Breeding Corydoras Sterbai and Top 5

fishpedagogue · Post by **fishpedagogue** » 22 Jan 2006, 03:30

I have kept different corydoras and am now trying to breed them. I have tried to get Corydoras gossei to spawn with no success. I have two questions.

1. How easy is corydoras sterbai to spawn?
2. What are the top 5 easiest corydoras to breed?

Thanks in advance.

kim m · Post by **kim m** » 22 Jan 2006, 09:03

I've had some trouble getting stable action in the C. sterbai tank. It seems that they spawn a couple of times around february and then no action for a year or so.

Regarding the top 5:

1: C. paleatus.
2: C. aeneus.
3: C. davidsandsi.
4: C. panda.
5: C. duplicareus.

...I don't keep the first two species, but I have done in the past. The last three species I keep at the moment and they are also easy in my opinion. I've rated them by their spawning frequency.

fishpedagogue · Post by **fishpedagogue** » 22 Jan 2006, 17:28

Kim, thanks for the reply.

Post by **Coryman** » 23 Jan 2006, 12:07

The easiest of all Corys to breed must surely be C. pygmaeus, I have even seen them spawning in a bag at a CSG auction.

My top 5 would be
C. pygmaeus
C. habrosus
C. aeneus and albino form
C. panda
C. sterbai

With regard to C. gossei, I have found they need to be warm, mine would not breed in water below 80Âº F (26.5Âº C).

Ian

kraatzy · Post by **kraatzy** » 28 Jan 2006, 05:20

Hi,
If you look at the other post I did today, I've listed all I have done and my Cory Sterbais are pretty much spawning every other day.

Linda