Doubleace's Corydoras Tank

**luenny** · 19th Jan 2009, 10:12

Nice setup. I like the wood arrangement.

**doubleace** · 19th Jan 2009, 15:03

Originally Posted by luenny

Nice setup. I like the wood arrangement.

Thanks luenny.

Would like some advise from some bros here. Current tank filtration is using a 2028. Inorder to get a better flow. Should i add in another canister or internal filter? Is internal filter recommended? Which brand/model/flowrate?

Thanks in advance.

**wasabi8888** · 22nd Jan 2009, 01:14

Originally Posted by doubleace

Thanks luenny.

Would like some advise from some bros here. Current tank filtration is using a 2028. Inorder to get a better flow. Should i add in another canister or internal filter? Is internal filter recommended? Which brand/model/flowrate?

Thanks in advance.

How big is the tank again?

I am running my 2 ft with an Eheim 2028 (going to switch down to 2026 soon). When i asked people about adding an internal filter, most people advised against it. Main reasons are that it takes up space (for me because it's a 2 ft tank) and that internal filters bring up the tank temp unless it's a sponge filter. Hence i maintained my current set up and have done relatively well so far.

**doubleace** · 22nd Jan 2009, 08:15

oh its a 3ft tank running on eheim 2028 and yesterday just bought atman cf-1000 and each tray holds 1kg of biohome and biohome+. So far so good. For 2ft tank i'm running on eheim 2224, i'm still thinking whether to add a boyu internal filter load with biohome+ in it?

**doubleace** · 13th Feb 2009, 19:03

My latest update, new family in the tank.

**doubleace** · 13th Feb 2009, 22:56

Current update of my FTS. The water look much clearer..

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 14th Feb 2009, 00:08

Nice addition!

**doubleace** · 14th Feb 2009, 00:20

Originally Posted by iwishweallcouldwin

Nice addition!

Thanks clint

**k3nlim** · 14th Feb 2009, 01:08

must be tough work to clear that front area of sand

**Savant** · 14th Feb 2009, 01:45

i like your new addition... one of my favourites...

**doubleace** · 14th Feb 2009, 09:58

Originally Posted by k3nlim

must be tough work to clear that front area of sand

Ya all clear by it...

Originally Posted by Savant

i like your new addition... one of my favourites...

Thanks Savant..

**Kampfer** · 14th Feb 2009, 11:16

Very neat looking!Nice soothing feel abt it !

**doubleace** · 14th Feb 2009, 13:06

Originally Posted by Kampfer

Very neat looking!Nice soothing feel abt it !

Thanks bro..

**doubleace** · 15th Mar 2009, 08:41

alright.. here come the latest update. I've upgraded to 4ft and change the scape. Within 3 days i can see corydoras eggs but i do not know who is belong. But the next day when i came back those eggs on the glass wall are all gone and left with those on the nana. Hopefully they will hatch and i do not want to take out the eggs just let nature do the job.

Here are some pictures to share (sorry for the low quality picture, was using my phone to take).. enjoy!!!

FTS, can you see the eggs on the glass wall?

Those circle in blue are the eggs. Any comments?

**Longffwu** · 15th Mar 2009, 10:55

Grats bro. Just saw this thread only. Remembered you mentioning it to me few days ago. Did some research for you

After mating the female will rest momentarily and then swim off in search of a suitable site to deposit her egg/s, which may be on the tank glass or on one or all of the other tanks furnishings. I have found that C. paleatus seem to prefer the tank sides to deposit their eggs on, with C. aeneus having a preference for plants and mops. Egg size varies form species to species; the smallest I have measured was from Corydoras pestai at 0.7 mm diameter and the largest from Corydoras 2.8 mm diameter. The size and the quantity of eggs seem to be related, a species laying small eggs produces large numbers and a species producing large eggs only produce small numbers. Once the spawning activity has ceased it is best to remove either the adults or the eggs to avoid any possibility of the eggs being eaten, if there are a large number of eggs it is best to remove the adults and return them to their original stock tank. A small number of eggs can be housed in a small container left floating in the spawning tank, where eggs have been deposited in the mop or on the plants it’s a simple case of lifting the whole plant or mop out and putting it in the container. Eggs that have been placed on the tank sides can be carefully lifted by using a razor blade, some species produce very sticky eggs that are quite difficult to remove and others have hardly and adhesion at all. Eggs that are removed should be put in a small hatching container (I use 1,5 0r 2 litre ice cream tubs) with water from the spawning tank and with an air stone added. If the container is floated in the spawning tank it will be maintained at the same temperature. The addition of a propriety anti fungal solution will help keep any infertile eggs from contaminating the fertile ones...<--- info from http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesw...article_id=312

Happy reading up bro

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 15th Mar 2009, 17:24

Hey bro congrats! Its a clear sign that your cories are very comfortable in their new home. I too had a similar experience with my corydoras adolfoi in my 3ft, eggs scattered everywhere in the tank. Caught them in the act too. And the 2 of them were the only cories in the tank as well. But overnight the eggs all disappeared. Nice setup!

**doubleace** · 15th Mar 2009, 17:49

Originally Posted by Longffwu

Grats bro. Just saw this thread only. Rem u mentioning it to me few days ago. Did some research for u

After mating the female will rest momentarily and then swim off in search of a suitable site to deposit her egg/s, which may be on the tank glass or on one or all of the other tanks furnishings. I have found that C. paleatus seem to prefer the tank sides to deposit their eggs on, with C. aeneus having a preference for plants and mops. Egg size varies form species to species; the smallest I have measured was from Corydoras pestai at 0.7 mm diameter and the largest from Corydoras 2.8 mm diameter. The size and the quantity of eggs seem to be related, a species laying small eggs produces large numbers and a species producing large eggs only produce small numbers. Once the spawning activity has ceased it is best to remove either the adults or the eggs to avoid any possibility of the eggs being eaten, if there are a large number of eggs it is best to remove the adults and return them to their original stock tank. A small number of eggs can be housed in a small container left floating in the spawning tank, where eggs have been deposited in the mop or on the plants it’s a simple case of lifting the whole plant or mop out and putting it in the container. Eggs that have been placed on the tank sides can be carefully lifted by using a razor blade, some species produce very sticky eggs that are quite difficult to remove and others have hardly and adhesion at all. Eggs that are removed should be put in a small hatching container (I use 1,5 0r 2 litre ice cream tubs) with water from the spawning tank and with an air stone added. If the container is floated in the spawning tank it will be maintained at the same temperature. The addition of a propriety anti fungal solution will help keep any infertile eggs from contaminating the fertile ones...<--- info from http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesw...article_id=312

Happy reading up bro

Thanks for the research bro.

Originally Posted by iwishweallcouldwin

Hey bro congrats! Its a clear sign that your cories are very comfortable in their new home. I too had a similar experience with my corydoras adolfoi in my 3ft, eggs scattered everywhere in the tank. Caught them in the act too. And the 2 of them were the only cories in the tank as well. But overnight the eggs all disappeared. Nice setup!

thanks bro but they are so many kind in there and i don't know which of it has lay the egg and hope it will happen again and this time i got to remove the egg into a hatching container to let them hatch in it if not some other kind or the adult will eat it up again.

**luenny** · 16th Mar 2009, 11:11

Congrats on the breed bro. Keep us updated.

**doubleace** · 16th Mar 2009, 23:26

Originally Posted by luenny

Congrats on the breed bro. Keep us updated.

Thanks luenny but have to wait for next batch already... this batch either been eaten up or fungus attack. Sianz...

**luenny** · 17th Mar 2009, 09:52

Just curious, how do you know they are eaten? The eggs usually hatch in 2 to 3 days. So if the fungus ones are still there, it is likely the non-fungus ones has already hatched. It happen to me before also. I thought mine was eaten until I see the babies swimming around 1 month later.