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Hey guys,
So i seem to have found conflicting opinions, are schwartz corys difficult to breed or are they as easy as the others? I have found some sites say difficult and others taht say hard?!?
Sam

they are a little tricky to breed. heres a little trick for harder to breed corys. its best to have easier to breed albinos or bronze and once they breed the hormones in the water can trigger the harder to breed corys into breeding

They seem to be one of the more difficult cories to breed from what I've read about them. However, they can be spawned in a similar manner to most of the other Corydoras species. Here's a short guide that I had typed previously:

Slowly raise the breeding tank's temperature and begin doing water changes less frequently. The higher temp and dirtier water simulate the dry season in the wild. During this period, also feed the fish a little less, skipping a couple of days each week. After about a month of this, start feeding a lot more, giving these fish frozen or live foods. Once they have been conditioned for a little while, do a water change with cool water (usually about 67 degrees F), and spawning should. Females will lay eggs a few at a time, and usually place them on the aquarium glass. They take between three and five days to hatch. Fry should be fed with sinking fry foods, until they are old enough to eat baby brine shrimp.

I hope this helps.

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Thanks guys!

I'm pretty sure i have decided on Panda's for my species tank, i dont mind if they don't breed,but im sure gonna try. Now i jsut gotta get my hands on some!1
Sam

Also, track down the book on Corydoras by Derek Lambourne. This covers something like 80 species in detail!

Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002