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Conort2 said:
Wow, they really are small.

Great news with the fry. Are there any species in your collection you haven’t managed to spawn yet?
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I sold the atropersonatus and sterbai before I had a chance to try with them properly. One of them spawned but I'm not sure which.
Other than that I've spawned all of the others this year.
If I get more room I'd like to try Robineae next as there doesn't seem to be many reports of them spawning in captivity. Also interested in trying Nannoptopoma sp. peru.
 
A few more blurry pics of the cw111s and fry, now at 1 week old. They've laid eggs almost every other day since they started. I've collected over 100 eggs at this point. I have more eggs than I can grow on so I've stopped feeding live food in an effort to stop them spawning. A few fry have appeared in the tank with the adults so not collecting eggs doesn't guarantee that they won't make it.
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ScareCrow said:
A few more blurry pics of the cw111s and fry, now at 1 week old. They've laid eggs almost every other day since they started. I've collected over 100 eggs at this point. I have more eggs than I can grow on so I've stopped feeding live food in an effort to stop them spawning. A few fry have appeared in the tank with the adults so not collecting eggs doesn't guarantee that they won't make it.
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They seem to be very easy to breed, hope it means the price for these should start to decrease significantly over the next few years.
 
Conort2 said:
They seem to be very easy to breed, hope it means the price for these should start to decrease significantly over the next few years.
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Yeah they really are.
Assuming I can raise them up and if others don't start decreasing the price I'll be leading the revolution when it's warm enough to start posting 😂
My only concern is genetic diversity. I'd like to get some unrelated fish to add to the group.
 
ScareCrow said:
Yeah they really are.
Assuming I can raise them up and if others don't start decreasing the price I'll be leading the revolution when it's warm enough to start posting 😂
My only concern is genetic diversity. I'd like to get some unrelated fish to add to the group.
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I’ve only ever seen GM offering them. Do you know of any others in the UK? I know the fella who runs the fish barn has got some wild caught adults, not sure if he’s managed to breed them.
 
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Conort2 said:
I’ve only ever seen GM offering them. Do you know of any others in the UK? I know the fella who runs the fish barn has got some wild caught adults, not sure if he’s manages to breed them.
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There's a guy on eBay/BAND, can't remember his name. He sells them but not sure where he got his original group. I might contact the fish barn, thanks.
 
Almost managed to get a shot of them in the "T" position but my phone wasn't recording. Managed to get this blurry screen grab of the dominant female with an egg.
On a side note. I've never known males to fight as much as cw111. I know what used to be lineage 1 corys often fight but I've not kept any of those so not witnessed it before. It seems harmless and they go back to chasing the female fairly quickly so no one male is getting the brunt of the aggression and they don't fight over food, just the opportunity to spawn.
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Little said:
Keeping an eye on this thread.
Do you think 10 or so CW111 would work in a 60 long x 40 high x 30 wide tank (with large sump) there will only be a small sand section so I’m sceptical for bottom dwellers being happy.
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I think they will be fine. My 6 are in a 30 cm cube. During the day they're not particularly active and tend to stay in the shadow of the filter. Even when food is added they don't spring into life (though they are fed heavily so might not feel it's worth coming out of the cover of the filter). At night they are more active and also feed more readily.
One thing to note is that they like really clean water. They don't seem to tolerate high bacterial load so I'd stick to a thin sand layer, epiphytic plants and lots of water changes.
 
The first few eques have now gone to new homes. Very sad to see them go as it's been so nice having a large group of them.

Just a temporarily in the breeder box before being collected but the sun was shining on them so had to take a picture

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One of favourites from when they were a bit smaller. The mix of eques, duplicareus and gold lasers makes for a very colourful display.
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ScareCrow said:
I've added CO² after years of back and forth on whether to do it. So this is just a note for myself really so that I can monitor CO² usage.

For anyone interested in DIY CO² I'm using the fzone sodium bicarb / citric acid reactor, with a Colombo solenoid at about 1.2 bps. I'm not targeting a specific ppm of CO² just seeing how the plants respond and keeping it well below what is safe for the fish. I won't be increasing lighting so no point turning it up to 11. I'm just aiming for steady but slightly quicker plant growth. I'll document how things go so that there's a record of how long it lasts.
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Hi. Where did you get the Colombo solenoid ? Can we add any other brands solenoid? Thanks in advance
 
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Wookii said:
Given most places are selling these fish for over £100 a fish, this could be a nice little earner for you!
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I think there will be a big drop in price this year. My concern is that so many have come to the market but from the same source so maintaining good genetics is going to be tough. I'm intending to put some of the money I get from selling the fry into buying unrelated individuals to add to the group. The rest into expanding/improving my breeding setup and add a few more 'challenging' species to my collection.
I don't have the space at the moment to grow out lots of fry and I'm a terrible salesman so I rarely get close to what shops or other breeders online charge. I'm thinking of advertising at £50ea and doing deals for larger numbers unless prices drop before they're ready to go.
I've met a lot of really nice people and made some good friends that are real cory enthusiasts though, so it's well worth it.
shangman said:
Just an absolutely stunning group of fish!!
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Thanks very much
rbargante said:
Hi. Where did you get the Colombo solenoid ? Can we add any other brands solenoid? Thanks in advance
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I got it on eBay. You can add any solenoid. However, it doesn't have the push fit connection like the official FZone so I just use a short section of CO² hosing to connect between the needle valve and solenoid. Doesn't look the best but works fine.
 
ScareCrow said:
Sorry I hadn't got notifications that there were replies.

I think there will be a big drop in price this year. My concern is that so many have come to the market but from the same source so maintaining good genetics is going to be tough. I'm intending to put some of the money I get from selling the fry into buying unrelated individuals to add to the group. The rest into expanding/improving my breeding setup and add a few more 'challenging' species to my collection.
I don't have the space at the moment to grow out lots of fry and I'm a terrible salesman so I rarely get close to what shops or other breeders online charge. I'm thinking of advertising at £50ea and doing deals for larger numbers unless prices drop before they're ready to go.
I've met a lot of really nice people and made some good friends that are real cory enthusiasts though, so it's well worth it.

Thanks very much

I got it on eBay. You can add any solenoid. However, it doesn't have the push fit connection like the official FZone so I just use a short section of CO² hosing to connect between the needle valve and solenoid. Doesn't look the best but works fine.
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Thanks very much for your help
 
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