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Ilove it when a cory "winks" at you.
Hahah totally!
I’m partial to the farting❤:]
You gotta love Corys and watching them breed (and helping the process along, with eggs in floating containers etc) has been some of the most rewarding experiences I've had in fishkeeping.
Oh 100% it hooks you, for sure!
@Fishtory I just wanted to chime in on the use of Methylene Blue. I attended a talk at Milwaukee Aquarium Society given by Rob McClure. He has stopped using this method and instead uses Alder cones. It’s been confirmed by a renowned PHD Microbiologist that Methylene Blue gets in the Cory eggs causes damage to soft tissue. Eyes, gills, and around the spine. I would be happy to get you connected with Rob he’s a great resource and so grateful to have him in our club.
Yay! That is awesome. I've been doing that the last 3 years as well actually. Oh cool news! Thanks
This is the best video I’ve seen on the topic. I’m gonna share this wth my fish club :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Theres over 600 videos in my collection now, and hopefully some of the other catfish spawning videos and pleco breeding info may also help inform the subject matter a bit more. Thanks for stopping by to have a view, and welcome to the channel!
Another great video:). I've had 1 baby cory appear in my tank w/out me trying. I thought it was strange timing b/c the tank recently finished tx for ick, but after watching this it makes sense w/ the water changes n temp changes and what not. 😀
Good morning Alexander... What a great topic to wake up too.. because what's better than Corydoras... Baby corydoras ❤️ thank you for sharing and hope you have an amazing Day!
Props to you sir! Thank you for all the research you've done and education you're passing on to folks like myself. It's great to see and feel the passion you have for the hobby. In my opinion, it makes a difference! I'm located in the out skirts of Seattle and would love the opportunity to pick your brain and here the experiences you've had to better my odds on breeding these amazing fish..
Oh right on, man! I'm in Shoreline. Hit me up on Facebook or email at alexanderjwilliamson@gmail.com sometime and after this crazy week I have, I should have some free time
Your channel is “top shelf”! You make learning fun, to the point that I forget I’m actually learning. Skills! I’m a sub, thanx.
Thank you kindly!
Really informative, thanks so much. Got my first eggs to nurture , will try the jar technique
Glad to help! Let me know how it goes, and best of luck. It's lots of fun!
Thanks for another great video. Love my Cory's
Since my sterbai started laying eggs unexpectedly, this was very helpful to me.
Glad to hear! And congratulations Laura!
Super educational. Love it !!
Thanks. Happy to hear also...these guys could use a hand up in the hobby (bring the price down). They're so easy to spawn, it's kind of silly they still sell for up to 25 a fish
my dwarf gourami does well with my albino corys.. i saw your powder blue❤️ You made it make sense! thanks
Wow you are so helpful. Thank you once more xx
Of course of course. Glad to be of assistance Vali. Cheers
Really fun and useful info - thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! I hoped it would kind of give people a fish's point of view - so to speak. Im happy you seemed to get it...some people just think im talking for the hell of it hehe.
@@Fishtory Your pragmatic approach -mixing science with hobby- is right up my tank alley! Much obliged if you checked out my relatively new channel: Lush&SaltyAquariums Super similar vibes :)
Little tiny baby cories! I’m going to have to try this sometime in the future. Too cute
Thanks so much Alexander. 🐠
No problem! Have fun
Great video 😃
Thanks for watching and welcome to the community!
I lve your channel. Im a newbie to your channel. Thank you for sharring your knowledge
Welcome to the community! Please feel free to check out the 500+ video archive, post your own photos or request help/ advicr on our Facebook group and of course please don't hesitate to ask questions, if you have them.
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-Alexander
one of my kuhlis is heavily eggbound and i THOUGHT i was doing a coldwater flush by doing a water change with 2 degree cooler water. Will be trying with 5 degrees cooler tomorrow! thanks for your help!!
Good luck! If that fails try feeding crushed garlic mixed with the little pitt at the center of green peas.. it can help push everything through their stomach and sometimes un-kink the ova-ducts if they had digestive system pressure on them
Awesome info. Thanks! I have 10 Pygmy, 4 Habrosus, and 2 Aspidoras Pauciradiatus (Six Rays) in a 49 gallon. I’ll have give this a shot
I don’t suppose you know where I could get more Aspidoras Pauciradiatus? I originally got them at Ocean Aquarium in San Francisco, but haven’t been back in some time - especially since distancing and shelter in place started. If you know a source for them and can share... my 2 six rays and I would be most grateful
The only place that i know of, that may carry them during this craziness with COVID19, is The wetspot tropical fish in Portland Oregon (online they have a species listing weekly).
Good luck, those are beautiful fish!
Just come across your channel , awesome , great info .
Welcome 🙏. I hope you find some more info you find helpful. There's a lot of content around this channel, and a great community of helpful hobbyists if you have questions or ideas to share. Cheers and happy new years@
@@Fishtory Thanks ,and a Happy and safe new year to you .🙏
Thank you! Gotta try these tips. A year ago my pygmaeas bred like crazy in my comunity tank so I lost lots of them due to other fishes' jaws 🦖
Like for having talked about Venezuelan corys ✌🏽 Missing my country mode: activated🥺
I want to visit so badly,, as well! Venezuela is one of my top 3 places to travel to next
I’ve always found habrosus extremely sensitive. Great video!
Great info. I am working with S. barbatus at the moment! - Little Bobby
Oh nice! I'd love to see them
Thank you! It worked! Baby bronze swimming around
Right on! Congrats 👏
It’s only one or two. Sadly I don’t have confidence in determining males and females I’m in the hobby a year or so.
I have two cory doras and when i change tank water and razor blade my glass withing two days these two put eggs all over the glass…..they have started doing this in the last six months….ive had them for two and a half years in a 25 gallon bow front tank…no special feed…and had no clue they would lay eggs…..yesterday was the fourth time in two months they have all these eggs on the glass( always at nite)…ive never put the eggs anywhere as i only have one tank but am getting a 75 gallon so perhaps ill keep up,the 25 gallon for this purpose..? I am very impressed with your channel and the information you put out! 😁
Sounds like a plan. Congrats! And thank you
Mine are coming from Aquatic Arts (when it warms up, along with some lasers) it's so exciting! Wish me luck!
Right on! Keep posted for the new discount codes and any other promos I sort out, this week: )
Thanks Alot👍🐠
You are so very welcome! Thanks for watching
Thanks for the info! Im impressed with the rack u have your tanks on….it seems frailish but obviously not!😁😆
Great vid on the corydoras mate. I’d like to get my adolfoi & axelrodi to spawn and grow out the babies on day. 🤘
Right On. The same method works welk for both of those from my experience
Corydora the explora!
That plans just crazy enough to work
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the look of this tank. I want this look. I have extremely hard water though. Might have to make an RO system.
Thanks. Best of luck to you also!
@@Fishtory thanks! Hope you're feeling well and healing fast!
Heyaa friendly fish keeper here with super hard water!
You can still do it! I have a jungle too :)
@@AdriCr4ft Any pointers on which plants you use? Crypts, Java, Vals, Sags, and anubis seem to be what survive best. The first 4 of that list all have the same leaf shape and growth pattern.
Stem plants just dissolve in my water.
Even house plants are affected by how hard our water is (and we have a water softener lol).
If you've got some other suggestions to try I'd love some variety! 😊
@@rustybraids just give me a few minutes I’m going to give you the list I have in my tank with no co2 injection.
I’m just not very good with names and spellings as English is not my forte. It’s ok.
I want to give you the right names but many you mentioned work very well.
What I have found is also the size of the plants you put in can matter but I might be wrong.
I think it’s just the fact it has no co2 injection so they grow incredibly slowly, and with every plant there is usually a initial die back as the plant gets used to its environment! They will eventually put out new growth unless they are super small.
Usually they need at least one leaf to photosynthesis?
I’m sure Alex can correct me if I say something wrong aha. :)
So let me just do that for you. Post soon
I am Venezuelan and have these Corydoras!😊
Very cool!
Thanks Alex! Going to give this a try
Right on! I bet it'll work well for you
Just make sure you're not adding warmer water than tank temp (Always a few degrees cooler) and then soft water, never harder... so if your tap water has a high ph or high tds, toss a jug or two of distilled water in with the big water change/wet season simulation
I did Father fishes deep substrate so I'm going to plant it up and add them in the in a few days.
Thanks Alex! 🙏
Have you done a video on how you clean your fry tanks? It must be hard to clean and do water changes with all those babies of varying sizes?
I haven't... i should though... its so tedious.... i use a turkey baster and large gage airline tube as a tiny gravel vac...and while im puttzing around in there, it gives me tons of extra time to examine all the shrimp and fish i want to split up, cull or keep
Alright bro. I only know what's in my tank because I've heard you briefly describe Cory eggs in another video. But I've got some eggs! So here I am brother enlighten me
Oh right on!
Any tips on different species that won't spawn I have 7 different types and 2 spawn
Perfect timing. I picked up some habrosus today from the coop to start a breeding project. And also, have you ever successfully bred caridina in our state's tap water?
I have bred crystal caridina... and tons of malawa caridina / tiger caridina ... but bo luck with blue bolts or king kongs, red wine, pinto etc (without RO/DI water)
@@Fishtory yeah i cant seem to get the params right for taiwan bees. My oebts are holding strong tho! I cant hook up an r/o unit where i rent, i was told no. Maybe ill try cbs or crs then if my blue bolts dont make it. I set up another 10 too. Up to 9 tanks and a pond now. 😅 hope you and your family are staying safe in the city.
I love your informative approach. I wish my college profs knew the secret. Your style is “top shelf”. I’m a sub. Thnx
@@nitai504 well thank you kindly and welcome
So my panda corydoras have yet to breed. I've had them for a few months. They definitely seam happy. They are always playing and darting around the tank. All well fed, but have yet to breed. I'm going to try getting them to breed thank you for the advice. I will definitely be getting that done.
Best wishes, mate! Let me know if you have some luck
@@Fishtory thank you. And I will definitely let you know.
Any update? I'm curious:))
They're so tiny and cute!!
Rooibos blackwater can kill fungus and its not toxic to fish. Black water(tanins) can help with hatching eggs without chems
100%
Mr Williamson do you recommend a duration for transitioning albino Cory’s from 8.5 ph and 199tds to 7.1 and 61tds?
I would assume it would make them far less stressed and Less likely to lead to illness if oh mixed the 2 waters or found a" middle ground ph", the tds will be okay but the ph is what would make catfish sick potentially. Best of luck to you!
My panda corydoras are old enough to start spawning. I'm just waiting for my first couple batches to hatch. ❤
I had wondered if Corys need a lot of open space on the tank floor, since there are lots of videos of corys schooling at bottom level in these open spaces. But I see your Corys seem quite happy hunting around in the tightly planted tank. I ask this because I'm planning a tank of only Dwarf Sagittaria, which in the long run can potentially get very crowded at ground level, due to runners going out to colonise available space. What do you think?
I think as long as they have some room to swim in mid water and get excersize they seem to do very well. Plus I add live black worms and then they hunt them for a few weeks and it keeps them occupies and seemingly "happy" hehe
My pandas are spawning like every other day without me doing anything. The habrosus are kept in best conditions and I tried a lot nur never even got close. I'll put em with the pandas and try your method. Hope that works but so far I never had success with them. Do you have any other tips specifically for habrosus?
Habrosus don't spawn as much...pandas are one of the most prolific spawners I've seen, though
Am I right that, given the microorganisms in the water, you don't mechanically filter?
cool!
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for stopping by and having a watch! Cheers, Kitty.
-Alex.
After the process that you explained, mine did start to go wild non stop as in they swam in a big group all very tight together, the females were cleaning off some leafs, and were head butting each other. However i never saw the T position. And even after some days i never find eggs. Why do you think that is? Loved the video.
Oh good to hear! Well first id make sure you see some really fat bellied females along with males heh. But my guess is they spawned on the glass, a rock or leaf and just ate them immediately. Id check the tank as much as possible and look under any broad leaves or rock overhangs/wood.
You can always feed them normal for a week or two...then feed them live blood worms /black worms, meal worms/ grubs etc (frozen if all else fails) spirulina waffers 2x a week and protein the other 5 meals for a week or two...while letting the water temp creep up 4 or 5 degrees....and even scooping 2 to 5 % of the water out every 2 days for about a week ...then hit them with the cold fresh water trick :)
Goodluck, my friend- let me know how it turns out please.-Alex
@@Fishtory I surely will. Thank you so much, you have no idea how good it feels to have someone who has the experience and knowledge teach you. Again thank you infinitely.
Very timely, I have some pygmy corys coming next week. Probably not the best to start with. I’m limited to 10 gallon tanks and it was pygmy or hasbrosus from what I read and I liked the pygmy best. So wish me luck! Please tell me about your shelving. I just bought some heavy duty, rated to 600# with wheels, 800 or 850# with adjustable feet. I put mine on wheels. Shelves are 24” wide so I can put 10 gallon tanks front to back on them. My 2 concerns are how many tanks I can really put on this shelf, and, if the wire is going to properly support the base of my (framed) tanks. Thought about twisting them a bit to get better support. Please share your experience. Thank you. LOVED the video. I’m sure I’ll be referring back frequently.
I bought mine at Home Depot.. each shelf is rated for 300#s and fail tested up to 600#s.
I'm not a fan of rolling shelves just because of minor earthquakes because i live in Seattle and that is actually fairly common (Japan, Indonesia, southern and central California or Alaska are in similar situations also.)
I should bolt them into my wall, however i let it sway a bit. But if there is an earthquake over around a 6.4 or 6.6...all my tanks are gonna shatter anyhow.
Just be careful not to front load a rolling cart, because any balance issues are extremely amplified due to sloshing of water.
I hope that helps a bit? It was around $65 i believe maybe 59.99 on sale even. And just their in house brand of storage shelving. Also, its wire shelving, so you probably want some chip board or laminate to cut to the size of the bottom of your tanks that are over 15 gallons.
The Secret History Living in Your Aquarium thank you. Michigan here so earthquakes not a problem ( usually). I feel much better getting it assembled and a couple 10 gallon aquariums set up. I think I will put board under just to be sure the tank frame is supported.
@@Fishtory how many tanks are in there per shelve?
@@Fishtory do you still remember what brand did you get?
Found this extremely helpful. One question, how long can i keep them in the magic jar. I plan on putting them into a fry hatchery which has lil slits in, they would easily fit through at the moment only being 2 days hatched so cant do that yet. Could they survive for a week or 2, or am i best off setting up a grow out tank asap. I have a 7.5 gallon i could set up? Desperate to keep them alive! Help lol.
A tank is best...but if theyre in water thats been cycled for several months and has algae and microorganisms...theyll be best off stay In a pen in that tank for a couple weeks....just add an airstone to prevent fungi..cheers
@@Fishtory thanks for the reply and the information 👍🏻 great videos appreciate it.
Your tank is beautiful
Thanks! It's just sort of the look all my tanks end up with. It's really low maintenance actually.
@@Fishtory it’s amazing I’ve been slowly adding plants to my 36 gallon bow front but I’m at a loss what to do with it right now
Hello there. After C. paleatus and C. aeneus, which other species do you consider being the most easy to keep and breed?
All the best , stay healthy!
I think C. panda , trilineatus, sterbai and venezuelanus are all just as easy- then you get to other groups that are hit or miss...you kind of need to pull all those tips and tricks mentioned to get them to spawn....and then some of the very rare or uncommon to the hobby- species, are seemingly a mystery on why they do or dont actually spawn
@@Fishtory Thank you so much, I've had success with the two previous mentioned species, but could only safe a few, there were tiger barbs bf I could do something. Cheers :)
I have 6. 5 bronze and 1 albino. They are in an immaculate 20 tall(zero nitrates zero ammonia)Do you think it’s a good idea to ad more albinos? She(lone albino )gets left out of the fun at times.
So more than likely, theyre all the same species aneaus corys, so it's sadly probably a sight issue or looking perhaps stunted growth/"social skills" since albinism comes with many other complications potentially. You could do it with the tank space and all... or if you like the look. But theres no gaurantee that theyll all get along because theyre all albinos either
Just want to make her happy she’s so sweet. Thank you 🙏 She is slightly older than the others so let’s see! She seems flirty and the Bronze Cory’s were young upon arrival they are coming up on a year she has six months on them .
Man I want some of ur floating plants I live in Ky can’t get them would u sell??? Any
Go to get gills.com or aquabid and you'll find them. I know 3 people in KY off the top of my head who have floating plants like red root floaters, frog bit and salvinia. I actually have changed my tank around since this video
My eggs already hatched and I didn't get the chance to separate the eggs from the tank
I turned off the tank filter and I can see the fey moving at the top surface of the water. Should I remove the adult snails and cory cats I have currently in the tank(no fish in tank) I'm scared to use a net to get the adults and what if the fry get stuck when I put the net in.
I think the babies will be okay if no other types of fish are in there. Corys don't eat many of their own babies.
@@Fishtory thank you
Help! ....is it absolutely necessary to have a filter when keeping black corydoras??
No. But you need a lot of plants ideally if no filter
@Fishtory I got scared and turned the filter on. I have some frog tadpoles in there too but they seem to get along. No fighting or anything like that. Adorable little fish the black corys!
do i need male cory tobe able female cory to spawn ? i have 4 albino and they spawn egg sometimes but zero hatch some people told me that those egg didnt fertilized because i dont have male cory
Yes you'll need a male then
@@Fishtory so even without male cory will still lay egg but it wont hatch ?
For the algorithm!
Cory Catfish!
And I'm guessing the freshwater you replace the old water with should be soft, low GH water?
Yes totally. I find any tds under 100 is good...but ph should be near neutral and not acidic or basic (rain)
@@Fishtory cheers for that, you're a total lad, my friend! 😊
My corydora spawned by complete chance :)
Always fun!
Have you ever successfully bred Pearl Gouramis or any other gouramis?
I have bred licorice gouramis a few years back, and recently spawned some dwarf powder blues in the tank featured in the first half of this video
Beautiful nails
Thanks :)
Once I finally get them to breed inputting the eggs in my 5g shrimp tank. Plenty of little bugs to eat. And no predators. The 10g they live in has a betta. So I wont keep them in there.
Good idea! And good luck!
@@Fishtory thank you. Definitely can't wait to see what happens.
Can two colorations of Cories breed?
Often, yes
Still trying to get my Sterbais and Albinos to spawn
That sounds pretty awesome
I received 6 gold stripe corys 72 hours ago. They were about 3/4 - 1 inch. Anyone know how old that would be? I was shocked at how small they were. But they tripled in weight and grew to a little over and inch over night. Is this normal? I don't want to support the use of growth hormones.
Probably 4 to 6 months old...and no that's not normal... they may have been severely restricted in movement and space...sometimes it stunts fish, but my guess is they had high tds also and they have gained a little water weight and expanded in your tank on top of eating too.
Thats my best guess? But it's odd
@@Fishtory Glad you're safe. Yeah, the growth freaked me out. I won't be ordering from that place anymore. They may be acting odd too. They stay in 3 groups of three & two & one little guy usually stays hidden. I think I'll medicate them in a few days if things are still odd. Thanks for sharing your big brain with me and stay safe.
What size is this beautiful tank?
A 20 gallon long, then i raise the fry in the 5 gallon or 10 gallon shrimp tanks
Bro I've tried half dozen times with cory eggs I can get hundred easy but alway fungus! I feel I have to have shrimp, only thing I haven't tried!
Or look into methalyne blue or even just having more acidic waters like 6.7 or less
Jeez look at that plant growth. Do you use co2?
In the first tank, yes i do
Can you make methylene blue?
Yes, but it's cheap, and making it would require far more time and money
@@Fishtory where can u get it and how much if I have a air stone do I still need it?
@@adamtrumpetdog1119 Amazon or most Independent pet stores
@@adamtrumpetdog1119 airstones help ... but you use about a drop per liter usually. So try without it, and if eggs look cloudy then get some
Heard in a double-blind study that Black worms are 2.000192357% better for breeding than Bloodworms. You agree or you calling booty on that?
Lol i think my corys prefer live black worms over frozen blood worms any day
AKSHUALLY, There’s no such thing as a “Low Pressure Front”. Do you mean a cold front or a low pressure system.
You are correct, appologies on the terminology. I mean a low pressure system has moved in but the moisture has not. So just prior to a sizable storm or rain event
My shrimp ate a pile of pygmy corydora eggs
Whoa! Are they amanos? Ive never heard of neocaridina or caridina going to eat eggs...other than the milky white clear ones that have fungus. Many friends who breed corys and plecos use shrimp to keep their eggs clean in fact.
Jesi li to, života ti, nokte nalakirao???
Sorry. No say?
@@Fishtory my bad, I see something wrong.
Great video thanks.
@@bobitas1 if I messed up and eas incorrect in something, please just let me know. I like to correct things when I do
Alex is your fishy ass safe r/n?
Hahah yup nothing to see here... normal northwest liberal stuff... well and some crazy white supremacists with guns that the news says are protesters with BLM (They arent)
There might be 850 but there are not 850 known species. They are not a known species until they are named so you can’t include the C and CW numbered fish.
Correct. I said species and morphs... but by morphs i mean things like Highfin, sailfin, cws and lasers vs aneaus. I believe there are 171 "species" with taxonomic descriptions.
First
corydoraS is the singular form. there is no corydora.
Totally correct. But ive used it due to search results and SEO. BUT, i should mention thay. Thank you, sir!
So much talk, so little info.
You are over explaining everything, this video could have been 10min with all the info you give in this plus some bonus 👍
Yes, some people need to hear it like 5 ways also though. If they just want the info, its a paragraph on practical fishkeeping. People can google it in 30 seconds realistically
@@Fishtory Could not disagree more with the above critical comment. Fascinating and inspiring presentation. New viewer and now subscribed. (But those nails!).
this guy also has chick nails
Im half chick.. XY chromosomes
A guy with blue nail polish?🤮