hey all,
I have two emerald cory cats (Brochis splendens) that I believe are a pair. One is slightly larger (the female?), and the fish seem quite content and are fed well. The breeding was unintentional, I just new the cats liked having friends so I got two. I noticed small eggs stuck to most surfaces of the tank; driftwood, plants, glass, rocks, heater, everything had them. At first I didnt know what it was, but a bit of research has led me to believe it is the catfish. The parents are not at all protective and appear to be oblivious that the eggs even exist... which matches the info I've found online thus far.
I have a 20gal high, and the only other livestock are 5 black neon tetas that stay up top 90% of the time, and two blood fin tetras that stay out of the cats way.
A few of the eggs got scraped off (on the glass), and I *think* I saw one of the blood fins pick at an egg on the wood once. as mentioned before, I didn't have any intentions of breeding the fish, and dont plan on doing anything to raise the fish. I figure any babies that do hatch will be short lived either by water current (Fluval 205), or become tasty snacks for the tetras, as I am assuming the fry will be small. I know some here may encourage more (any) effort on my part to raise them, but the circle-of-fishtank-life never offended me, and I also know that live foods are usually makes great food. Having a reef tank background, I look forward to having a small, living foodstuff available in my tank.
I know I didnt really ask anything here and kind of just rambled on, but I have never had cats (or any fish?) breed in my tank. In my reef days, my female peppermint shrimp always had some eggs under the tail, but they always magically disappeared.
Also, I'm a bit proud of this, seeing as breeding fish is usually the sign of doing most things right. After all, they must be content if their willing to... :wink:
I have two emerald cory cats (Brochis splendens) that I believe are a pair. One is slightly larger (the female?), and the fish seem quite content and are fed well. The breeding was unintentional, I just new the cats liked having friends so I got two. I noticed small eggs stuck to most surfaces of the tank; driftwood, plants, glass, rocks, heater, everything had them. At first I didnt know what it was, but a bit of research has led me to believe it is the catfish. The parents are not at all protective and appear to be oblivious that the eggs even exist... which matches the info I've found online thus far.
I have a 20gal high, and the only other livestock are 5 black neon tetas that stay up top 90% of the time, and two blood fin tetras that stay out of the cats way.
A few of the eggs got scraped off (on the glass), and I *think* I saw one of the blood fins pick at an egg on the wood once. as mentioned before, I didn't have any intentions of breeding the fish, and dont plan on doing anything to raise the fish. I figure any babies that do hatch will be short lived either by water current (Fluval 205), or become tasty snacks for the tetras, as I am assuming the fry will be small. I know some here may encourage more (any) effort on my part to raise them, but the circle-of-fishtank-life never offended me, and I also know that live foods are usually makes great food. Having a reef tank background, I look forward to having a small, living foodstuff available in my tank.
I know I didnt really ask anything here and kind of just rambled on, but I have never had cats (or any fish?) breed in my tank. In my reef days, my female peppermint shrimp always had some eggs under the tail, but they always magically disappeared.
Also, I'm a bit proud of this, seeing as breeding fish is usually the sign of doing most things right. After all, they must be content if their willing to... :wink:
