It is nice when angels breed bro! I wish I had the space to actually go through the process of it! Anything in particular that triggered them to spawn?
@@OtterCreekAquatics just being in a tank alone they would breed every week if i pulled the eggs.heck try to stop them from breeding lol. i got 500 free swimming fry in a ten gallon with the pair.lol so much for the three tanks i'm getting rid to add.i'm sure the fry will take up the extra 140 ish gallon i'm adding soon.lol
@@reelthing4u Wow dude! That is insane. Mine never even got to wigglers. I had them in a 29 gallon by themselves where they spawned like 15 weeks in a row and always ate them. Thats when I added the panda corys! Do you hace a LFS or something you can sell them to?
Just found your channel while searching on how to protect emerald cory eggs laid yesterday. I can’t move them, so I’m trying to give them a fighting chance when they hatch in 3-5 days. Thank you for all of the information here that I am using to come up with a plan. Our nation is at a standstill over Coronavirus so I have to just use what I have at home today. I made two spawning mops out of acrylic yarn. Attached the longer one to the glass with a tiny suction cup that hides eggs from the hungry tanks mates as they wait to hatch. I put some dried catappa leaves in water and tucked one in near eggs for its antibacterial property. Attached a fishing anchor to the short mop and dropped it immediately under the eggs against the glass where they will hopefully drop to before they find a better place to hide. Fingers crossed that I have sweet baby corys next week. Thanks for the great video and commenters.
"I was completely pumped and glad he was part of the tank!" Yes! I can imagine how exciting that must have been. Cory's are amazing little fish. I hope I can get mine to spawn.
Gotta say it - this was fantastic! I absolutely loved how you narrated this. You are very thorough - this shows that you really did your homework on not only the fish, but making this video too! It did not dawn on me to add water like you were doing, with the back and forth movement as the water flowed into the tank. I will be trying that! Great ideas and awesome info. This was extremely helpful! Thank you :)
Hi...I am now researching my Panda Cory's...I have something FUN to mention today...I have two tanks...one 65g tall and one 75g long...I purchased 2 Pandy C's a little over a year ago and just love them...Yesterday, I was adding some water and fed them...I saw two Panda C's on the bottom feeding and thought to myself..."I don't remember them being THAT SMALL!"...then I saw 3...4...and thought, well, maybe I bought 4 and don't remember...then 5, 6, 7, 8...15...and in two different sizes...some are almost an inch long and the others almost as big as their parents! I HAD NO IDEA the original two were a pair...and have NEVER had any egg bearers hatch anything...I do have a pair of Angel fish in this aquarium... You can only imagine how surprised I was...and what's worse is, I will pull up a chair and watch the fish a lot...and didn't notice the little ones...unless they are just not coming out...I have done nothing to my aquarium that houses these little guys...I dearly love 'em and if anything was to hatch, I am so happy it's these little guys...I would guess I have 2 different groups that have hatched...Anyway, just thought I'd share this FUN...
Same story here . Just noticed them after holidays. Saw many eggs before and try to move them to other tanks . I’ve learned that fish pref to be left alone . More you get involved more stress come with it . I got loads plants and hiding places but i also have 3 kuhli loaches and i guess they will look for eggs . Anyways happy to see they breed and survive . Just pity this 2 females vs 4 males as they being chased all the time
Yes 🐼Corys!!! I just spawned my paleatus (peppered Cory) and I am just hooked on the Cory's!! I've been breeding turquoise rainbowfish and peacock cichlids for a while now but I now am starting to get into corydoras ,I can't believe I was missing out!! Great video otter Creek ✌️🌿🐟☮️
@@OtterCreekAquatics the cold water changes like you talked about also the peppered Cory's do not do well warmer than 77degrees I actually keep mine at 74-75!!!
Good stuff! I find running a 25-30% water change with water about 10 degrees colder, it seems to get all the fish going. Maybe the "Flood season" that is ingrained in them?
Been enjoying your Cory videos. Our Corys are prolific eaters. Started spawning non-stop 2 weeks after purchase. They have grown rapidly. Big Momma eats heartily. We feed them all lots of food, 4 x a day. The water stays clear with excellent water parameters. We use fresh rainwater each week for top ups & partial water changes. It is a heavily planted tank. Our Corys spawn on large floating Blue Stricta leaves , rooted Aluminum plant leaves & the glass.👍 Thanks for the blue green algae moss idea . We grow on the micro water plants from water changes outdoors so we are good to go. We had several fry hatch and die today in a large glass breeder vase set up within the tank . Set up like yours. The only thing I can think of is any mouldy eggs could have poisoned them? Water parameters were all good.
I bred and sold fish for years as Creativeaquarist on Aquabid. I've been on a long break from breeding and selling, but I'm cycling some tanks now to have ready for spring, to order some rare specialty fish and shrimp I'm going to breed, along with some more well known fish.
Thanks I like my banner as well. I have a breeding pair of Angels that I think I will give a go. They have laid but I have never made an effort to raise them as they are in a community tank.
I am in the same boat with my angel fish pair. I even gave them their own tank for a bit and they still ate the eggs every time. Good luck with them and let me know if you ever get it going! What type of angels?
@@OtterCreekAquatics yeah, well I like that you changed back to ur logo, it is alot easier to find people that way.. the other pic was cool so ide save in case ya could use it later on for like an introduction or something
Yea I agree man. I dont think there is enough people that could actually recognize me to use my own picture, plus I think it is important to start to build a brand when you are this small.
G’day mate, I’m returning to the hobby after a 12 year break with our return hose I used to use to use a spray bar it did a couple of things it cooled the water and had the effect of rain but it also allowed more time to be doing other maintenance on other tanks. However I must admit I never thought rain I was just looking for extra time. Great vid Regards Duzzy from 🇦🇺
That is awesome! I'm so glad you have found your way back to the hobby! I am going to look into getting a spray bar for return cause that sounds amazing! thanks for stopping by the channel. I appreacite the support! good luck starting back up!!!
Otter Creek Aquatics for the spray bar I used pvc with very small holes with a hose attachment I’ve designed one that will simulate rain over the entire tank I’m excited to try it to stimulate bettas to spawn. I’ve got heaps of diy ideas some overkill some make no difference but I’ve got time inventing it’s how I stay on top of chronic depression. Thanks for replying I appreciate it, not a lot of you tubers do. Sorry for the TMI overshare of my life.
All I really do is 30 to 40 percent weekly water changes. Sometimes even 50 percent. And since my tank has plenty of of cover it seems to work. I am also considering getting some super reds this year.
How big do the albinos get? I need a pleco for my 29 gallon just to keep the glass clean. I try to get fish off of my supporters so I can support them too.
Ah I see. Thats almost too big for a 29 honestly. Especially with all the plants I have in it. Feel like a 6" fish would just wreck a tank like that lol. Probably need to just find a clown pleco or something.
great video, I also think you should have mentioned that you should feed high protein foods such as brine shrimp or bloodworms. because just a little boost in there diet can also help them to be ready to spawn.
I actually thought about that, but I didnt have any live foods when making the video. Thanks for commenting that so people reading can see this type of trigget also! Thanks for stopping by the channel!!!
I found baby cories in my tank before. No bigger than a grain of rice. Ended up with over 20 babies and sold them since I didnt have room for 28 cories in the tank
@@OtterCreekAquatics I honestly had a breeding pair of angelfish with them, but i guess I had so many hiding places they survived long enough for me to catch them and put them in a nursery net.
I have breeding emerald greens. Imitating the rainy season is the best trigger for me. I change heater in tank from 78 to 72-73 and do a larger water change with even colder water. Slowly change temp one degree every day or so untill back to 78. Repeat. I have 12 adults in the tank. Get at least one female to lay eggs every time. Eggs are often layed directly on my jungle Val. I cut off the leaves and place them in a hanging breeding box in the same tank with adult to hatch. Few days after hatching get moved to a 1 gal tank at room temp (72) untill big enough to move again
Accidental breeding, include... Not exactly keeping up with regular water changes, adding more floating plants ( Elodea plant) I can only do fresh Rainwater and Coldwater changes. Keeping up with foods. 👍🐠
The only floating plants i use is guppy grass which really helps with the guppy breeding since they can get in there and feel safe when dropping fry. Ive never tried fresh rain water!
@@OtterCreekAquatics I've only had my first opportunity, I can't provide any power outside without extension cord getting constantly ran over. Also goldfish not mine and got told off for thinking about putting them outside so I upgraded the tank
I add a small power filter to the spawning tank so that there is a fast flow against the side of the glass, the corydoras will lay their eggs where there is a fast flow, you can always remove the filter once they have finished spawning
@@OtterCreekAquatics ruclips.net/video/GFG99_GCnBo/видео.html they spawned for another 4 hours after this video, i have over 1000 young from this single spawning
Yes!! Mine do this too after I do a colder water change and clear the filter so the water flow is really strong. Then they lay their eggs every single night all over the plants within that heavy water flow. Instead of "picking" eggs off I cut the long leaf I find that morning with at least 20+ eggs and throw it into a breeder box with an airline and methylene blue. Or do a few drops of 3% peroxide a day to keep away the fungus. Any thoughts on fighting fungus without cooking eggs? I bought an egg tumbler. That's my next test project for my cory eggs.
Well this video told me why I randomly found eggs in a tank that I wasn't expecting to find eggs in. The day before I did a water change and accidentally lowered the temp. I don't use pyrhon hoses to add water. I use buckets which imitate rain. Also I added Java moss. I accidentally did everything to make them breed. I'm not gonna raise the eggs.
I usually do one to two series a year. I took a break from RUclips but now I’m back! I am currently working on metallic domesticated Halfmoons, but last year’s spawns were Koi, Super Black and Copper Smaragdinas. Looking for to this year and the changes!!
Second time watching this...excellent information!...my bronze Cory's breed when I put them into a new tank as well...I used to have an empty 10 gal that I would catch them all and out them in it to get eggs...the 3rd time I was able to hatch out 5 babies...I need some Java moss and guppy grass in my tanks to try it your way
How often do your corydoras spawn? My orange laser corys finally did and I got the eggs in time. None of them sadly made it so I'd like to be ready to grab new eggs if they show up again. Thanks for the great video!
The pandas are weird and throw eggs over a few day period so it seems like I'm always pulling eggs out of there. Not sure about the Orange Laser's, but I think they may be colony breeders. Have you tried to leave the eggs in the tank to see if you could get a successful spawn that way?
@@OtterCreekAquatics I have not as I fear the black neon tetras would eat them. They actually spawned again today but I think I got to it late as there was only 8 eggs. I had taken them out and put them in a small container rather than in a 10 gal. Also going to do hydrogen peroxide treatments every day and rinse with new water until they start to hatch. I'll keep you posted if anything new happened!
Since I last messaged, they have spawn twice. They seem to like to lay eggs on the front glass where the flow is strongest. About two weeks between spawns and in similar conditions each time. I'm also raising 2 baby orange laser corys from the last bunch while there are eggs incubating. Been so cool raising these little guys
Well done! Great video with tons of useful info and awesome footage. I’m adding some more panda cories and hope to breed them eventually. I’ll be coming back to this video for a refresher 😉
Great video. New to the Panda Cory. Actually fairly new the aquatic hobby. I do love these fish and today picked up my first ones. Wish I'd have grabbed a few more, to make them more comfortable, definitely plan to do so. Great video and information you've shared thanks. Just trying to soak up all the knowledge I can.
Thank you so much! More is definitely better with any Corydoras. I am getting ready to start a breeding project with Corydoras! I hope you will follow along on my journey!!! Thanks for the comment. Good luck in this amazing hobby, and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask
@Tino Rodriguez That can sometimes be hard to do. They more general way to tell is the female adults will be much longer and more round in the mid section. If you want to get more technical try to look at the bottom of the fish. In their "genital" area the males will have a little bump and females will have a hole. When it comes to fins the males dorsal is usually longer and the the females ventral fins are more rounded where the males are pointy. They are this way because when the female lays the eggs she uses the fins to carry the eggs like a basket and spread them. I hope the helps! Definitely let me know if you can see any of these differinciations.
@@OtterCreekAquatics Great audio quality! Your thumbnail tells a story with precision! VERY clear, concise and attention getting at a GLANCE - immediately giving info 👍
Thanks man, I never really thought my audio was bad, but I could definitely tell a difference with the mic! Thumbnails are a lot harder to nail than I thought. Any advice on the title?
Along with dropping the tank temperature I feed the fish live food exclusively for a several weeks. And the fresher the better. Chopped earthworms, mosquito larvae, adult brine shrimp.... I’m not sure but it may peak their hormones.
@@reelthing4u Hahaha ive never noticed that. Im gonna have to go watch it now. I do love me some sugar cookies with sprinkles. Do you ever bake any 🌲 cookies?
For breeding endlers I've found a 50% water change, and during the water change I put flakes in. After the water change is done and the food is gone I see the males start dancing more. And the females seam more willing to do it too. I'm about to try getting my panda corydoras to breed I only have 4 of them right now. But. I just added some java moss to the tank, I'm about to do a water change I'm thinking about a 30% and I will start feeding blood worms and newly hatched brine shrimp. Hopefully that will get them in the mood. And I'm going to drop the temp of the tank for a little bit. We shall see what happens. I'm also wanting to get my adfs to breed. So I'm going to do a water change. Then over the next week or so slowly lower the water lvl. Then add a bunch of water back a week from the time I started lowering it.
I accidentally created an environment for my panda corys that resulted in a doubling of the population. I let the plants thrive creating an ecosystem that sustained itself. The water tests are always good. After 4 months I have six new pandas. I originally had 5. The aquarium is delightful with the little ones and the adults playing leapfrog and seeming to enjoy the tank.
@@OtterCreekAquatics water changes would be the trigger I notice the most. I have a shower nozzle for refilling and the goldfish find that a huge turn-on apparently
Hi! I have a male and female albino corys,I’ve had them around 5/6mths now,months ago we started seeing them doing the T-dance as I call it lol and my female recently started spawning eggs,she’s been spawning around 100+ eggs every week like clockwork since,problem is I can’t get any to hatch,I’ve tried leaving them in tank,putting in a pot and treating with 5drops of hydrogen peroxide (as advised by another RUclips video),I’ve tried treating with a half drop of esha 2000,I’ve tried no treatment,I’ve tried using the egg tumbler I use for hatching brine shrimp eggs,but nothing works! I change the water regularly around the eggs but no matter what I do they just won’t hatch,I’ve watched soooo many videos and from what I can tell she seems to have a good rate of fertile eggs (the ones that go beige coloured after 24hrs) but for some reason they just don’t hatch 🐣 I’m considering buying another couple of albino corys (hopefully a mating pair) to try to increase the odds as right now I only have the 2corys in their own tank,but my husband suggested that because they were bought together from the same LFS that they could be related from the same batch so inbreeding could be posing a problem with the breeding,I certainly don’t want to inbreed but my current pair have such a strong bond too,they’re always together in the tank,so hopefully if I introduce another pair that they’ll get a good bond with their new tank mates enough for me to try to separate them into non related pairs but then I’d have to do this from the start as I’m doubtful that I’d be able to recognise them from each other. So yeah,any advice would be super appreciated please. Also...AWESOME set up!!! 😍
Also just wanted to add that I have an internal filter with a spray bar and I have the spray bar above water level so it imitates rain constantly,I have my temp at 26. Hope this helps
Im gonna go out on a limb here and say this was your favorite part of the video? Lol. I need to start doing more stuff like this. Everyone gets a kick out of it!
@@OtterCreekAquatics Well, I've started conditioning them for breeding, if they use the mop, I'll have an easy way to remove them from the tank and to the nursery tank
I can't get my Corydoras false Julii catfish to STOP breeding! This is the 3rd batch and i need to get some of them out. Any suggestions? I have a blackwater tank, and i am not sure if that contributes to this problem or not. I am glad they are healthy and happy but i went from 4 individuals to about 3 times that. My wife calles my fish herd.
So I’m sort of new to fish keeping and my bandit corydoras look like they’re breeding but I don’t have enough space for another tank what should I do? Should I let the fry/eggs die or get ate
I've had my Gold/lemon Apistogramma Cacatuoides to breed a couple times so far, alas with no surviving fry. But I think they are at it again. I didn't really have to do much though, or at least nothing I can attribute to their breeding. My goal for them is to get some surviving fry for a change. Hopefully, new surviving fry will be raining down on me in 2019.....Raaaaiiiinn. BTW love those sticker on the tank behind you. Have you tried making them smaller as well to ship out to folks? ;)
Dude im so jealous! My triple reds are coloring up soooo good and she is hiding non stop, still havent seen fry! But yea you need save some fry so you can send me some! Message me your address on FB and ill send you a big sticker. I have little ones on the way also.
@@OtterCreekAquatics keep your eyes open. It will happen if it hasn't already. Probably a good chance they have or will soon. Is female getting really yellow?
We have never had fish spawn, but once we had these snails that had baby snails EVERYWHERE in our tank. Like, thousands. It was kind of gross. Took forever to get rid of them all.
@@OtterCreekAquatics My Beau & I are just beginners, mostly guppies, 4 -10 gal, 1- 20 gal, we would like to spawn some albino cory's later, we have 3 in one tank, but want more, they're so busy & cute & do lot's of cleaning! I love your videos, keep them coming!
I love albino Cory's! lucky for you they are one of the easier ones of the corydoras species to breed! Try these techniques out! You will probably have to get more of them though! I hope they breed for you!!!
@@Desauron you need to lower the temp for a few days with water changes ever couple days every time a lower temp til you get between 24 and 22 and simulate rain with your water change by running the water through your fingers
@@OtterCreekAquatics You shorten their life span significantly when you keep pandas in high temperatures. A patch of sand would also be great for them, I use fine sand in all my cory tanks. Besides that I really like your channel, keep up the good work 👍
I dont always keep them at 78, im currently trying to up the production of my mutt guppies in that tank. That is a good point for anyone reading the comment. Thanks for your input!
@@OtterCreekAquatics If your able to one day (or anyone else who reads this for that matter) try setting up a tank with fine sand, 20-22 celsius temp, and 6.5 to 7ph, they also tolerate some water hardness better than other common corydoras species. They really go nuts in these conditions 😎
I have sand blasting sand mixed in with the eco complete. But my water is hard. The still go nuts though. I think any fish that breeds as much as them is a good sign they are happy.
@@DeFreeseAquariums Thanks Rob, and change is good. Especially positive changes which I think the name and the logo will both positively influence your channel. Im trying to keep the content fun and educational at the same time.
How do I raise the corydoras fry? Check this video out!!! ruclips.net/video/lO-JOm1VI6U/видео.html
i would say angel fish because i have not bred my discus yet.
It is nice when angels breed bro! I wish I had the space to actually go through the process of it! Anything in particular that triggered them to spawn?
@@OtterCreekAquatics just being in a tank alone they would breed every week if i pulled the eggs.heck try to stop them from breeding lol. i got 500 free swimming fry in a ten gallon with the pair.lol so much for the three tanks i'm getting rid to add.i'm sure the fry will take up the extra 140 ish gallon i'm adding soon.lol
@@reelthing4u Wow dude! That is insane. Mine never even got to wigglers. I had them in a 29 gallon by themselves where they spawned like 15 weeks in a row and always ate them. Thats when I added the panda corys! Do you hace a LFS or something you can sell them to?
@@OtterCreekAquatics i got a lsf, ebay and get gills lol
The “raiiiin” almost killed me 😂😂😂
Just found your channel while searching on how to protect emerald cory eggs laid yesterday. I can’t move them, so I’m trying to give them a fighting chance when they hatch in 3-5 days. Thank you for all of the information here that I am using to come up with a plan. Our nation is at a standstill over Coronavirus so I have to just use what I have at home today. I made two spawning mops out of acrylic yarn. Attached the longer one to the glass with a tiny suction cup that hides eggs from the hungry tanks mates as they wait to hatch. I put some dried catappa leaves in water and tucked one in near eggs for its antibacterial property. Attached a fishing anchor to the short mop and dropped it immediately under the eggs against the glass where they will hopefully drop to before they find a better place to hide. Fingers crossed that I have sweet baby corys next week. Thanks for the great video and commenters.
"I was completely pumped and glad he was part of the tank!" Yes! I can imagine how exciting that must have been. Cory's are amazing little fish. I hope I can get mine to spawn.
Gotta say it - this was fantastic! I absolutely loved how you narrated this. You are very thorough - this shows that you really did your homework on not only the fish, but making this video too! It did not dawn on me to add water like you were doing, with the back and forth movement as the water flowed into the tank. I will be trying that! Great ideas and awesome info. This was extremely helpful! Thank you :)
Thanks, Liz! Are there any specific fish you are trying to breed at the moment?
Hi...I am now researching my Panda Cory's...I have something FUN to mention today...I have two tanks...one 65g tall and one 75g long...I purchased 2 Pandy C's a little over a year ago and just love them...Yesterday, I was adding some water and fed them...I saw two Panda C's on the bottom feeding and thought to myself..."I don't remember them being THAT SMALL!"...then I saw 3...4...and thought, well, maybe I bought 4 and don't remember...then 5, 6, 7, 8...15...and in two different sizes...some are almost an inch long and the others almost as big as their parents! I HAD NO IDEA the original two were a pair...and have NEVER had any egg bearers hatch anything...I do have a pair of Angel fish in this aquarium... You can only imagine how surprised I was...and what's worse is, I will pull up a chair and watch the fish a lot...and didn't notice the little ones...unless they are just not coming out...I have done nothing to my aquarium that houses these little guys...I dearly love 'em and if anything was to hatch, I am so happy it's these little guys...I would guess I have 2 different groups that have hatched...Anyway, just thought I'd share this FUN...
... I just found two more sizes of babies... so that means I have four sets of babies now...
Same story here . Just noticed them after holidays. Saw many eggs before and try to move them to other tanks . I’ve learned that fish pref to be left alone . More you get involved more stress come with it . I got loads plants and hiding places but i also have 3 kuhli loaches and i guess they will look for eggs . Anyways happy to see they breed and survive . Just pity this 2 females vs 4 males as they being chased all the time
If you are actually trying to breed the corydoras you will probably have to pull the eggs. I have only had 1 successful hatch inside the tank.
Yes 🐼Corys!!! I just spawned my paleatus (peppered Cory) and I am just hooked on the Cory's!! I've been breeding turquoise rainbowfish and peacock cichlids for a while now but I now am starting to get into corydoras ,I can't believe I was missing out!! Great video otter Creek ✌️🌿🐟☮️
Thank you!!! I have peppered corys too and havent been able to spawn them! Whats your secret???
@@OtterCreekAquatics the cold water changes like you talked about also the peppered Cory's do not do well warmer than 77degrees I actually keep mine at 74-75!!!
My peppered Cory's are in my 55 gallon and that tank runs 76 degrees! They aren't very active though. I also have rainbows and Angel's in that tank.
Good stuff! I find running a 25-30% water change with water about 10 degrees colder, it seems to get all the fish going. Maybe the "Flood season" that is ingrained in them?
Omg this video makes me so relax after i just finished a homework that took me 4 hours.
Been enjoying your Cory videos.
Our Corys are prolific eaters. Started spawning non-stop 2 weeks after purchase.
They have grown rapidly.
Big Momma eats heartily. We feed them all lots of food, 4 x a day. The water stays clear with excellent water parameters. We use fresh rainwater each week for top ups & partial water changes. It is a heavily planted tank. Our Corys spawn on large floating Blue Stricta leaves , rooted Aluminum plant leaves & the glass.👍 Thanks for the blue green algae moss idea . We grow on the micro water plants from water changes outdoors so we are good to go.
We had several fry hatch and die today in a large glass breeder vase set up within the tank . Set up like yours. The only thing I can think of is any mouldy eggs could have poisoned them? Water parameters were all good.
Congrats for doing research and testing it out. Breeding favorite fish is always so exciting.
I agree! Have you ever bred any of your favorite fish?
I bred and sold fish for years as Creativeaquarist on Aquabid. I've been on a long break from breeding and selling, but I'm cycling some tanks now to have ready for spring, to order some rare specialty fish and shrimp I'm going to breed, along with some more well known fish.
Really? Thats awesome! Ive ordered from aquabid a few times. Caridinia or Neocaridina shrimp?
Great video. Good tips for breeders.
Thanks, bud! Any specific fish you are trying to breed? Your channel banner is awesome! Love the pleco and betta!
Thanks I like my banner as well. I have a breeding pair of Angels that I think I will give a go. They have laid but I have never made an effort to raise them as they are in a community tank.
I am in the same boat with my angel fish pair. I even gave them their own tank for a bit and they still ate the eggs every time. Good luck with them and let me know if you ever get it going! What type of angels?
Just got my 2nd spawn from my panda cories today after a water change yesterday.
Great video
Thanks, buddy! You've been watching for awhile now...do you think the videos are getting better? Anything I could do that you see to make them better?
@@OtterCreekAquatics well I'll have think about that.. I like the quality and content so yeah I think ur doing good
Thanks, buddy! Just trying to learn from the ones who watch a lot how I can improve!
@@OtterCreekAquatics yeah, well I like that you changed back to ur logo, it is alot easier to find people that way.. the other pic was cool so ide save in case ya could use it later on for like an introduction or something
Yea I agree man. I dont think there is enough people that could actually recognize me to use my own picture, plus I think it is important to start to build a brand when you are this small.
Bro this video was exactly what I needed thank you so much! I woke up this morning to two brand new babies and had no idea what happened
Awesome! I'm so glad it helped! Tell me more about the babies? what type? were they hatched in the tank?
Great video.
Thanks bud!!! What do you think was great about it?
Nicely captures
Thank you! Any specific parts of the video you enjoyed better than others?
@@OtterCreekAquatics your intro is all time best....
@@Matsyashrushti Did it suck you in to watch more? lol Thanks for that man, helps for future videos!
@@OtterCreekAquatics yes alwys buddy welcome...♥️♥️you way of approch is best...to explain
Thanks, bud! means a lot! I thought I was subbed to you but I guess not! just subbed and hit the bell! can't wait to see some of your work as well!!!
Food. Frozen bloodworms or brine shrimp after a "rain" is my pandas trigger. Thanks for the tips. I'll get some hair algae growing.💖🐡💖
That's a good one! I wish I would of added that to the video!!
@@OtterCreekAquatics LOL I did a rain change last night, fed frozen bloodworms this morning and now I have frisky pandas. It's awesome!
I'm telling you!!! 100% frisky success lol
Great video and info! The baby panda is so cute it's unbelievable! :) awesome
He used to be so much smaller! I'm amazed he was able to survive as the are literally the size of a spec when they are first born!
G’day mate, I’m returning to the hobby after a 12 year break with our return hose I used to use to use a spray bar it did a couple of things it cooled the water and had the effect of rain but it also allowed more time to be doing other maintenance on other tanks. However I must admit I never thought rain I was just looking for extra time. Great vid
Regards Duzzy from 🇦🇺
That is awesome! I'm so glad you have found your way back to the hobby! I am going to look into getting a spray bar for return cause that sounds amazing! thanks for stopping by the channel. I appreacite the support! good luck starting back up!!!
Otter Creek Aquatics for the spray bar I used pvc with very small holes with a hose attachment I’ve designed one that will simulate rain over the entire tank I’m excited to try it to stimulate bettas to spawn. I’ve got heaps of diy ideas some overkill some make no difference but I’ve got time inventing it’s how I stay on top of chronic depression. Thanks for replying I appreciate it, not a lot of you tubers do. Sorry for the TMI overshare of my life.
Nice video!
Thanks Wil! Do you fo anything special for your albino bristle nose? I thought about getting some super reds to breed!
All I really do is 30 to 40 percent weekly water changes. Sometimes even 50 percent. And since my tank has plenty of of cover it seems to work. I am also considering getting some super reds this year.
How big do the albinos get? I need a pleco for my 29 gallon just to keep the glass clean. I try to get fish off of my supporters so I can support them too.
From 4 to 6 inches long. I'm waiting for mine to get a little bigger.
Ah I see. Thats almost too big for a 29 honestly. Especially with all the plants I have in it. Feel like a 6" fish would just wreck a tank like that lol. Probably need to just find a clown pleco or something.
Awesome video..thanks for the helpful advice
Thank you! I recently found your channel when I got my last aquarium box and im loving the content! Keep up the good work!
great video, I also think you should have mentioned that you should feed high protein foods such as brine shrimp or bloodworms. because just a little boost in there diet can also help them to be ready to spawn.
I actually thought about that, but I didnt have any live foods when making the video. Thanks for commenting that so people reading can see this type of trigget also! Thanks for stopping by the channel!!!
how I got my corydoras to spawn was feeding frozen bloodworms/shrimp than 3 hours later I saw eggs on the glass
That is true! That is also a good spawning trigger
I found baby cories in my tank before. No bigger than a grain of rice. Ended up with over 20 babies and sold them since I didnt have room for 28 cories in the tank
Thats amazing! I'm surprised that many actually lived! What else did you have in the tank with them?
@@OtterCreekAquatics I honestly had a breeding pair of angelfish with them, but i guess I had so many hiding places they survived long enough for me to catch them and put them in a nursery net.
I have breeding emerald greens. Imitating the rainy season is the best trigger for me. I change heater in tank from 78 to 72-73 and do a larger water change with even colder water. Slowly change temp one degree every day or so untill back to 78. Repeat. I have 12 adults in the tank. Get at least one female to lay eggs every time. Eggs are often layed directly on my jungle Val. I cut off the leaves and place them in a hanging breeding box in the same tank with adult to hatch. Few days after hatching get moved to a 1 gal tank at room temp (72) untill big enough to move again
Don’t let the eggs come in contact with air!!!
Thats awesome man! Glad you have found success and a system that works well for you! Do you sell the ones you raise?
Lfs takes them for dollar a piece once they are about half inch long. Subbed!! Btw... what’s your substrate in this pandas and guppies tank?
@@scottmassey6462 Nice! That's a pretty good deal 👌
Great video bro! Awesome tips. I’ll have to try. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks man! Do you have any corys? Cant remember off the top of my head!
Otter Creek Aquatics yes I have some peppered corys
Yea I have them too. Ive never been able to get them to spawn, but they have always been in community tanks
Otter Creek Aquatics they are stubborn fish lol
Accidental breeding, include... Not exactly keeping up with regular water changes, adding more floating plants ( Elodea plant) I can only do fresh Rainwater and Coldwater changes. Keeping up with foods. 👍🐠
The only floating plants i use is guppy grass which really helps with the guppy breeding since they can get in there and feel safe when dropping fry. Ive never tried fresh rain water!
I'm so thankful for living out of town as very little contamination in the water, one less bill I gotta pay. Love Rainwater 🤣👍🐠
@@joshs_random_location That makes sense dude! Do you you ever do summer tubs with your goldfish?
@@OtterCreekAquatics I've only had my first opportunity, I can't provide any power outside without extension cord getting constantly ran over. Also goldfish not mine and got told off for thinking about putting them outside so I upgraded the tank
what a good eye popping video
Can i just feeed the fry with powdered flake fish food?
Yes that will work.
I add a small power filter to the spawning tank so that there is a fast flow against the side of the glass, the corydoras will lay their eggs where there is a fast flow, you can always remove the filter once they have finished spawning
Very good idea! Thank you for sharing with me. I will gave to try this out!!!
@@OtterCreekAquatics ruclips.net/video/GFG99_GCnBo/видео.html they spawned for another 4 hours after this video, i have over 1000 young from this single spawning
Yes!! Mine do this too after I do a colder water change and clear the filter so the water flow is really strong. Then they lay their eggs every single night all over the plants within that heavy water flow. Instead of "picking" eggs off I cut the long leaf I find that morning with at least 20+ eggs and throw it into a breeder box with an airline and methylene blue. Or do a few drops of 3% peroxide a day to keep away the fungus. Any thoughts on fighting fungus without cooking eggs? I bought an egg tumbler. That's my next test project for my cory eggs.
you're a country boy and I like you lots already!!!
Haha thank you!
Nice one buddy
Thanks angelo! Any specific parts of the video you really enjoyed?
Very intense eye contact the first 10 seconds, love the advice for spawning though!
Lol...it was beginning of my video making career 😳🤣 thanks though!
Well this video told me why I randomly found eggs in a tank that I wasn't expecting to find eggs in. The day before I did a water change and accidentally lowered the temp. I don't use pyrhon hoses to add water. I use buckets which imitate rain. Also I added Java moss. I accidentally did everything to make them breed. I'm not gonna raise the eggs.
That's awesome! Even though you're not raising the eggs at least you know they are super happy!
Great video. I work on breeding Bettas. Awesome videography and great quality. New sub!
Thank you! Ive had a lot of people comment about breeding bettas! What type are you breeding?
I usually do one to two series a year. I took a break from RUclips but now I’m back! I am currently working on metallic domesticated Halfmoons, but last year’s spawns were Koi, Super Black and Copper Smaragdinas. Looking for to this year and the changes!!
That is awesome! I am actually going to attempt to breed some very soon! Have a couple tips?
I had panda Cory’s with angels and they didn’t breed. They became much more active once I sold my Angels
I know, isnt that crazy? What did you end up putting in there with them?
Just a group of neons
I see! Did they ever breed for you?
Second time watching this...excellent information!...my bronze Cory's breed when I put them into a new tank as well...I used to have an empty 10 gal that I would catch them all and out them in it to get eggs...the 3rd time I was able to hatch out 5 babies...I need some Java moss and guppy grass in my tanks to try it your way
Yea it definitely works Lacey! I'm glad they have been breeding for you!!!
Good stuff man like this one a lot 💪💪
Thanks bud! Would love to hear how it compares to other videos of mine you have seen?
How often do your corydoras spawn? My orange laser corys finally did and I got the eggs in time. None of them sadly made it so I'd like to be ready to grab new eggs if they show up again. Thanks for the great video!
The pandas are weird and throw eggs over a few day period so it seems like I'm always pulling eggs out of there. Not sure about the Orange Laser's, but I think they may be colony breeders. Have you tried to leave the eggs in the tank to see if you could get a successful spawn that way?
@@OtterCreekAquatics I have not as I fear the black neon tetras would eat them. They actually spawned again today but I think I got to it late as there was only 8 eggs. I had taken them out and put them in a small container rather than in a 10 gal. Also going to do hydrogen peroxide treatments every day and rinse with new water until they start to hatch. I'll keep you posted if anything new happened!
Since I last messaged, they have spawn twice. They seem to like to lay eggs on the front glass where the flow is strongest. About two weeks between spawns and in similar conditions each time. I'm also raising 2 baby orange laser corys from the last bunch while there are eggs incubating. Been so cool raising these little guys
Well done! Great video with tons of useful info and awesome footage. I’m adding some more panda cories and hope to breed them eventually. I’ll be coming back to this video for a refresher 😉
Thanks man! Let me know if you need the parameters or anything! Thanks for stopping by and sharing!!!
Intuitive... hmmm... something to think about for sure... well done Bro
Great tips! I hope to breed cories one day, I'm sure these tips will come in handy when the time comes! Keep it up! Subbed!😀👍
Thanks, buddy! I went and checked out your channel as well and subscribed! Are there any fish you are currently breeding?
*TRIGGERED*
Great video. New to the Panda Cory. Actually fairly new the aquatic hobby. I do love these fish and today picked up my first ones. Wish I'd have grabbed a few more, to make them more comfortable, definitely plan to do so. Great video and information you've shared thanks. Just trying to soak up all the knowledge I can.
Thank you so much! More is definitely better with any Corydoras. I am getting ready to start a breeding project with Corydoras! I hope you will follow along on my journey!!! Thanks for the comment. Good luck in this amazing hobby, and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask
@@OtterCreekAquatics Awesome. Thanks alot. I'll be around. Good luck with the breeding!
Nice ideas and smart. Definitely something to try
Thank you! definitely try it out! let me know how it goes for you! what kind of Cory's do you have? or are you talking about another fish?
I’m having trouble identifying male to female
@Tino Rodriguez That can sometimes be hard to do. They more general way to tell is the female adults will be much longer and more round in the mid section. If you want to get more technical try to look at the bottom of the fish. In their "genital" area the males will have a little bump and females will have a hole. When it comes to fins the males dorsal is usually longer and the the females ventral fins are more rounded where the males are pointy. They are this way because when the female lays the eggs she uses the fins to carry the eggs like a basket and spread them. I hope the helps! Definitely let me know if you can see any of these differinciations.
Success! Good stuff 👍
Thanks, Rack! I appreciate your help on this one, buddy! Did you notice a difference in the audio with the new mic compared to previous videos?
@@OtterCreekAquatics Great audio quality! Your thumbnail tells a story with precision! VERY clear, concise and attention getting at a GLANCE - immediately giving info 👍
Thanks man, I never really thought my audio was bad, but I could definitely tell a difference with the mic! Thumbnails are a lot harder to nail than I thought. Any advice on the title?
Great video. I'm just setting up a spawning tank so it was very useful advise to use moss.
Thanks buddy! Are you using panda Cory's or another strain? I've heard that spawning mops work a lot with corydoras!!! Good luck
@@OtterCreekAquatics I'm doing both pandas and pygmy corydoras. Thank you.
Well done man! Im about to order some panda corys and this was very helpful! 🤝
Awesome! good luck with them!!! They are my favorite corydoras!
Along with dropping the tank temperature I feed the fish live food exclusively for a several weeks. And the fresher the better. Chopped earthworms, mosquito larvae, adult brine shrimp.... I’m not sure but it may peak their hormones.
your eyes are to intense for me.do you ever blink?lol just playing bro
Lmao!!! Thats so funny, my eyes are just big bro 🤤. I did only blink once in the intro...my next intro ill blink non stop just for you buddy 😂😂
@@OtterCreekAquatics rotflol
Thats what pure concentration looks like lmao! You made me geek out when I read that lol
@@OtterCreekAquatics are you the cookie monster? lol he never blinked
@@reelthing4u Hahaha ive never noticed that. Im gonna have to go watch it now. I do love me some sugar cookies with sprinkles. Do you ever bake any 🌲 cookies?
For breeding endlers I've found a 50% water change, and during the water change I put flakes in. After the water change is done and the food is gone I see the males start dancing more. And the females seam more willing to do it too. I'm about to try getting my panda corydoras to breed I only have 4 of them right now. But. I just added some java moss to the tank, I'm about to do a water change I'm thinking about a 30% and I will start feeding blood worms and newly hatched brine shrimp. Hopefully that will get them in the mood. And I'm going to drop the temp of the tank for a little bit. We shall see what happens. I'm also wanting to get my adfs to breed. So I'm going to do a water change. Then over the next week or so slowly lower the water lvl. Then add a bunch of water back a week from the time I started lowering it.
i was browsing your vids and found out you had a shop :D you should advert it in the video at some point im goin to be buying my shrimp from yu xD
Awesome video my man
Thank you, I appreciate it!
I accidentally created an environment for my panda corys that resulted in a doubling of the population. I let the plants thrive creating an ecosystem that sustained itself. The water tests are always good. After 4 months I have six new pandas. I originally had 5. The aquarium is delightful with the little ones and the adults playing leapfrog and seeming to enjoy the tank.
What a great Vid Kendall!
Thank you! Have you ever encountered any types of spawning triggers?
@@OtterCreekAquatics water changes would be the trigger I notice the most. I have a shower nozzle for refilling and the goldfish find that a huge turn-on apparently
Wow....a shower head, you're a genius! I need to find a way to hook one of those up to my python!
@@OtterCreekAquatics I'll send you a photo through Facebook messenger of what I mean
Excellent video, thanks!!
Hi! I have a male and female albino corys,I’ve had them around 5/6mths now,months ago we started seeing them doing the T-dance as I call it lol and my female recently started spawning eggs,she’s been spawning around 100+ eggs every week like clockwork since,problem is I can’t get any to hatch,I’ve tried leaving them in tank,putting in a pot and treating with 5drops of hydrogen peroxide (as advised by another RUclips video),I’ve tried treating with a half drop of esha 2000,I’ve tried no treatment,I’ve tried using the egg tumbler I use for hatching brine shrimp eggs,but nothing works! I change the water regularly around the eggs but no matter what I do they just won’t hatch,I’ve watched soooo many videos and from what I can tell she seems to have a good rate of fertile eggs (the ones that go beige coloured after 24hrs) but for some reason they just don’t hatch 🐣 I’m considering buying another couple of albino corys (hopefully a mating pair) to try to increase the odds as right now I only have the 2corys in their own tank,but my husband suggested that because they were bought together from the same LFS that they could be related from the same batch so inbreeding could be posing a problem with the breeding,I certainly don’t want to inbreed but my current pair have such a strong bond too,they’re always together in the tank,so hopefully if I introduce another pair that they’ll get a good bond with their new tank mates enough for me to try to separate them into non related pairs but then I’d have to do this from the start as I’m doubtful that I’d be able to recognise them from each other.
So yeah,any advice would be super appreciated please.
Also...AWESOME set up!!! 😍
Also just wanted to add that I have an internal filter with a spray bar and I have the spray bar above water level so it imitates rain constantly,I have my temp at 26. Hope this helps
Neat vid thanks
Should I pull the eggs out or will some babies be able to survive? I just have the corys, cherry shrimp,and chilli rasboras
😂🤣😂👀RAINNNN👀🌧🌧😁👌👍
Im gonna go out on a limb here and say this was your favorite part of the video? Lol. I need to start doing more stuff like this. Everyone gets a kick out of it!
Now I know why my Cory is swimming in to the Java mos xd.
Good stuff, I just added a spawning mop, so I'm hoping
I haven't actually tried a spawning mop, but A LOT of people have had successful spawns with them
@@OtterCreekAquatics Well, I've started conditioning them for breeding, if they use the mop, I'll have an easy way to remove them from the tank and to the nursery tank
@@alison6437 Definitely! I would suggest getting another mop, so when you get eggs you can pull that one out and just replace it with the new one!!!
I can't get my Corydoras false Julii catfish to STOP breeding! This is the 3rd batch and i need to get some of them out. Any suggestions? I have a blackwater tank, and i am not sure if that contributes to this problem or not. I am glad they are healthy and happy but i went from 4 individuals to about 3 times that. My wife calles my fish herd.
So I’m sort of new to fish keeping and my bandit corydoras look like they’re breeding but I don’t have enough space for another tank what should I do? Should I let the fry/eggs die or get ate
I've had my Gold/lemon Apistogramma Cacatuoides to breed a couple times so far, alas with no surviving fry. But I think they are at it again. I didn't really have to do much though, or at least nothing I can attribute to their breeding. My goal for them is to get some surviving fry for a change. Hopefully, new surviving fry will be raining down on me in 2019.....Raaaaiiiinn.
BTW love those sticker on the tank behind you.
Have you tried making them smaller as well to ship out to folks? ;)
Dude im so jealous! My triple reds are coloring up soooo good and she is hiding non stop, still havent seen fry! But yea you need save some fry so you can send me some! Message me your address on FB and ill send you a big sticker. I have little ones on the way also.
@@OtterCreekAquatics keep your eyes open. It will happen if it hasn't already. Probably a good chance they have or will soon. Is female getting really yellow?
Yea bro her color is crazy!!! She is more like a bright orange though!
We have never had fish spawn, but once we had these snails that had baby snails EVERYWHERE in our tank. Like, thousands. It was kind of gross. Took forever to get rid of them all.
Hahaha snails do that. They reproduce faster than rabbits down the wrabbit hole lol. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! It means a lot!
Awesome
cool video and info
Thank you! Are you breeding or trying to breed corydoras?
Great info!
Thank you, Judy! Are you trying to breed corydoras?
@@OtterCreekAquatics My Beau & I are just beginners, mostly guppies, 4 -10 gal, 1- 20 gal, we would like to spawn some albino cory's later, we have 3 in one tank, but want more, they're so busy & cute & do lot's of cleaning! I love your videos, keep them coming!
I love albino Cory's! lucky for you they are one of the easier ones of the corydoras species to breed! Try these techniques out! You will probably have to get more of them though! I hope they breed for you!!!
Video starts at 3:00
Good video, well scripted
Thanks, buddy! Do you have any spawning trigger examples for your rainbows? Or plecos?
Except for the fact that Coreys cant lay eggs on glass in the wild (umm....🤔) great info and thanks for sharing!
Do you sell these?
GOOD👍🐠👏😄
Thank you!
yes I have 4 pepper but I think they are all females
Do you know how to tell the difference? I have peppered corys too! Luckily I have 3 male 3 female! Hope the breed for you!!!
the females are a little shorter and fatter. the males are a little longer. if you know of any other ways I would live to know
Best thing to get Cory's to spawn is food and there own fish tank without tank mates
What sort of bowl do you use for your hair cut bro? I use a tupperware
Whichever one your old lady puts on it
U read all this off aquarium co op
Ive read that cory panda breeding age is 5 years, can you confirm?
Mine have bred at 6 to 8 months old
My male panda that is 4 bred my salt and pepper female who is 6 months not to long ago as well
Mine bred at a way much younger age than that...1 year to 1.5 years olf
I dont know why my panda cory dont want to breed..., Catappa leaf, high protein food, frequent water change, 1.5 years old, temp 26 celsius
@@Desauron you need to lower the temp for a few days with water changes ever couple days every time a lower temp til you get between 24 and 22 and simulate rain with your water change by running the water through your fingers
Hey man are you selling any Panda Corydoras?
I do, but currently out.
@@OtterCreekAquatics ok man let me know when you have some avail. We can even work out a trade if you need sone Julii's. Just keep me posted. 🤝
I see you don't have a problem with having corydoras on gravel.
You look like a 1300s monk in this video
My bruda your eyes are pretty creepy😂
Yea my first videos are kind of weird lmao. I’m getting better though!
@@OtterCreekAquatics thats great😂👌Bcause you explain well
Poor pandas
What do you mean?
@@OtterCreekAquatics You shorten their life span significantly when you keep pandas in high temperatures. A patch of sand would also be great for them, I use fine sand in all my cory tanks. Besides that I really like your channel, keep up the good work 👍
I dont always keep them at 78, im currently trying to up the production of my mutt guppies in that tank. That is a good point for anyone reading the comment. Thanks for your input!
@@OtterCreekAquatics If your able to one day (or anyone else who reads this for that matter) try setting up a tank with fine sand, 20-22 celsius temp, and 6.5 to 7ph, they also tolerate some water hardness better than other common corydoras species. They really go nuts in these conditions 😎
I have sand blasting sand mixed in with the eco complete. But my water is hard. The still go nuts though. I think any fish that breeds as much as them is a good sign they are happy.
Don't your guppys eat the eggs.
Your tanks is dirty
Great video
Thanks, buddy! Love the new name and logo man!
@@OtterCreekAquatics Thanks was time for a change. You channel content is great.
@@DeFreeseAquariums Thanks Rob, and change is good. Especially positive changes which I think the name and the logo will both positively influence your channel. Im trying to keep the content fun and educational at the same time.