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I am new to the breeding game and I've heard that breeding cory's is relatively easy. I have a spare 15 gal tank that i could use - is this sufficient? How does one go about setting up the tank? Have a chosen the right fish to start off with?

Last edited by simpkia at 24-Oct-2004 23:27

For a (very short) while, I had four peppered cories in a two gallon tank, and they still bred, so a 15-gallon would definitely suffice.

There really isn't much to take into consideration. The main factors are temperature and meaty foods, and even those aren't absolutely necessary.
Many will argue, though, that shallow water will help the fry after they become freeswimming.

What kind of cory are you trying to breed?

Getting bronze and albino cories to breed isn't too hard. Keeping the fry alive can be a little tricky sometimes.

They're definitely very fun fish to have and the babies are gorgeous

The biggest problem is egg fungus. I usually put the eggs into a 1L container of tank water with some meth(something) blue or fungus cure. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

I leave the fry in the container for a while. It's easier for them to find food and the water is shallow so they don't have far to swim to the surface. The only problem is that the water goes bad really quickly. It needs to be changed every day, probably even a few times a day. Mine sometimes go for a few days when I'm really busy, but it's not good for them.

When they're a bit bigger, they go into a 7 or 15 gallon tank (whatever's spare) with shallow water. It's set up with a small filter, heater, sand and plants. I don't know if sand/gravel and plants are necessary, but it looks nice. Be careful with filters. Make sure it's not too strong. They like playing in the current but they are still just babies. Increase the water level as they grow.

When they're big enough, they go in the main tank.

Here's some of my cory family
http://www.geocities.com/virtualpuggle/cory.htm