I got a small bronze corydora catfish(about 1-1.5 inch) i'll be getting him some friends soon, i just couldn't get anymore cause the store didn't have any. How can if a young corydora is male or female, also at about what age do the females start to get more plump? is there a way of telling through the fins for the young ones?
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females tend to be bigger and more plump than males
When it comes to sperm, then the female glues the eggs, only a few in number, to the chosen substrate and then (sometimes) quickly touches them with her mouth. After several acts of spawning, which span a total of two to three hours, one female will have produced up to 200 eggs. Frequently, two males are used for each female, as one male has difficulty fertilizing all the eggs. The eggs gradually grow darker in color, and just prior to hatching (ranging from three days at 28 °C to a week at 20 °C) they turn dark brown. The fry keep to the bottom of the tank, feeding on detritus and any fine foods available. The parents may spawn again within two to three weeks.
Albino bronze corys are frequently injected with bright dye (via a needle) and sold in aquariums. This controversial practice is known as "painting" or "juicing" fish
When your fish are ready the female will have a reddish tint to her belly, and be noticeably plump. The male will develop a noticeable sheen. The Bronze Cory is not picky as far as mates go, so as long as there is a female present they will probably spawn
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When i got mine from the store, it was about an inch long, i also had an albino that was a little older. I had both of them for a few months then the female which is an emerald green increased in size till she was about twice as long as the male, around 2 inches long and an inch tall, she looks like a little barrel with fins. They will get about twice as big as the males but size is really the only way to tell male from femal.
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