my new Corys

[siluriphil]

Hi,


a few wekks ago, I bought some new Corys. I think they normally called C.aeneus "Venezuela". That´s the official name, right? But in my opinon the name of this species are c.venezuelanus.
Does somebody breed these corys?



Here are some more pics:
http://siluriphil.de/venezuleanus.php


Mathias

[Borbi]

Hi Mathias,

I believe, Kurt Mack does breed them. But you probably know that.. ;)
As far as I am informed, those were once described as Corydoras Venezuelanus, but later they were assigned as a synonym of Corydoras Aeneus. Anyway, lots of people (aquarists) believe them to be a unique species (me included). And most likely it will turn out to be one as soon as some ichthyologist dares to review the Corydoras Aeneus-group. Though I believe that´s some kind of "job for a lifetime"..

Greetings to Munich,

Sandor

[Coryologist]

Hi, Does somebody breed these corys? Mathias - Quote edited by Coryologist

Greetings. I have successfully spawned this specie at least 6 times in the past year. I have managed to get 2 albinos from these spawns, the first of which has just filled with roe for the first time. I am putting her in a breeding group, today and hope to have more albinos soon. - Frank

[siluriphil]

Hi.

Under what conditions do you set up your Corys for breeding? I red that they breed all over the year.
Do you have a pic of your albino?

Mathias

[Coryologist]

Hi. Under what conditions do you set up your Corys for breeding? I red that they breed all over the year. Do you have a pic of your albino? Mathias

Hi. This particular group is comprised of 2 females and 4 males. They spawn in typical Cory water parameters and fashion. I would agree that they spawn, year round. I do not use any spawning triggers on my fish. I generally let nature take its course on most groups. I do not have a picture of my albino, but I will be shooting pics, this weekend, and will take one, then. - Frank

[kim m]

I have a group of these too. Fairly easy to breed.

I keep mine i tap water. When I want to breed them, I make a waterchange with rainwater.

It is like my group need a period of time in tap water between spawnings.

[siluriphil]

Hi.


Thanks a lot for your advise! I will try it.

Mathias

[Coryologist]

Do you have a pic of your albino? - Quote edited by Coryologist

Here is the pic of the albino, as promised! - Frank

[siluriphil]

Hi Frank.

Thanks a lot for the pic.
There is nearly no different between this Albino and the "normal" C.aeneus. Maybe your C.venezuelanus Albino is more metallic. Could this be?

Mathias

[Coryologist]

Hi. The most significant differences are body shape and the off-colored skull cap which is quite distinctive and never found on the C. aeneus, - Frank

[siluriphil]

Hi.


I forgot a question to ask.
In which size did your C.venezuelanus start to spawn? My fishes are approx. 3-4cm in the moment. That´s to small, I guess.


Mathias

[Coryologist]

Hi. Mine are not much larger than that and well under a year old. I was surprised that the female developed roe at such a young age. I have just set her up with 2 regular males. I think if you spend a good month conditioning your group, you might improve your chances.

Additionally, I have found 2 more albino wigglers from the last spawn of about 50 eggs from these fish. That is a total of 4 known albinos from approximately 250 fry. The albino wigglers appear quite healthy. Good luck with yours. - Frank

P. S. Just pulled about 50 eggs from this group and the female is still quite loaded. So, maybe a few more albinos are on the way.