PlanetCatfish.com - Breeding report for Corydoras (lineage 7) aeneus by pointpleco

Basics

Overview

The first spawn was on Saturday 15th of June 2019. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 70mm SL and the smallest female was at least 70mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 30 months old. The individuals were obtained from Private seller.

Further spawns

Tuesday 20th of April 2021. 1 in total.

Feeding

1.	Aqua One Tropical Flakes (dry / prepared) two times daily
2.	Hikari Algae Wafers (dry / prepared) two times daily
3.	Fresh Cucumber (live) occasionally
4.	Zucchini raw (live) occasionally
5.	Boiled peas (frozen) occasionally
6.	Super green repashy (dry / prepared) occasionally
7.	Repashy Morning Wood (dry / prepared) occasionally
8.	Kelp/Spirulina Flakes (dry / prepared) daily

Water Parameters (at time of spawning)

6.80 to 7.40

Conductivity

400µs to 500µs

Temperature

25.0°C to 27.0°C

Current

Air (vertical)

Other Water Params

Ph - 6.8 - 7.4 Ammonia - 0ppm Nitrite - 0ppm Nitrate - 40-80ppm Kh - 4

Aquarium

Dimensions

The aquarium dimensions were 1219mm x 457mm x 457mm (48" x 18" x 18") all Length x Width x Height.

Furniture

3 pieces of driftwood, 4 rocks, terracotta pot with various anubias plants throughout the tank and smooth gravel as the substrate.

Filtration

Eheim experience 350 canister filter. 1x Xy-380 sponge filter.

Lighting

Fluval fresh & plant 2.0 LED 91-122cm 46w

Heating

300w aqua one thermosafe heater.

Breeding

Behaviour

Female just was looking very fat for a while. Then the males started to harass her and do the "T" shape formation as they went close to her. Over the next days i found eggs over the tank walls.

Eggs

There were 200 yellow eggs laid which were 1.0mm in diameter.