Breeding C. Trilineatus

[karawr]

I'm looking at breeding my C. Trilineatus. I've recently put my group in a 10g with filtration and lots of aeration; sandy bottom with one or two plants and pots to hide in. Temps 76. I've been feeding them frozen bloodworms and brineshrimp to help them along.
 
Any other tips to get them in the mood?

Thanks!

 

[Ruskull]

I'll be watching this thread myself.........

 

[Shaddex]

Do a 10% water change just before lights out.   Make sure the water change temp is about 71ish Degrees.
Repeat the next night until you get them in the mood !
 
Another way it to drop a few Ice cubes in the tank,

 

[eaglesaquarium]

I was going to suggest a cooler water - water change.  My pandas always get a little frisky after a water change - I always refill with cooler water and they go crazy afterwards (in a good way).

 

[greenmumma141]

I've heard the cooler water changes, and high protein diet, frozen bloodworms, etc. GL!!! 
 
i admit, i do cooler water changes just to watch my cories dance around

 

[snazy]

I've never done a cold water change and the corys still breed like crazy. If anything from my experience, give them plenty and different food to fatten them up, not necessarily just frozen, obviously watching your water quality if the tank is lightly filtered. I do feed mine a lot because I've got too many fish fighting for the same type of food and I need to overfeed a bit to stop them from fighting. They love to lay the eggs where the flow is high. Mine do it on the sides of a 2800L/H koralia powerhead somehow, regularly.

 

[karawr]

Thanks for the replies. I've been doing daily colder water changes, but I will try doing it at night like Shaddex suggests! I think I will also try to feed them twice a day instead of just once.
 
I will update if anything comes of it.

 

[JenCliBee]

The best way ive found to entice many cory's to breed is..... high protein diets, feed very well for 1-2 weeks constantly, then do cool water changes for the next week, ive dropped the water as far as 8-10 degree's with no detrimental effects, obviously this is easier for species that have much higher temps to start with like sterbai but still a good 6 degree's is doable for most species.
 
Also, if possible time the cool water change on a stormy low air pressured day, this becomes closer to the natural rainy season and can often be a sure fire way to entice them, on a stormy/heavily raining day, drop the water a little cooler than you normally would and feed well 

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Goodluck

 

[greenmumma141]

All this talk makes me want to get my cories to breed lol...

 

[snazy]

The best way ive found to entice many cory's to breed is..... high protein diets, feed very well for 1-2

 
Yep, that's one of the most important things. They'll get full with eggs and will breed if of breeding age without any cold water changes and similar stressors. I'd also advise increase the flow, add a good air pump or whatever you have similar. Or if you have a spraybar move it above the surface so it splashes the water down.

 

[JenCliBee]

All this talk makes me want to get my cories to breed lol...

 
 
I have to agree, all this talk is making me want to get a couple of tanks back on the go and start breeding again

 lol

 

[Lilfishy]

I have Trilineatus fry at the moment, about 20 of them.
I feed live bloodworm 2/3 times a week coinciding with cool water changes.
I also angle the spray bar on my filter so it's pointing towards the bottom so they get good current.
Mine don't stick eggs to the glass they tend to spread their eggs on plants all over the tank in 2's & 3's

 

[karawr]

Mine still aren't breeding.

I have a feeling it is due to traces of ammonia.
 
It is a 10g tank and I've got heavy filtration on it (aquaclear 10 and aquaclear 50). I took mature media from another tank and filled up these filters with it, so I figured I wouldn't have to deal with any ammonia.
 
However daily tests show 0.25 - 0.5 ppm ammonia (so I've been doing daily w/c). How is that possible? Am I possibly over feeding? Anything I can do?

 

[snazy]

Mine still aren't breeding.

I have a feeling it is due to traces of ammonia.
 
It is a 10g tank and I've got heavy filtration on it (aquaclear 10 and aquaclear 50). I took mature media from another tank and filled up these filters with it, so I figured I wouldn't have to deal with any ammonia.
 
However daily tests show 0.25 - 0.5 ppm ammonia (so I've been doing daily w/c). How is that possible? Am I possibly over feeding? Anything I can do?

 
That's odd. Maybe there wasn't much bacteria in the media in the first place if the tanks that you got it from aren't very stocked. It should jump start it anyway and not last as long as a normal cycle. Hope it settles for you soon. They probably won't breed in ammonia. Corys can sense ammonia way lower than what the test can show so 0.25-0.50 will affect the behaviour the least. Maybe first slow down on the frozen foods and such till the tank is well cycled.

 

[JenCliBee]

Mine still aren't breeding.

I have a feeling it is due to traces of ammonia.
 
It is a 10g tank and I've got heavy filtration on it (aquaclear 10 and aquaclear 50). I took mature media from another tank and filled up these filters with it, so I figured I wouldn't have to deal with any ammonia.
 
However daily tests show 0.25 - 0.5 ppm ammonia (so I've been doing daily w/c). How is that possible? Am I possibly over feeding? Anything I can do?

 
 
It could well be the ammonia causing the non breeding issues....however, give them some time, 1 month from starting to purposely breed isn't long at all, it could take six before they become fully settled and accustomed to what your trying to do.
 
As to the ammonia, in all honesty a 10g tank isn't big enough to house cory's, i'm presuming this is a 12 inch(ish) tank..... this sort of footprint isn't big enough for such an active fish.... i don't consider anything smaller than around 2 foot (60l) to be sufficient...so.... yes the ammonia could have something to do with over feeding in such a small tank, it could be as snazy mentioned, the full load of bacteria needed was not transferred... but be assured, if the cory's aren't happy in there environment (and in a 10g tank they probably wont be), then weather there is ammonia present or not, they probably wont breed anyways.