Anyone heard of Utricularia bifida L.???

[Aaron]

Rob,

I would probably want to sell them. I wouldn't charge much, but I did drive all the way out to bumtown VA to get them. They are Corydoras oiapoquensis...or false panda cories is the common name.

Speaking of which, if you want rare cories Don Kinyon is the man to see. He's got a whole breeding room in the basement and his prices are great. Email him at don_kinyon@hotmail.com to ahold of him.

[Ltrepeter2000]

Aaron

Thanks....I wasnt suggesting taking them free.....just offering the space. We can work something out and I will look into what this guy has.

Thanks
Rob

[Aaron]

Rob, last I was there he had the red and green lasers that you mentioned earlier.

[Ltrepeter2000]

Awesome Sounds good Do you know what town he is located in so I can do a quick search for mental planning?

[Aaron]

It's out west somewhere. It was a 2 hour drive from my home. Can't remember the name right off hand.

[Ltrepeter2000]

Ok Not a big deal I can get in touch with him to see his setup. It would be good to see how he breeds them so I can mimic.

[krisw]

Rob, you might find this website useful for Cory breeding (articles section):

http://www.alloddballaquatics.com/

The folks in the cichlid club (CCA) speak very highly of this breeder, and had a field trip out to the store last year. I was not able to attend, but I've heard nothing but good things about his setup and livestock.

[Aaron]

I know Don uses rainwater for his setup. He lives way out in the country so it's safe enough and he filters it after it's collected.

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

I've been to Don's place to check out his breeding setups.

Bare bottom tanks for the most part. Some have a thin layer of sand.
He's using rainwater. Feeds the fish well. Blackworms are a good conditioner
for corys. He's usually got 6 or more fish in each breeding setup. Some of
the setups have sunken nylon/synthetic woll mops.

When the fish are conditioned, the trigger is usually a large water change
with water thats several degrees cooler. The fish also seem to sense the
pressure changes, so doing this as an approaching storm / weather system
comes in, helps trigger the fish into spawning mode.
The fry are fairly large - will eat fresh bbs a few days after hatching.
The tank bottom of the fry tank has to be kept very very clean (snails help)
to prevent the fry from developing bacterial infections.

Large frequent water changes will ensure that the fry do not stunt.

If you want to 'practice' - Corydorus aneus is the easiest one. They'll lay their
eggs on the sides of the tank. Just move the parents to a different tank once
they're done.

The 'laser' varieties are slower growing.

Use soft water...

What else....um. Make sure you have lots of spare tanks!

[dmartin72]

Anyone know where I can get some pygmy cories?