Spawning log #0014: Corydoras brevirostris
General comments
Second spawn of this rarely spawned species.
Date & Time
Date
2022-04-23
Spawning time
late afternoon to night
Water parameters
Temperature at spawning
23 - 23°C / 73.4 - 73°F
pH
-
kH
No value given
dH
No value given
TDS
No value given
EC
No value given
Nitrate (NO3)
0 ppm
Food & Triggers
Food Fed previous 7 days
- Live food - Grindal / Enchytraeus / White worms
- Live Food - Baby Brine Shrimp
- Live Food - Micro Worms (Banana/Walter)
- Gel Food - Repashy Grub Pie
- Gel Food - Repashy Spawn & Grow
Other Foods
EBO Mussel, EBO Insect, Bug Bites, Frozen artemia, Frozen cyclops
Spawning Triggers
- Lowered Temperature
- Water change with RO / Rain Water
- Normal Water Change
Other Spawning Triggers
Spawning group
Females
>4 females
Males
3 males
Active Females
1 female
Active Males
Unknown
Size Females
6 cm / 2.4 in
Size Males
5 cm / 2 in
Age Females
3 year(s)
Active Males
3 year(s)
Origin of Breeding Group
- Males - Wild Caught
- Females - Wild Caught
Eggs & Hatch rate
Eggs laid
17
Eggs laid at a time
- 1 egg
- 2 eggs
Unfertile eggs at spawning time
2
Hatched eggs
Hatch rate (approx.)
Fry surviving 2 weeks
Egg Placement
- On glass - high
- Bottom - in the open
- Burried in the sand / gravel
- On leaves on the bottom
- In the flow output from a pump/filter
- On Filter / Pumphead
- Under Filter / Pumphead
- Under side of a plant leaf
Egg Handling
Type of Antifungal
- Alder Cone(s)
Number of Cones
3
Drops of MB
Amount of Salt
Hatching Container Size
1.5 l / 0.4 gal
Egg diameter
2.0 mm / 0.08 in
Comments to Hatching
Feeding
First Fry Food
No value given
Fry started Eating
Spawning Tank Setup
Size
54 l / 14 gal
Length
60 cm / 24 in
Height
30 cm / 12 in
Water Level
25 cm / 12 in
Type of Substrate
- Fine sand
Decorations
- Plants - plastic, fine leaves
- Plants - plastic, medium leaves
- Leaves, large
- Mop on the bottom
Type of filtration
- Power head / Streamer < 100 LPH (25 GPH)
- Spongefilter Medium - High Flow
Water Flow
Medium
Type of Lighting
LED light
Lighting Period
00-04 hours
Lighting Intensity
Medium
Comments & Additions
Reported by
Reported by
Kristian Adolfsson
Country
Sweden
Web site
YouTube Channel