Visiting an amazing Canadian Corydoras catfish breeder. You won't believe what you see!

[@bridgeportfishkeeper7845]

So nice I watched it twice. I love fish room tours. Always nice to get ideas on how to configure tanks in different size spaces. Thanks again.

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you my friend

[@themadaquarist]

I love the pull out drawer

[@fload46d]

I have to agree. Corys are special. I have liked them since I kept fish in high school.

[@themadaquarist]

I just visited with Dana again this week and he’s been very busy with the Cory room. Video coming soon

[@darrylmoore5847]

That was incredible. You have the coolest friends.

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you... I shall count you within that group my friend

[@DrawerFullofRocks]

Wow! Thank you for this. I love Corydoras, and keep 2 species myself. Thank so so much for re-posting this. It is fascinating.

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you very much. I thought it was lost forever

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you kindly I thought it was lost forever

[@robertmclure1282]

Great video Chris! Dana is doing a great job and he’s got amazing skills! Thanks for the video, looking forward to watching more!

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you kindly Rob. I believe you are somewhat to blame for encouraging such behaviours. If invited back to Milwaukee area I would love to be able to do some video with you as well. If interested check out the playlist Aquatic Masters where I interview prominent Aquarist’s. There’s some there with Daniel Konn Vetterlien, Andreas Tanke to name a few.

[@ottomattix86]

Thanks for taking the time to do this Chris. 👌

[@themadaquarist]

I really thought it was lost but was pleasantly surprised this morning. More important to me is that my dear friend is showcased properly

[@ottomattix86]

@@themadaquarist for sure! He was great. 👍

[@riccardoricci9420]

Absolutely loved this video. As soon as i will be able to i'll copy his layout and do a corydoras only room. Ive always wanted to anyway.

[@themadaquarist]

It is in such a small space it’s truly incredible the amount of fish he can produce

[@dopeaquatics1437]

Awesome video thanks for sharing

[@themadaquarist]

thank you kindly for watching

[@guapotesgape]

That’s a LOT of Cory’s in such a small space. Very cool

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you kindly for watching. He does make very good use of the space under the stairs. We’ve been friends for many many years and he has always been a amazing aquarist now matter what types of fish he sets his sights on

[@emilythomas3119]

i have had a community tank (my first fish tank ever) for six months. it is heavily planted (no CO2). There are 5 rosy minnows, 3 leopard danios, 2 zebra danios (lost one to jumping during a feeding- i was still learning), and 1 female petstore Cory and 2 male. yesterday - to my shock and delight - i found TWO baby corydoras! they are already about a half inch in size and seem to be feeding well and not bothered by the other fish! i am so happy!

[@themadaquarist]

That’s outstanding news! Congratulations! Clearly you’re doing it right. I hope you get as much joy as I have out of my life with Aquariums

[@toddratson7526]

Thanks for fixing the sound. I picked up lots more juicy info this time.

[@themadaquarist]

I’m very happy I was able to. Thanks for watching

[@its_elser]

i used to put ro water in my fridge for a few hours then use it to do a 70% water change and breed my black worm fed sterbais. havent kept fish since i moved 10 years ago but i am moving again soon and will get a few tanks and some corys.

[@themadaquarist]

cory's always seem to find a way to come back into our lives

[@travisstreeter5092]

How cool.

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you kindly

[@jayblomquist3339]

Favorite fish , they are fun to see a school of them together.

[@themadaquarist]

All Corydoras are pretty amazing aquarium fish!

[@TariaJoyce]

*When you're mimicking the dry season,I think you said for eight weeks? What do you do about what changes/keeping the water clean during that time? This is something I'm confused about. Thank you*

[@themadaquarist]

Jutland be cautious about amounts you’re feeding, remove any non eaten food quickly, also ensure the system is stable and healthy prior to going through this process. Limiting the amount of fish in the breeding tank etc… Fish shall be fine

[@dpetty3461]

Much better, thank you.

[@themadaquarist]

Im very thankful I was able to recover the working copy. Thank you for watching

[@MakoyUnggoy]

Corydoras Concolor is on my wish list, not a rare or over expensive fish but very hard to find where I am

[@themadaquarist]

Still a beautiful species

[@MacJank7]

I know a guy that has some for sale right now.

[@reptilesfishandmore]

I love corydoras way too much. I want them all 😂. I have fairy corydoras. I ended up accidently breeding some bronze ones a few years ago.... ended up with way over 20 babies 😂

[@themadaquarist]

They are pretty amazing and somewhat addictive. Thanks for watching

[@candyparkes7832]

Amazing Video FULL Of Great Info. Im Currently Trying 2 Get My Panda CoryDoras &+ My Speckled CoryDoras 2Spawn . No Luck Yet But Ive Increased Feedings & Unplugged Heater & Added Ice Now & Them & More Frequent Water Changes 2 Imitate RAIN . The Males r Chasing The Females & Trying Busily But NO EGGS Yet Any Advice 4 a Newbie ???

[@themadaquarist]

So far everything you’ve said makes sense. When the ice caps melt and all that cold water flow towards the Amazon. It floods the forest. So letting you water level drop for a few weeks, slightly increasing the temp a couple of degrees at the same time. Then a sudden cold water change is often trigger enough. The addition of lots of rich foods such as live brine shrimp, mosquito larvae etc... frozen bloodworms all help greatly to condition the parents. Some species may require water chemistry changes as a trigger. Perhaps adding some leaf litter to the aquarium ? This would grandly lower the hardness and ph. And lastly the male to female ratio is sometimes a factor. Usually two males per female for most species gives the best success

[@amandawitherspoon3988]

I love corys. I have 4 tanks of them and I'm saving to buy more. I have peppered ( my favorite), bronze, albino, panda, and some that I have been unable to identify. They are caramel brown on top, white on the bottom, and they have a black stripe down each side. The pet store didn't know what they are. They had 3 of them, all in separate tanks. So I rescued all 3 from depression. They are identical. You can't tell one from the other. I can see differences in my other corys.

[@jimsweeney1473]

thanks for taking off the music-- much better!

[@themadaquarist]

I thought it was lost forever but we were able to fix it today. Thanks for watching Jim

[@amandawitherspoon3988]

Mine hatched in a butter bowl.😊

[@thefishylife6823]

Come tour my fishroom Biggs....? Lol u seem like a really cool guy and funny and interesting!!! This was a great tour , I started off a african cichlids guy breeding and making hundreds of dollars of course that got old after a while...lol now I'm into geophagus rainbows dwarf cichlids and corydoras I just think it's important for any fish breeder to expand and discover new species.... This hobby is just Absolute joy!!!!!

[@themadaquarist]

I’d be honoured to visit my friend

[@thefishylife6823]

@@themadaquarist let me know if you are ever in Pensacola FL!!!!! ? ✌️🎄🎅🐟

[@AnnaBalusik]

Can we see a build video or hear more about the sliding shelves please ! What an ingenious idea, would love to know the hardware used

[@themadaquarist]

He uses industrial drawer slides. Can be purchased at any home supply store. Intended for a drawer to support a heavy small appliance etc…

[@MacJank7]

@@themadaquaristI am doing something similar with some 20 longs and will have the ball bearing drawer slides and some wheels on the concrete floor to support some of the weight just in case…I’d hate to drop precious fish if a slide failed even though they can be found to support a lot more weight than a few 160 pound tanks. Nice

[@Wu55y]

Yes better the second time! lol might watch this video a few more times. lol getting the Cory bug. Chris what size tank are those? How many are corys and what’s the sex ratio? Does he have a YT channel? Keep up the excellent work! 🤙🏼

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you kindly. Corys don’t require much space so the tanks on the left wall are just tens and the one on the end with the ones from Uruguay with the tall dorsal is a 15. The ones on the other rack under the stairs are custom made to fit his space. Sorry I didn’t bother to check dimensions. But with cory’s floor space is far more important that height. Ratios best for breeding are group breedings with two males to each female. Now I’m not an expert in breeding corys by any means having bred about 12-15 species and this work for me. Individual species may require different strategies.

[@philliptaylor5981]

Any updates on the corydoras "aqua-eous"? Not sure of the species, sorry. I thought simulating a dry season by lowering the water level/raising the temp and then conversely lowering the water temperature and raising water level was interesting. I would think this would still highly stress the fish out since the tanks are so small? Wonder if he ever spawned any? Thanks for the vid!

[@themadaquarist]

Yes he has spawned the Corydoras eques, and truthfully the his is the standard in breeding species like Corydoras that seasonally have dramatic changes to their environments. Healthy fish should have no I’ll effects to such sometimes abrupt changes. As an example not related to Corydoras. I have a semi automatic water change system on one of the older larger aquariums and it got forgotten on. Here’s the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGWslYeko72olZI This will give you an idea of how incredibly resilient some Fishes can be

[@wolverinebear5357]

He uses the white oak only leaves to help lower pH an add tannins. Make sure to use white oak leaves only, black oaks leave to much sugars in its leaves an some say poisonous because of something that I forget at the moment. Also the Alder cones from the Alder tree, it's usually found near wet grounds but not in it around swamps marshes alot of parks that have a pond or river are good places to find.

[@themadaquarist]

We don’t have black oak anywhere near us so not an issue

[@wolverinebear5357]

@@themadaquarist here in Michigan black oaks everywhere, black oak leaves are pointed at tips white is more rounded, iam only saying this stuff may help others reading comments lol.

[@angelsalas4739]

Great video. If possible. How can I reach him so I can maybe buy some of those corys.?

[@themadaquarist]

He is a member of the Saskatoon Aquarium Society

[@Mathias_NB]

K I'm curious about what look like cool little diy aquarium covers/knobs

[@themadaquarist]

we've used all sorts of random brick a brack for lid knobs over the years. wine corks, glass drawer pulls, plastic dice. Gives it your own DIY personalized touch

[@vandelupinehof9577]

Amazing video! I love cories, i currently have Albino and Schultzei Black in 2 separate tanks. The albino’s have spawned again and i managed to get a lot of eggs into a small container with air bubbler. I added a drop op ESHA2000 to prevent fungus. Changing 50% of the water every day with fresh filtered tank water. Hopefully in a few days the teenytiny babies will come out! The Black ones are still young so i will have to wait a while before they hopefully start laying eggs too. One question after watching this video: in the tank with all the different species, how does he manage to catch all the specimens of one species out when he has to move them? That must be quite a challenge?

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you kindly for watching. The tank in question is his grow out tank. Once they reached the age where he can take them to the wholesaler he catches them all and separates them. Quality captive bred Corydoras are always in demand here in Canada so he has no issue getting rid of them all. Great question. Thank you

[@ZYGTropicals]

Julidochromis? you sure your not talking about Julii? Julidochromis is a small cichlid from Africa!

[@themadaquarist]

You are 100% correct. Did I mispronounce? Thank you kindly for the correction

[@sschmid5223]

I know this is an older video but just wanted to let you know I learned something and produced over 100 fry of my Venezuelan Red Sailfin Corydoras recently by a fluke chance. I just had shoulder surgery 4 weeks ago and prior to going under, our aquatic group had a swap. Long story short my husband made a deal at the last minute for some Axolotls (that he thought were fish by the way). So here I was raising Axolotls a week before my surgery... Okay from what I read feed them blood worms and change water frequently..okay I can do that one armed no problem. What blood worms they didn't finish I fed my Pea Puffer tank ( that has my above Venezuelan's in ). Two weeks after surgery I needed to hire a friend from my Aquarium group to come help with water changing my 21 some tanks. I maned, or womaned in my case, the water temp while she did the rest. I always put slightly cooler water in all my tanks in chance I get fry from a water change. And sure enough the next day I had eggs all over the Pea Puffer tank! I don't use lids on my tanks and so after two weeks the water evaporation was about 40% down. It triggered them.. and as soon as that happened I started adding up the triggers I had learned, notably the lower water in this video and some of the others started making sense. Thank you that that info was in this video and I do my research or it would have taken me a lot longer to figure it out to do another hatch in the future!

[@ZYGTropicals]

Wait, he thought he bought fish that had legs? 🤣 Axolotls have legs and feet, I don’t see how he could of thought they were fish! That’s funny as heck!

[@beastsembi1843]

Great video, also like his collection of books. Any chance I can get the names of the books🐟🐟

[@themadaquarist]

I don’t believe he’s added a book in several decades. This video was filmed almost two years ago now and sadly I haven’t been able to travel there since before the pandemic

[@ЮляСамсонова-й2о]

Thanks for your video! It is very useful. I also have corydoras. I keep and breed (try at least) corydoras venezuelanus orange, Black aeneus, panda and longfin paleatus. I really like corydoras eques. I want to buy these and collect information about them.

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you very much for watching. Yes Corydoras can be very addicting.cant have just one.so many beautiful species out there

[@TheStevieKlasson]

Wow...

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you for watching

[@jasongodfrey9906]

Thank for fixing this!! Love the information,& hope you don't mind I shared the version w/music on my BAND group Jason G's Invertebrates. To help myself and other Corydoras loving ppl. I will be updating it with this version.

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you kindly Jason. Share away

[@amandawitherspoon3988]

If you can, please zoom in closer. I am having trouble seeing the fish.

[@alekkoomanoff7281]

He misspoke. Said Corydoras julidochromis when he meant C. julii. I do that. What drives me bonkers is aquarists saying Corydora. No singular from Greek.

[@themadaquarist]

we're old lol thats all Ive got

[@addictedtofishchick6279]

Can I buy the black cory ? I LOVE CORIES!!!

[@themadaquarist]

They don’t belong to me my friend

[@wolverinebear5357]

I almost want to move to a new location where the tap H2O comes out under 50tds

[@themadaquarist]

That’s decidedly not where I am lol. We call it liquid rock

[@wolverinebear5357]

@@themadaquarist I was on a well an it was coming out over 300tds now iam on city water an it's about 230tds. I love the Amazon to much to switch continents an go the African route.

[@aaronfiddy4260]

Any gulpers

[@themadaquarist]

No just Corydoras

[@dominickgreco3642]

Was there a video made on the wooden tank build.

[@themadaquarist]

It’s in my aquatic masters series. Dana Allan episode 11 and 12. We will have a few more build videos coming up but this one has to be first as he was always the standard of excellence in my eyes. Built with integrity, built to last. Properly engineered

[@mannyaraujo1]

I have 8 corydoras eques, breeding them

[@themadaquarist]

awesome species

[@zeninsyt]

Cory farm :)

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you Zenin. Dana is doing a lot of really good work

[@58MrMike]

I sell my local store Sterbai, Albino and Orange Lasers

[@themadaquarist]

Very cool

[@robertwesleyboyle3869]

Tell Dane to try a dead fish for his small fry to feed on liquid fry 1 good try a dead fish cut it open i used that and try a mix of mud so the tank gets muddy and use cut up earth worms i have just a 7ft x18x18 now with 165 corys in all kinds all wild caught fish and other cat fish i had 24 2ftx1ft tanks and lots of small plastic tank back in 1966 i set up a fish house bred all kinds of fish even koi gold fish i feed twice aweek now i have all kinds of other fish plecos to live foods they like a dead fish to but all fish like a few bites to when i was breeding fish most of my food was earth worms cut up fine i bred red worms there from horses muck midden around the sides where its turning to soil I got a bucket full and that was my culture fed it kitchen vegetable waste no onions or spicy foods there small marsh red worms i used to match fish and thought yes good fish food i use maggots to crush or blend and sive the skins off there is a good food there its same as bug bites food they use i was doing that back in 1966 its from maggots mix with dry food to a paste drop a bit in and watch the young feed off it . I sent a tube to Pondgaru off youtube said make a filter he did he calls it is new filter have a look on his youtube site typ in new filter it starts off in his daft ways but its good i made a few i use in my tank now takes all the fine particles out and the fish feed off it safe for the tiny baby fish or shrimps .

[@southsidesky]

it would be helpful if you put the scientific name on the screen

[@themadaquarist]

I have taken note as this came up before as well and almost all my newer videos I do. Thank you kindly for your comments

[@pezerosgo5988]

First coment

[@themadaquarist]

Lol this video was loaded on Thursday morning but had technical issues with the background music so today I was able to fix that. This is the fixed version with the music removed

[@tntlcompilations7081]

What are those cichlids in the last tank?

[@themadaquarist]

Etroplus canarensis

[@tntlcompilations7081]

@@themadaquarist oh Asian cichlid, they look so unique

[@themadaquarist]

@@tntlcompilations7081 yes one of the rather newer species of etroplus