Questions for Corydoras Haraldschultzi (F0) !!!

[Enantiopus_Melanogenys]

Hi! Everyone
I am a beginner of the catfish keepers who really love Aspidoras, Brochis, and Corydoras very much, and I just got 12 WILD Corydoras Haraldschultzi from my LFS in my city. They are much bigger than I have seen before almost 3", and I really want to know :

What size of tank I should keep all of them in the same tank.
What temperature I should set it up.
How soft of the water I should keep them.
If I really want to breed them, what size of tank I should put them on.
How many MALE and FEMALE for breeding them.
What kind of frozen foods to make them breed faster.
How to decorate the breeding tank.
How soft of the water for breeding them.

If someone can keep me any information, it will be greatly appreciated very much. If I have more questions, I will come back again. Thank you again.

Best Regards;
Bunthid or Max

[apistomaster]

I don't have any really original advice but would start with soft water ~50 ppm TDS or even 15 ppm with a pH of 6.0. Standard cool water changes after a long conditioning on Black worms. I find a powerhead driven sponge filter providing a brisk current is helpful. So can temporary separation of the sexes while undergoing conditioning.

This is just my generic approach with wild Corydoras new to me.

[pleco_breeder]

Larry,

It's been a few years, almost 12, since I spawned haraldschultzi, but your "generic" description is very accurate.

One note to add. Use a tank with quite a bit of surface area and plants. If memory serves, these were excessively active, even for a cory, while mating. I wouldn't use anything less than a 20L and would try heavily planting about 1/3 of the tank, leaving the other end open.

Larry Vires