should I move them or leave them be? There are alot of eggs and I have the means to set up another tank I just don't know if I should

@BlakesAquatics 10 ай бұрын

@@frostiefrost5534 i said in this video to move them and showed how to do it? Move them or they get eaten

@frostiefrost5534 10 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics will aeration alone keep fungus away?

@BlakesAquatics 10 ай бұрын

@@frostiefrost5534 not in my experience

@georgegaunt5677 3 ай бұрын

What temperature do you keep the eggs at?👀

@hummingbird3771 11 ай бұрын

Will the different types cross breed if kept in the same tank?

@BlakesAquatics 11 ай бұрын

Some but not all depends on the species

@hummingbird3771 11 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics Good to know, thanks!

@hummingbird3771 11 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics I've only got bronze ones at the moment, but I really want the green glo-corys. You can judge me, it's fine, I have some really good points to make if it comes to that. 🤣Do you know what species they were made from? It sounds like albino bronze, but I haven't found a definitive answer yet.

@58MrMike 10 ай бұрын

I have bred many species but have had no luck with Eques or Green Lasers.

@BlakesAquatics 10 ай бұрын

Oh I would love to breed green lasers one day! Good luck

@Discus-Aquarium 6 ай бұрын

I’ve had albino Cory for ages and not once seen them lay eggs

@BlakesAquatics 6 ай бұрын

Check the diet

@michellukic5617 20 күн бұрын

Do or not to do water change when they hatch?

@BlakesAquatics 19 күн бұрын

I do about 10% per day

@michellukic5617 19 күн бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics ty man🙏

@martingreen2358 4 ай бұрын

If you don't want the hassle of raising the fry yourself just make sure you have a big forest of Guppy grass in the tank and some duck weed. Put some plant food in once a week. Throw a couple of almond leaves in the Guppy Grass and some micro worms once a day and you'll have little Cory's in 4 weeks or so

@BlakesAquatics 4 ай бұрын

Good call

@berticusprime547 5 ай бұрын

Getting eggs isn't the problem for me, they've been sitting there for about 3 weeks and none of them have hatched.

@BlakesAquatics 5 ай бұрын

Too much calcium in your water maybe. Going too hard and fish cant break ouy

@joeylowell293 8 ай бұрын

well you did not tell us how to tell the males from the females??

@BlakesAquatics 8 ай бұрын

Yes i did. Males are smaller and more slender females larger more round

@joeylowell293 8 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics ok sorry must have missed that is there any better way to tell like a different fin??

@BlakesAquatics 8 ай бұрын

@@joeylowell293 i wish there was but no sorry

@BlakesAquatics 8 ай бұрын

@@joeylowell293 i wish there was but no sorry

@braydonhindle3593 11 ай бұрын

ive owned 100s of corrys for years they do not get that big

@BlakesAquatics 11 ай бұрын

Just because youve never seen it doesnt mean that they dont

@braydonhindle3593 11 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics Google it champ

@thesolaraquarium 10 ай бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics interesting comment. I have been aware of this fish (observing them in local fish stores and my aquariums) for two decades and never knew them to be large. Recently I purchased some which are 4x larger than my other pair (a pair that stayed the same small size as I bought them. had them 2 years) and just assumed it was a subvariant of this fish which is larger. But your video has me wondering now. Why did my other cories not get as large? Strange. I kept the the same way, same food. When I mentioned how large they were to the shopkeeper he did not seem surprised. Seems these cories do get quite large.

@BlakesAquatics 10 ай бұрын

@@thesolaraquarium space raised in, number of waterchanges, feeding frequemcy, feeding quality, temperature, genetics and many more factors play a part